Electrolytic Production of Precious Metals

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• Personal Author:
  Eisele, Judith A. ; Lei, Kenneth P. V. ; McClelland GE
• Description:
  An electrolytic process for the desorption of precious metals such as gold and silver. The precious metal complexes are loaded on activated carbon particles that are packed into a hollow, cylindrical graphite container and the container is connected as the anode of an electrolytic cell. The electrolyte is a suitable alkaline solution and the cathode can be graphite, antimony or copper. Upon the application of an electric current, the precious metal complexes are desorbed and reduced to precious metals on the cathode. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Metals Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Desorption Metallurgical Processes Metallurgy Metal Refining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Nevada ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RERC - Reno Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10004842
• Citation:
  US Pat 4,554,058 1985 Nov; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  United States Patent 4,554,058
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f363c7dedbe4999629ad9d34899196bfb5adba8909193cbf0b042a7e1effc1f27622964bb91d1952d29b1941ed778af01f43a72a12ceac72c88b83664f6a5f2e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219609/cdc_219609_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 506.31 KB ]