Cyanide free process for leaching and recovery of gold

1.

Title of Product/Design/Equipment.

Cyanide free process for leaching and recovery of gold

Gold_stripping

2.

IPR Status

Patent/Abroad IPR Details

 

3.

Application/Uses

Recovery of gold from gold plated surfaces

4.

Salient Technical Feature including Competing Feature

Alternative of cyanide for leaching of gold

Gold leaching process as fast as cyanide (2-5 min)

Close loop process of gold leaching and recovery with zero waste

Operated at room temperature

Gold plated on any surface can be recovered.

 

5.

Level/Scale of Development

Pilot Scale

6.

Environmental Consideration

No toxic effluents (solid, liquid or gas)

7.

Status of Commercialization

 

8.

Major Raw Material to be Utilized

Iodine, Potassium Iodide

9.

Major Raw Plant Equipment and Machinery Required

 

10.

Techno-Economics

 

11.

Technology Package

a) Process-Know-how, (b) Details of equipment & (c) Quality Assurance Methods. Assistance in setting up the plant on separate terms