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Preparation of High-Purity Cobalt by Anion-Exchange Separation and Plasma Arc Melting

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Abstract

High-purity Co was prepared with valence-controlled anion-exchange separation, oxidation refining using plasma arc melting, and H2-Ar plasma arc melting on a pilot scale. The result of a laboratory-scale experiment indicated that the slower flow rate is more effective to remove the impurities by anion-exchange separation. However, the separation efficiency is reduced by scaling up the column from the laboratory to pilot scale. The discussion of the decrease in the separation efficiency implies that the distribution coefficient increases as the concentration of the adsorbate is lowered, but a reduced slower flow rate might increase the final purity of Co. In addition to anion-exchange separation, Co oxidation refining using plasma arc melting was useful. Consequently, a high-purity Co of 99.9998 pct by mass excluding gaseous elements was prepared, which represents the highest purity reported.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Mrs. C. Suenaga for her assistance with the experiment. This research was partly supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Japan as part of the Regional Research & Development Consortium Project.

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  1. Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan

    Masahito Uchikoshi (Assistant Professor), Kouji Mimura (Associate Professor) & Minoru Isshiki (Professor)

  2. Tanaka Chemical Corporation, 5-10 Shirakata, Fukui, 910-3131, Japan

    Hideka Shibuya (Researcher) & Junichi Imaizumi (Manager)

  3. Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Miskolc, H3515, Miskolc-Egyetemvaros, Hungary

    Tamás Kékesi (Professor)

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Uchikoshi, M., Shibuya, H., Imaizumi, J. et al. Preparation of High-Purity Cobalt by Anion-Exchange Separation and Plasma Arc Melting. Metall Mater Trans B 41, 448–455 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-009-9331-2

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