Recovery of Gold from Pregnant Thiosulfate Solutions by the Resin Adsorption Technique

This review is devoted to an integrated evaluation of the current use and future development of the resin adsorption technique in gold recovery from pregnant thiosulfate solutions. Comparisons are firstly made with other recovery techniques, including precipitation, activated carbon adsorption, solv...

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Main Authors: Zhonglin Dong, Tao Jiang, Bin Xu, Yongbin Yang, Qian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/7/12/555
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Summary:This review is devoted to an integrated evaluation of the current use and future development of the resin adsorption technique in gold recovery from pregnant thiosulfate solutions. Comparisons are firstly made with other recovery techniques, including precipitation, activated carbon adsorption, solvent extraction, electrowinning and mesoporous silica adsorption. A detailed discussion about the recent advances of the technique in gold recovery from pregnant thiosulfate solutions is then presented from the aspects of gold adsorption on the resins and gold-loaded resin elution, respectively. On the basis of summarizing the present research, the major limitations of the resin adsorption technique are eventually pointed out and future development will also be prospected.
ISSN:2075-4701