A natural deep eutectic solvent-based aqueous biphasic system coupled with MoS 2 photocatalytic reduction for green recovery of gold from thiosulfate solution

G Zhu, J Yu, R Zhang, D Chen, X Ma, L Zhao… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) extraction combined with a natural deep eutectic solvent
(NADES) is an environmentally friendly separation process. In this work, ATPSs were …

Leaching nickel sulfide tailings with activated carbon in sulfuric acid medium

EA Mends, SE Arthur, AM Tita, S Hussaini… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The growing demand for nickel increases the interest in its extraction from secondary
sources, such as mine flotation tailings. This paper proposes the use of activated carbon as …

Gold extraction from Carlin-type concentrate by a novel environmentally friendly lixiviant

XY Guo, ZW Liu, QH Tian, D Li, L Zhang - Hydrometallurgy, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, cyanide leaching has been progressively inhibited by environmental pollution and
long processes. In this study, the effect of leaching conditions on the extraction of gold was …

Improving gold recovery in carbonaceous gold ores using naphthalene sulphonate as a blanking agent

CK Owusu, KT Konadu, G Acquah, EA Mends… - Minerals …, 2023 - Elsevier
Naphthalene sulphonate was used as a blanking agent to treat a gold ore with an 87% preg-
robbing index with the aim of improving the gold recovery during carbon-in-leach (CIL). The …

Electro reduction-recovery of Au (S2O3) 23–within a low concentration range via multi-porous activated carbon electrodes

X Zhang, W Zhan, Q Weng, S Wang, S Song… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Low-concentration gold recovery from thiosulfate solutions (Au (S 2 O 3) 2 3–) was vital for
the application of thiosulfate leaching instead of traditional cyanide leaching in gold …

Full-process analysis on volatilizing gold, zinc by chlorination roasting and synchronous recovery vanadium by water leaching of carbonaceous gold ore

WU Hao, W Hongjun, D Siyu, LI Haoran… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper describes the chlorination roasting-water leaching process for the volatilization
separation of gold, zinc and simultaneous vanadium recovery from carbonaceous gold ore …

Adsorption mechanism of alkylphenol ethoxylates surfactants (APEO) on anthracite surface: A combined experimental, DFT and molecular dynamics study

J Li, S Kong, G Yan, X Chen - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
The serious hazards posed by inhalable coal dust to the safety, air purity, and health of coal
miners can be effectively alleviated through the use of appropriate dust suppressants. The …

Laccase-mediator system for enzymatic degradation of carbonaceous matter in the sequential pretreatment of double refractory gold ore from Syama mine, Mali

R Sakai, DM Mendoza, KT Konadu, Y Aoki, T Hirajima… - Hydrometallurgy, 2022 - Elsevier
The sequential bio-treatment of refractory carbonaceous gold ore is a promising solution to
recover gold effectively by environmentally friendly technology, which includes bio-oxidation …

Degradation of powder activated carbon by laccase-mediator system: Model experiments for the improvement of gold recovery from carbonaceous gold ore

DM Mendoza, H Ichinose, KT Konadu… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Several efforts are made to find various green alternatives for carbonaceous matter (CM)
degradation in carbonaceous gold ores. The deleterious effect of CM is observed during …

Enzymatic degradation of carbonaceous matter in contrasting South African refractory gold ores using cell-free spent medium from Phanerochaete chrysosporium

KT Konadu, DX Makaula, M Smart, DM Mendoza… - Hydrometallurgy, 2023 - Elsevier
Two carbonaceous gold ores (ZAFB and ZAFV) underwent sequential biotreatment to
expose gold and minimize preg-robbing before cyanidation. These included comparable …