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Activated carbon is crucial to modern gold recovery, especially in Carbon-in-Pulp (CIP), Carbon-in-Leach (CIL), heap leaching and Carbon-in-Column (CIC) processes. Activated carbon has a very strong capacity for the gold cyanide Au(CN)₂⁻ complex removing it by adsorbing it from cyanide leach solutions or slurries. When activated carbon is used with CIP, the leach slurry containing the separated ore is mixed with activated carbon, where the carbon can adsorb the dissolved Au(III) from the leach slurry. CIL allows leaching and adsorption to take place together in one vessel. For heap leaching applications, the gold-loaded solution that drips out from the ore heap (the pregnant solution) is normally run through a significant column of activated carbon (CIC) that adsorbs the Au(III) gold ions from the pregnant solution and allow drainage from heap to drain from excess cyanide. When this carbon is loaded with gold, it will then be extracted and the gold will be stripped (eluted) from the activated carbon using hot caustic and/or cyanide solution/or other methods and can thermally reactivate the carbon so can be used again which increases efficiency and reduces cost of processes.
Le sfide del settore
Adsorptive Selectivity Difficulties
- Activated carbon does not adsorb gold solely but rather has competition from other metal cyanide complexes (e.g. copper, nickel) which affect the gold recovery.
- Organic sorption contaminants like humic acids further affect the selectivity of the carbon-supported composite materials.
Carbon Fouling / Deactivation
- Pore blockage can be from inorganic precipitates (e.g. calcium carbonate, silica) and from organic volatiles (e.g. oils, floculants).
- Mechanical agitation causes carbon erosion via attrition, and all mechanical erosion or attrition losses carbon.
Regeneration Limitations
- Through thermal reactivation, activated carbons have limits to their capacity to adsorb.
- The process of thermal reactivation can create damage to the carbon's pore structure that is irreversible, and can damage carbons to unusable condition.
- The chemical process to strip valuable metals from carbon will create new aqueous waste streams that require treatment.
Processing Time Limitations
- The kinetics of adsorption are relatively slow and lead to increased retention times in both CIP/CIL circuits.
- In heap leach/CIC applications, channeling developes during carbon column feed(ing) with varying flow paths and a drop in recovery.
tipi di carbone attivo correlati
- Valore dello iodio: 600-1200
- Dimensione della maglia: 1×4/4×8/8×16/8×30/12×40/20×40/20×50/30×60/40×70 (più dimensione su richiesta)
- Densità apparente: 400-700
- Valore dello iodio: 500-1300
- Dimensione della maglia: 0.9-1mm/1.5-2mm/3-4mm/6mm/8mm (più dimensione su richiesta)
- Densità apparente: 450-600
- Valore dello iodio: 500-1300
- Dimensione della maglia: 150/200/300/350 (altre dimensioni su richiesta)
- Densità apparente: 450 - 550
- Valore dello iodio: 400-800
- Dimensione della maglia: 100×100×100mm/100×100×50mm (densità cellulare personalizzata su richiesta)
- Densità apparente: 350-450
- Diametro del foro: 1,5-8 mm
- Valore dello iodio: 700-1200 mg/g
- Superficie: 700-1200 m²/g
- Densità apparente: 320-550 kg/m³
- Valore dello iodio: 700-1200 mg/g
- Superficie: 700-1200 m²/g
- Densità apparente: 320-550 kg/m³
- Valore dello iodio: 700-1200 mg/g
- Superficie: 700-1200 m²/g
- Densità apparente: 300-650 kg/m³
- Valore dello iodio: 700-1200 mg/g
- Superficie: 700-1200 m²/g
- Densità apparente: 320-550 kg/m³
- Metodo di attivazione: Attivazione a vapore/gas ad alta temperatura
- Struttura dei pori: Dominata da microporosità, distribuzione uniforme dei pori
- Profilo ambientale: Senza sostanze chimiche, a basso contenuto di ceneri
- Applicazioni primarie: Adsorbimento in fase gassosa, purificazione dell'acqua potabile
- Metodo di attivazione: Attivazione chimica (ad es. H₃PO₄/ZnCl₂) a temperature moderate.
- Struttura dei pori: Ricca di mesopori, area superficiale più elevata
- Efficienza del processo: Tempo di attivazione più breve, resa superiore 30-50%
- Post-trattamento: Lavaggio acido necessario per rimuovere i residui
- Funzionalizzazione: Carica di agenti attivi (ad esempio, I₂/Ag/KOH).
- Assorbimento mirato: Maggiore cattura di inquinanti specifici (ad esempio, Hg⁰/H₂S/gas acidi).
- Personalizzazione: Ottimizzato chimicamente per i contaminanti target
- Applicazioni principali: Trattamento dei gas industriali, protezione CBRN
Perché utilizzare il nostro carbone attivo
Enhanced Gold Selectivity：
Our specialized pore structure preferentially adsorbs gold-cyanide complexes over competing metal contaminants.
Superior Mechanical Durability：
High resistance to attrition minimizes carbon fragmentation during aggressive agitation processes.
Optimized Regeneration Performance：
Maintains consistent adsorption capacity through multiple thermal reactivation cycles.
Reduced Fouling Susceptibility：
Surface-modified carbon resists pore blockage from inorganic scales and organic impurities.
Processo e tecnologia
1. Carbon in Pulp (CIP)
Panoramica della soluzione
Gold-cyanide solution from leached ore slurry contacts activated carbon in sequential adsorption tanks, where gold selectively loads onto carbon particles.
Vantaggi principali
- Enables counter-current flow configuration for optimized gold recovery
- Allows separate optimization of leaching and adsorption stages
- Reduces gold losses through efficient solid-liquid separation
- Minimizes carbon handling in aggressive leaching environments
2. Carbon in Leach (CIL)
Panoramica della soluzione
Simultaneous leaching and adsorption occur in the same reactor tanks, with activated carbon added directly to the leaching slurry.
Vantaggi principali
- Integrates leaching and adsorption into single-stage operation
- Accelerates overall process kinetics through continuous gold removal
- Prevents gold re-precipitation by immediate adsorption
- Simplifies plant design with reduced tank requirements
3. Heap Leaching with Carbon in Columns (CIC)
Panoramica della soluzione
Pregnant solution from ore heaps percolates through fixed-bed columns packed with activated carbon for gold adsorption.
Vantaggi principali
- Handles low-grade solutions effectively through passive flow design
- Adapts to variable flow rates and solution volumes
- Eliminates mechanical agitation for reduced carbon attrition
- Facilitates simple carbon transfer for elution cycles
4. Carbon in Conduit / Fluidized Bed Systems
Panoramica della soluzione
Activated carbon moves counter-currently to gold-bearing solution in inclined channels or fluidized columns.
Vantaggi principali
- Enhances mass transfer efficiency through turbulent flow regimes
- Enhances mass transfer efficiency through turbulent flow regimes
- - Allows continuous carbon loading without process interruption
- - Minimizes channeling effects common in static columns
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