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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7217402 | Apparatus and method for making metal chloride salt product A method of producing metal chlorides is disclosed in which chlorine gas is introduced into liquid Cd. CdCl2 salt is floating on the liquid Cd and as more liquid CdCl2 is formed it separates from the liquid Cd metal and dissolves in the salt. T... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7175708 | Recovering purified water and potassium chloride from spent basic hydrogen peroxide Methods and apparatus are provided for the removal and purification of the water and salt by-products from spent BHP emitted from a lasing process. The apparatus comprises a liquid processing system that freezes the water and salt by-products into a slurry, and then... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157065 | Production of lithium compounds directly from lithium containing brines A continuous process for directly preparing high purity lithium carbonate from lithium containing brines by preparing a brine containing about 6.0 wt % lithium and further containing other ions naturally occurring in brines; adding mother liquor containing carbonate... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7087209 | Method for producing a halide brine A method for producing halide brine wherein an alkali and a reducing agent are added to an aqueous fluid having a density greater than 8.30 lb/gal., (0.996 kg/L) water, waste water or sea water for example. The resulting fluid is then contacted with a halogen to for... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7037481 | Production of ultra pure salt This invention relates to methods and installations for producing ultra pure sodium chloride salt crystals primarily for use in saturating depleted brine resulting from the electrolytic decomposition of saturated brine in chlor alkali membrane cells for the producti... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026439 | Process for continuous production of polyarylene sulfide There is disclosed a process for continuously producing a polyarylene sulfide which comprises reacting a sulfur source with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in an aprotic organic solvent, characterized by maintaining the content of the dihalogenated aromatic compou... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6921522 | Production of lithium compounds directly from lithium containing brines Methods and apparatus for the production of low sodium lithium carbonate and lithium chloride from a brine concentrated to about 6.0 wt % lithium are disclosed. Methods and apparatus for direct recovery of technical grade lithium chloride from the concentrated brine... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6849199 | Snow and ice-melting granules and method for preparing same Snow and ice-melting granules prepared from compacted blends of salts of alkali and/or alkaline earth metals and a method for preparing such granules, are provided. The inventive granules have improved mechanical properties and, as such, are not readily reduced to a... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6763051 | Treatment of chloralkali feeds containing hydrogen peroxide and base A method and apparatus for removing BHP contaminants (alkali hydroxide and H2O2) from a recycled aqueous alkali chloride solution stream before the stream is fed to a chloralkali cell so that the contaminants do not impair the operation of a ch... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6652820 | Methods of making cesium salts and other alkali metal salts A method of making a cesium salt is described and involves reacting a cesium sulfate containing solution with lime to form 1) a solution containing at least cesium hydroxide and 2) a residue comprising calcium sulfate. The method further involves removing... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6497850 | Recovery of lithium compounds from brines Methods and apparatus for the production of low sodium lithium carbonate and lithium chloride from a brine concentrated to about 6.0 wt % lithium are disclosed. Methods and apparatus for direct recovery of technical grade lithium chloride from the concent... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6468495 | Treatment of molten salt reprocessing wastes A method of removing from a metal salt ionic species contained therein involves contacting the metal salt with an ionic liquid to dissolve the metal salt, the ionic species or both. At least in the case where both the metal salt and the ionic species are ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6455022 | Purification of aqueous alkali metal chloride solutions by removal of ammonium/iodine values therefrom Aqueous alkali metal chloride solutions, typically destined for electrolysis for the production of chlorine and containing a contaminating amount of iodine values in other than the periodate state, are purified by oxidizing the iodine values therein to th... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6207126 | Recovery of lithium compounds from brines Methods and apparatus for the production of low sodium lithium carbonate and lithium chloride from a brine concentrated to about 6.0 wt % lithium are disclosed. Methods and apparatus for direct recovery of technical grade lithium chloride from the concent... