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Enhancement of Au·Ag Leaching by Mechanochemical Activation and Thiourea-Thiocyanate Mixing Solution

기계적-화학적 활성화와 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합용액에 의한 Au·Ag 용출 향상

  • You, Don-Sang (Department of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Park, Cheon-Young (Department of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University)
  • 유돈상 (조선대학교 에너지자원공학과) ;
  • 박천영 (조선대학교 에너지자원공학과)
  • Received : 2014.05.28
  • Accepted : 2014.07.31
  • Published : 2014.10.31
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Abstract

In order to enhance the Au Ag leach rate, a mechanochemical activation process and a mixed thiourea-thiocyanate solution has been applied to Au concentrate. To achieve mechanochemical activation, the Au concentrate was mechanically ground using a dry and a wet process. The results of a particle size distribution analysis and an XRD analysis, average particle size and crystallite size were much smaller in the dry-sample than in the concentrate sample. As well the size was smaller in the wet-sample than in the dry-sample. In SEM and XRD analysis, the amorphization effect was observed in the wet-sample due to mechanochemical activation. Au Ag leaching experiments were carried out with a thiourea solution, a thiocyanate solution and a mixed thiourea-thiocyanate solution. The Au Ag leach rate was much greater in the dry-ground-sample than in the concentrate sample, and the leach rate was greater in the wet-ground-sample than in the dry-sample. The Au Ag leach rate was much greater in the thiocyanate solution than in the thiourea solution, and the leaching rate was much greater in the mixed thiourea-thiocyanate solution than in the thiocyanate solution. Up to a 99% leach rate for Au Ag were only achieved in the wet-sample using the mixed thiourea-thiocyanate leaching solution.

Au 정광으로부터 Au Ag의 용출율을 향상시키기 위하여 기계적-화학적 활성화와 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합용액을 적용하였다. 기계적-화학적 활성화를 이루기 위하여 정광 시료를 건식으로 그리고 습식으로 미분쇄하였다. 입도분포 분석과 XRD 분석 결과, 평균 입도 크기와 결정크기는 정광 시료보다 건식-시료에서 그리고 건식-시료보다 습식-시료에서 더 작게 나타났다. SEM과 XRD 분석 결과 기계적-화학적 활성화에 의해서 습식-시료에서 비정질화 현상이 관찰되었다. Au Ag에 대한 용출실험을 티오요소 용액, 티오시안산염 용액 그리고 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합 용액으로 각각 수행하였다. Au Ag 용출율은 정광 시료보다 건식-시료에서 그리고 건식-시료보다 습식-시료에서 더 높게 나타났다. Au Ag는 티오요소 용액에서 보다 티오시안산염 용액에서 그리고 티오시안산염 용액에서보다 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합 용액에서 더 높게 용출되었다. 습식-시료와 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합 용액을 적용할 때 Au Ag가 99% 이상으로 용출되었다.

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