Substitution Recovery of Gold from Copper-Ethylenediamine-Thiosulfate Leaching Solution with Copper Power |
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Authors: | Lixia?Guo Xianzhi?Hu Email author" target="_blank">Futing?ZiEmail author Yanhe?Nie |
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Affiliation: | 1.Faculty of Science,Kunming University of Science and Technology,Kunming,China;2.College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Henan Polytechnic University,Jiaozuo,China |
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Abstract: | The substitution method of recovering gold from thiosulfate-ethylenediamine (en)-Cu2+ leaching solution using copper powder was studied. The effects of reaction time, stirring speed, pH, thiosulfate concentration, en/Cu2+ molar ratio, Cu/Au+ mass ratio, and temperature on gold recovery were systematically examined. The experimental results showed that reaction time, stirring speed, thiosulfate concentration, en/Cu2+ molar ratio, Cu/Au+ mass ratio, and temperature have a significant influence on the recovery rate of gold, whereas the pH has little effect. A high gold recovery rate of 95.38% was achieved in 0.2 mol/L thiosulfate at 40°C after 40 min with a stirring speed of 400 rpm, pH of 11, en/Cu2+ molar ratio of 6, and Cu/Au+ mass ratio of 150. A kinetic study revealed that the reduction of gold-thiosulfate complex ions (Au(S2O3) 2 3- ) on the surface of copper powder follows a first-order kinetics model with an apparent activation energy of 39.82 kJ/mol. |
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