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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Mining Engineering

Background:

  • Activated carbon is a widely used material for gold recovery in the mining industry due to its high surface area and affinity for aurocyanide ions.
  • Challenges with conventional activated carbon include difficulties in separating it from slurries and slow adsorption rates associated with coarse particle sizes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a simple, sustainable, and efficient method for gold recovery from cyanide solutions using magnetic activated carbon.
  • To address the separation challenges and improve adsorption kinetics compared to traditional activated carbon.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of magnetic activated carbon using a solvothermal method.
  • Characterization of magnetic properties (magnetism) and surface area (BET analysis).
  • Evaluation of gold recovery efficiency, adsorption kinetics, and isotherms in cyanide solutions.
  • Testing of magnetic activated carbon reusability through adsorption-desorption cycles.

Main Results:

  • The synthesized magnetic activated carbon exhibited strong magnetism (44.57 emu/g) and a specific surface area of 249.7 m²/g.
  • Achieved 99.1% gold recovery efficiency from a 10 mg/L cyanide solution within 5 hours, significantly faster than commercial granular activated carbon.
  • Easy separation of magnetic activated carbon from the solution using an external magnet was demonstrated.
  • The material showed good reusability in adsorption-desorption tests.

Conclusions:

  • Magnetic activated carbon provides a highly efficient and easily separable alternative for gold recovery from cyanide solutions.
  • The developed material overcomes key limitations of conventional activated carbon, offering faster adsorption rates and simplified downstream processing.
  • The study highlights the potential of magnetic activated carbon for sustainable and economical gold mining operations.