Leaching and Adsorption of Gold from Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using Iodine-Iodide Solution and Activated Carbon
Iodine-iodide leaching and activated carbon adsorption processes for recovery of gold (Au) from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) were discussed in this paper. A pressure oxidative acid leaching (POAC) was carried out in an autoclave using diluted sulfuric acid (1M H 2 SO 4 ) solution in order to remove high concentrations of some base metals especially copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) due to their negative effect on gold dissolution from WPCBs. The factors affecting the performance and efficiency of the iodine-iodide leaching process; such as iodine/iodide concentration, pulp density, leaching time and leaching temperature were optimized in order to maximize the gold dissolution efficiency from the WPCBs in the iodine-iodide solution. Results indicated that the vast majority (> 99%) of gold was dissolved in the solution from the WPCBs under the optimized leaching conditions. Adsorption tests were conducted on leach liquor solutions resulting from the iodine-iodide leaching using activated carbon. Nearly 98% of gold was adsorbed from the liquor solution onto the carbon under the condition optimized in this study. The results obtained revealed that gold can be successfully recovered from this secondary resources, where the percent recovery amounts to nearly 97% for gold.
Ion exchange recovery of gold from iodine–iodide solutions
Abstract The recovery of gold from iodine–iodide solutions using strong base anion exchange resin has been investigated. The gold iodide complex can be effectively loaded on the resin provided the resin is not heavily loaded with triiodide. The loading of triiodide is found to be extremely strong due to the dissociation of the loaded triiodide to iodide and iodine, the latter being deposited on the resin by physiosorption thereby fouling the surface. This may be potentially detrimental to the gold recovery process but can be overcome by pre-reduction to remove most of the triiodide before loading. To strip the iodine from the resin it requires a reductive elution process. A sodium chloride based eluant solution containing sulfite is found to be highly effective for the elution of both gold and iodine.
Colleagues as Change Agents: How Department Networks and Opinion Leaders Influence Teaching at a Single Research University
This study investigates colleague–colleague relationships within life sciences departments and how they may promote teaching reform. The authors found that discipline-based education researchers are perceived as promoting changes among colleagues in views about teaching and teaching practices. Other faculty may also be leveraged to support change.