Method for recovering cyanide from a barren solution

A process is disclosed for recovering cyanide used to leach gold or silver from ore. In the course of leaching gold or silver from ore, a barren solution is generated. A portion of the barren solution containing sodium cyanide is recycled to the cyanidation process while blowdown from the barren sol...

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Hauptverfasser:	Buisson Herve, Banerjee Kashi
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMMONIA CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY COMPOUNDS THEREOF CYANOGEN FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS INORGANIC CHEMISTRY METALLURGY PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS TRANSPORTING TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Zusammenfassung:	A process is disclosed for recovering cyanide used to leach gold or silver from ore. In the course of leaching gold or silver from ore, a barren solution is generated. A portion of the barren solution containing sodium cyanide is recycled to the cyanidation process while blowdown from the barren solution is subjected to pre-treatment, UV photodissociation and pH adjustment. Ultimately, a volatile hydrocyanic acid is formed and is absorbed into a sodium hydroxide solution through the employment of a gas-filled membrane. This forms sodium cyanide that can be recycled and used in the cyanidation process to leach gold or silver from ore.