Second, a brief introduction to the basic principles<br> (1) Basic principles of desorption and electrolysis<br> 1. Basic principle of gold-loaded carbon desorption.<br> Au (CN) 2-ions adsorbed on the micropore wall in gold-loaded carbon can be quickly transferred to aqueous solution (i.e. desorption solution) with the increase of OH-,CN-,pressure, temperature and other conditions after changing conditions.<br> This process is called gold desorption.<br> In essence, the Au (CN) 2-ion on the activated carbon is replaced by excess OH-or CN-in the desorption solution.<br> The purpose of increasing the pressure is to increase the temperature.<br> The higher the temperature, the greater the concentration of OH-and the more thorough the desorption of gold.<br> 2, the basic principle of gold electrolysis (product)<br> The gold and silver desorbed from your solution exist in the form of Au (CN) 2-and Ag (CN) 2-complex ions.<br> In the process of electrolysis, gold and silver in ionic state get electrons from the anode plate, which are reduced to metal gold and silver and deposited on the surface of cathode (carbon fiber or steel wool).<br> (2) Activation and regeneration of lean carbon<br> The activated carbon after gold removal is called lean carbon.<br> The activation treatment to restore the activity of poor carbon is called carbon regeneration.<br> There are two methods of regeneration: acid method and fire method.<br> 1, the necessity of regeneration<br> After a period of recycling, the adsorption performance of fresh activated carbon has also changed greatly, except for wear, that is, the surface and pores of activated carbon contain acid-soluble precipitates such as carbonate and various organic substances, resulting in a decrease in adsorption rate and adsorption capacity.<br> This feature is called activated carbon aging.<br> In order to overcome aging, restore the activity of activated carbon, and recycle the carbon as many times as possible, it must be regenerated.<br> 2. Brief introduction of regeneration principle<br> (1) Principle of acid regeneration<br> Every time the activated carbon is recycled, it must be regenerated by acid method, but not necessarily by fire method.<br> Acid regeneration with hydrochloric acid concentration of 5-10%, stirring for 30 minutes, and then washing with clear water until neutral.<br> The principle is that inorganic salts such as carbonate in the micropores of activated carbon can be dissolved by acid, so that the carbon can recover its activity.<br> (2) The principle of pyrometallurgical regeneration<br> After many cycles, acid method alone can't solve the problem of the influence of organic matter scaling on the micropores of activated carbon, especially flotation reagents and humic acid, which are firmly combined with carbon, and most of them can be burned only by fire method, thus activating and regenerating the carbon.<br> Pyrolysis carbon regeneration is a kind of equipment using direct electric heating rotary kiln.<br> The principle of pyrometallurgical regeneration is that wet carbon is dried with high-temperature gas, and the adsorbed organic matter is removed from the active site of activated carbon in the form of carbonization and oxidation through the processes of distillation and thermal decomposition of water vapor during heating.<br> In the regeneration kiln, 100-150℃ is the drying zone and 650-750℃ is the carbonization process zone. The oxidizing gas is mainly superheated steam, and there is no need for air or oxygen.<br> The important role of pyrometallurgical regeneration can not only remove organic matter, but also expand the pores of carbon, so that oxide active centers are formed on the inner and outer surfaces of carbon, and the activity of carbon can be fully recovered.<br> It is reported that with the regeneration of granular charcoal by fire method for 7 times, the particle size of charcoal is reduced by about 13% and will not change, and the actual particle size change is 1.4% each time.<br> The importance of carbon regeneration lies in: if the carbon regeneration work is not done well, the carbon consumption will be quite serious and the gold recovery rate will drop from gradually to suddenly, so it is impossible to talk about the economic benefits of mining.
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