Hydrometallurgy: Leaching in Heap, Vat, CIL, CIP, Merrill–Crowe, SX Solvent Extraction

Hydrometallurgy: Leaching in Heap, Vat, CIL, CIP, Merrill–Crowe, SX Solvent Extraction

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Ideal number of stage/vat/tank ? (1 reply)

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alimrtdha
5 years ago
alimrtdha 5 years ago

how to know the ideal number of stage required to remove gold in CIP process

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Todd H
5 years ago
Todd H 5 years ago
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The number of stages is a tradeoff between capital cost and gold losses.  Typically more tanks are better than less to reduce short-circuiting and potential gold losses. More tanks = more cost in equipment.  You also need to consider the retention time in the CIP for the gold adsorption - 8 hours is fairly common.  As for the number of stages. 4 to 6 is also typical.

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Todd Harvey - Global Resource Engineering http://www.global-resource-eng.com


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