IXT
Next generation Ion Exchange Technology
IXT SA is a South African based Ion Exchange specialist technology company with core competancies in the application of Ion Exchange in Hydrometallurgy
years experience
About IXT SA (Pty) Ltd
IXT SA (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned South African company specialising in the design and construction of ion exchange plants in the hydrometallurgical or industrial market. IXT offers consulting services, but has the capability of supplying IX plants either on its own, partnering with the process technology company Roytec Global or with specialist EPCM contractors.
MULTINATIONAL CLIENT BASE
GLOBAL CAPABILITIES
Partnered Processes
TRAILBLAZER TECHNOLOGIES
IXT has partnered with Trailblazer Technolgies in developing a state of the art ion exchange system for treating of high salinity/acid mine drainage effluents. IXT designed and installed a continuous counter-current (CCIX) elution circuit that allows the client to elute both the cation and anion resins using minimal rinse and wash waters, and in this way achieving maximum product concentrations. The feasibility of the whole process was contingent around the high process efficiencies of the CCIX system.
EMEW CORPORATION
IXT is working with Emew Corporation from Vancouver, Canada to exploit the potential recovery of metals from various low grade streams, using ion exchange to recover the metals and then to produce metals using Emew electrowinning technology.
The IX resin is eluted with the spent electrolyte from the high efficiency Emew EW cells, resulting in a unique and efficient process for recovery of base metals and precious metals.
Client References
CHAMBISHI METALS COBALT CIRCUIT NICKEL EXTRACTION PLANT
IXT personnel were responsible for the piloting, as well as the design and pre-commissioning of the CCIX ion exchange plant at Chambishi Metals in Zambia. The IX system was designed to remove Nickel from the cobalt electrolyte using Dow 4195 bispicolylamine resin.
CCIX technology was used primarily to reduce the resin inventory of the system
PMC NICKEL RECOVERY PLANT
IXT personnel were responsible for the design and commissioning of the Nickel recovery plant at Palabora Mining in South Africa, constructed by Roytec Global. The plant included a fixed bed Copper guard system, as well as a continuous counter-current Nickel recovery IX system.
The Ni IX process involved recovery of Ni from a 5 gpl Ni neutralised stream from the COPPER TANK HOUSE liberator cells, and upgrading the Ni to more than 60 gpl Ni in the product. The nickel is recovered by crystallisation.
ANGLO PLATINUM ZINC REMOVAL PLANT
ANGLO PLATINUM NICKEL REMOVAL PLANT
COBALT RECOVERY PLANT
IXT has recently conducted a feasibility study for Cobalt recovery for an international mining company utilizing ion exchange for purification of the Co stream, as well as a CCIX system for Co recovery and concentration.