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Process for recovering gold

US4397690A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 1982
Grant dateAug 9, 1983
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/20
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Gold is recovered from a material including gold and molybdenum or tungsten by contacting the material with an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and iodine to solubilize the gold without solubilizing the molybdenum or tungsten and recovering the gold from the solution.

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