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http://dx.doi.org/10.9727/jmsk.2014.27.2.73

Selective Phase Transformation of Arsenopyrite by Microwave Heating and their Enhancement Au Recovery by Thiocyanate Solution  

Han, Oh-Hyung (Dept. of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University)
Kim, Bong-Ju (Dept. of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University)
Cho, Kang-Hee (Dept. of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University)
Choi, Nag-Choul (Dept. of Rural Systems Engineering/Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University)
Park, Cheon-Young (Dept. of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University)
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Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.27, no.2, 2014 , pp. 73-83 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to investigate selective phase transformations and to determine the maximum Au leaching factors from microwave treated Au-bearing complex sulfides, a microscope, SEM-EDS analysis, and thiocyanate leaching tests were performed. When the Au-bearing complex sulfides were exposed to microwave heating, increasing the microwave exposure time increased temperature and decreased weight. Arsenopyrite was first selectively transformed to hematite, which formed a concentric rim structure. In this hematite, oxygen and carbon was detected and always showed high iron content and low arsenic content due to arcing and oxidation from microwave heating. The results of the leaching test using microwave treated sample showed that the maximum Au leaching parameters was reached with 0.5 g concentration thiocyanate, 2.0 M hydrochloric acid, 0.3 M copper sulfate and leaching temperature at$60^{\circ}C$. Under the maximum Au leaching conditions, 59% to 96.69% of Au was leached from the microwave treated samples, whereas only 24.53% to 92% of the Au was leached from the untreated samples.
Keywords
microwave heating; arsenopyrite; selective phase transformation; thiocyanate leaching;
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