Laboratory Testing & General Mineral Processing Engineering

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How to get elemental gold (1 reply)

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kati567
3 years ago
kati567 3 years ago
 
Hello everyone

I did not expose the crushed ore by the action of dilute nitric acid to remove the base metals. I poured chlorinated water and subjected to high temperatures, filtered, added FeSO4. Powder settled at the bottom. What does it take to get elemental gold? Please answer.
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Jorge
3 years ago
Jorge 3 years ago
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After adding chlorine, it is necessary to precipitate the dissolved gold using a reducing agent such as bisulphite or ferrous sulphate. if we consider ferrous sulphate, the chemical reaction is,

3FeSO4.7H2O + AuCl3 = Fe2(SO4)3 + FeCl3 + Au + 7H2O

 

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