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6063345 | Method of separating NaCl from a LiCl solution Disclosed is a method of separating NaCl from a NaCl contaminated aqueous LiCl solution involving concentration of the solution, cooling of concentrated solution and separation of the crystallized NaCl. The method is characterized in that the concentratio... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5665220 | Electrolytic magnesium production process In the electrolytic production of magnesium from an electrolyte comprising magnesium chloride and impurity quantities of magnesium oxide which adversely affects the efficiency of cell operation, the magnesium oxide is chemically and electrolytically remov... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5376352 | Oxygen storage and retrieval system A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving oxygen are provided on a steady flow basis. The temperature of a storage vessel containing lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) in the solid state is raised until a molten bath of the LiClO4 ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5230879 | Reduction of metal halates and recovery of metal halides This invention relates to a process for reducing metal halates to metal halides, the process comprising reacting a metal halate with a reducing agent in an aqueous alkaline reaction medium having a pH above about 7, wherein the amount of reducing agent is... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5075092 | Process for preparation of silane A process for continuously preparing silane and a coproduct by reacting a metal hydride such as NaAlH4 with a silicon halide such as SiF4, utilizing, in conducting the reaction, equipment which includes, in series, a primary reactor,... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4963341 | Process for degrading hypochlorite and sodium hypochlorite A process for degrading hypochlorite waste and lithium hypochlorite solutions uses a cobalt oxide/molybdenum oxide catalyst formed from about 1-10 w/w % cobalt oxide and 1-15 w/w % molybdenum oxide disposed on a suitable substrate. The major advantage of ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4919911 | Method of recovering a lithium chloride The present invention provides a method of recovering a lithium chloride, which comprises reacting a dihalogenated aromatic compound and an alkali metal sulfide and/or alkali metal hydrogen sulfide in a polar solvent under the pressure of lithium chloride... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4915705 | Production of silica and fluorine-containing coproducts from fluosilicic acid A process for producing high grade silica and fluorine-containing coproducts from fluosilicic acid is described. To produce silica, the fluosilicic acid is reacted with aqueous ammonia to produce a solid silica product and a solution of ammonium fluoride.... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4472362 | Regeneration of crystalline lithium aluminates Crystalline 2-layer lithium aluminate, especially when carried in an ion exchange resin, is regenerated for use as an extractor for Li+ values in aqueous solution, said regeneration being done by using an aqueous wash containing at least about ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4274834 | Process for purification of lithium chloride Lithium chloride containing small amounts of inorganic and/or organic impurities is purified by heating the lithium chloride above about 200° C., cooling the compound to ambient temperatures and extracting it with isopropanol, separating the liquid and s... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4243392 | Process for solar concentration of lithium chloride brine By evaporation employing solar energy, a brine having a lithium chloride concentration greater than that of a brine whose vapor pressure under ambient conditions is substantially equal to the partial pressure of moisture in the atmosphere above the brine ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4216191 | Method of preparing inorganic-alkali metal salts The present invention is directed to a method of preparing an inorganic-alkali metal salt of the formula: wherein Z is an alkali metal selected from the group consisting of lithium and sodium, and wherein Y is an inorganic radical selected from the group ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4147761 | Hypochlorous acid process using sweep reactor A process for preparing hypochlorous acid in a sweep reactor is described in which gaseous chlorine is passed rapidly across the surface of an agitated aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide at a reduced temperature. The resulting gaseous product mixt... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4125590 | Method for manufacturing boron trichloride This invention relates to the manufacture of boron trichloride from a molten salt bath comprising a naturally occurring boric acid salt or other boron-containing ore, carbon and chlorine gas. In accordance with the process of this invention, boron trichloride ... | 11/14/1978 |
| 3931395 | Process for generating hydrogen gas Solid compositions, stable at ambient temperatures, which generate hydrogen as when heated to initiate the reaction between the components of the composition. The compositions comprise certain ammonium salts such as NH.sub.4 Cl and complex hydrides such as... | 01/06/1976 |