CPC Subgroup
C01F 7/06 by treating aluminous minerals or waste-like raw materials with alkali hydroxide, e.g. leaching of bauxite according to the Bayer process (obtaining aluminium oxide or hydroxide from the resulting aluminate solution C01F7/14)
Full Title
Compounds of aluminium > Aluminium oxide; Aluminium hydroxide; Aluminates > Preparation of alkali metal aluminates; Aluminium oxide or hydroxide therefrom (C01F7/028 takes precedence) > by treating aluminous minerals or waste-like raw materials with alkali hydroxide, e.g. leaching of bauxite according to the Bayer process (obtaining aluminium oxide or hydroxide from the resulting aluminate solution C01F7/14)
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C01F 7/0606 Making-up the alkali hydroxide solution from recycled spent liquor
- C01F 7/0613 Pretreatment of the minerals, e.g. grinding
- C01F 7/062 Digestion
- C01F 7/0646 Separation of the insoluble residue, e.g. of red mud
- C01F 7/066 Treatment of the separated residue
- C01F 7/0666 Process control or regulation
- C01F 7/0673 from phosphate-containing minerals
- C01F 7/068 from carbonate-containing minerals, e.g. dawsonite
- C01F 7/0686 from sulfate-containing minerals, e.g. alunite
- C01F 7/0693 from waste-like raw materials, e.g. fly ash or Bayer calcination dust
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 4,293
- LG CHEM KR 3,317
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,219
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 2,154
- OMYA INTERNATIONAL CH 1,524
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 1,362
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 1,298
- SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY JP 1,286
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 1,243
- L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE FR 1,238