A process for recovery of chromium in an aqueous solution comprising converting the chromium to chromyl chloride, separating the chromyl... Show moreA process for recovery of chromium in an aqueous solution comprising converting the chromium to chromyl chloride, separating the chromyl chloride from the aqueous solution, either as a heavy underlayer, or by extraction into a solvent, purifying the chromyl chloride, hydrolyzing the purified chromyl chloride to form a solution, and drying or precipitating the solution to form chromium, either as chromic acid or a chromate salt. Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent Show less