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Recovery of precious metals

US4814007A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 1986
Grant dateMar 21, 1989
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S423/14
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Recovery of precious metals such as gold and silver from aqueous cyanide solutions thereof, by contact with a reagent containing a guanidine functionality. The guanidine reagent extracts the precious metal from the aqueous solution which is subsequently stripped from the guanidine reagent and recovered by conventional methods. Certain novel guanidine compounds suitable for extracting gold and silver are disclosed.

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