Treatment of waste from printed circuit board production for recovery of tin and environmentally safe disposal

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PATENT NO 6290835
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09498694

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The present invention provides methods and compositions for use in recovery of metal from waste solutions minimally comprising tin as a dispersed insoluble oxide and iron as ferric ion. In general, the invention involves increasing the pH of the waste solution using a strong alkali to solubilize the tin, and adding a complexing agent(s) for other metal ionsin the solution, e.g., ferric ion, and/or cupric ion, and/or plumbous ion, so as to maintain the iron and other metal ions in a soluble state in the treated waste solution. The treated waste solution can then be used in an electroplating system to recover the tin and other metals. The electroplated, treated waste solution that is produced after tin recovery is environmentally safe, and, after pH adjustment, can generally be disposed of in most sanitary sewage systems.

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RBP CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY INC150 S 118TH STREET MILWAUKEE WI 53214

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McKesson, Jr Douglas W Half Moon Bay, CA 1 2
Sedlak, Rudolf P Mountain View, CA 5 77

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