Extraction of Precious Metals from Waelz Slag Full text

O.V. Chernyuk, L.I. Zayarskaya, V.I. Kokhanovich, A.O. Chernyuk

Donetsk State Research & Design Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals
14 Lagutenko St., Donetsk 83086, Ukraine

Metall. Min. Ind.,  2009,Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 55-58

UDC 669.21/23.046.58

Abstract

The laboratory research of Waelz slag processability by direct melting and electrochemical dissolution for precious metals extraction is carried out. As a result, the product with concentrated content of precious metals Au, Ag is obtained. Further, this product can be processed by “aqua regia” technology and other well-known technologies.

WAELZ SLAG, MELTING, ELECTROLYSIS, PRECIOUS METALS, ANODE DEPOSIT, CATHODE DEPOSIT, DIAPHRAGM , SULPHATISATION, LEACHING