| abstract |
A PROCESS FOR RECOVERING COBALT CHARACTERIZED BY CONTACTING A METALLIC EXTRACTING REAGENT WITH AN ORGANIC LIQUID CONTAINING COBALT CARBONYL IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN, SUBSEQUENTLY HEATING THE OBTAINED AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF COBALT CARBONYL METALLIC SALT IN THE PRESENCE OF A MINERAL ACID OR AN ORGANIC ACID, AN ORGANIC SOLVENT WHICH IS SPARINGLY SOLUBLE IN WATER AND CARBON MONOXIDE, AND EXTRACTING COBALT PRESENT IN THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY SAID ORGANIC SOLVENT IN THE FORM OF DICOBALT OCTACARBONYL. |