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Detoxification processes are used to reduce the concentrations of toxic constituents in tailings streams and process solutions, either by dilution, removal, or conversion to a less toxic chemical form (sometimes referred to as"destruction" or "degradation" in the case of toxic cyanide species). The objective is to produce an effluent that meets limits or guidelines that …
Destruction of cyanide in gold mill effluents: biological versus chemical treatment Biotechnology Advances, 21 ( 6 ) ( 2003 ), pp. 501 - 511 Article Download PDF View Record in Scopus Google Scholar
DOI: 10.1016/J.MINENG.2004.06.003 Corpus ID: 98255950. Destruction of cyanide by hydrogen peroxide in tailings slurries from low bearing sulphidic gold ores @article{Kitis2005DestructionOC, title={Destruction of cyanide by hydrogen peroxide in tailings slurries from low bearing sulphidic gold ores}, author={M. Kitis and A. Akcil and E. Karakaya …
Destruction of cyanide by microorganisms in gold mill effluents is a natural process that can be readily exploited and engineered to accommodate the large flows and elevated cyanide containing solutions generated at commercial precious metals …
At an optimal gold extraction pH of 10.5 or greater, most of the free cyanide in the solution is in the form of the cyanide anion (CN − ), where cyanide loss by volatilization is limited. Otherwise, the cyanidation process would neither be practical and safe nor economically and environmentally feasible.
The cyanide species in the gold tailings are classified as free cyanide, weak acid dissociation, and metallocyanide complexes. Several methods, such as colorimetric, titrimetric, and electrochemical, have been developed to determine …
An example of single stage continuous cyanide and arsenic removal from gold mill effluent containing a high arsenic concentration in solution, using Na 2 S 2 O 5, Cu + +, Fe + ++, air and lime as the reagents is shown in Table XXIV. In this approach, all reagents are added simultaneously to perform cyanide and metal removal at pH 6. EXAMPLE 24
Cyanide (CN-) is a toxic species that is found predominantly in industrial effluents generated by metallurgical operations. Cyanide's strong affinity for metals makes it favorable as an agent for metal finishing and treatment and as a lixivant for metal leaching, particularly gold. These technologies are environmentally sound but require
Mining operations generate effluents containing pollutants such as ammonia, nitrite and nitrate as a result of blasting operations. Cyanide compounds such as free cyanide, cyanate and thiocyanate are also present when cyanide is used in the gold recovery process. In most cases, mine effluent stored in the ponds eventually needs to be discharged to the environment; …
Although cyanide can be destroyed and recovered by several processes, it is still widely discussed and examined due to its potential toxicity and environmental impact. Biological treatment of cyanide is a well-established process and has been commercially used at gold mining operations in North America.
The present review describes the advances in the use of biological treatment for the destruction of cyanide in gold mill effluents. Full text links . Read article at publisher's site (DOI): 10.1016/s0734-9750(03)00099-5. References . Articles referenced by this article (23) Cyanide versus environment: Turkey's final decision.
/AIR cyanide destruction ... Typically the pH of these solutions as they come out of theb mill are 10.0 or ... periodical cyanide concentrations in the treated effluent at the Ovacik Gold Mine
The purpose of this study was to develop a mathematical model to describe the oxidation of cyanide with SO2, as proposed in the Inco Process. This research employed a direct method for measuring the change in cyanide concentration, with respect to time, as affected by varying pH, temperature and concentrations of SO2 and copper. This model may have …
cyanide destruction, coupled with the introduction of legislation to seriously limit the discharge of cyanide to the environment in most gold-producing regions of the world, many companies are evaluating the cyanide . recovery alternative. There is arguably an even more compelling reason for mining companies to consider cyanide recycling. With
In this paper two cyanide recovery/destruction technologies, namely the Cyanisorb process and the INCO SO2/Air process, are evaluated for the treatment of waste cyanide effluents from a gold mill of 12,000 tonnes of ore per day capacity. The comparison is made for CIP tails slurry of variable concentrations of free and weakly-complexed cyanide.
Destruction of cyanide in gold mill effluents: biological versus chemical treatments. Biotechnol. Adv. 21:501–511. PubMed CAS Google Scholar Akcil A. and Mudder T. (2003). Microbial destruction of cyanide wastes in …
Akcil A. Destruction of cyanide in gold mill effluents: biological versus chemical treatments. Biotechnol Adv. 2003; 21:501–511. doi: 10.1016/S0734-9750(03)00099-5. [Google Scholar] 13. Kumar V, Kumar V, Bhalla TC. In vitro cyanide degradation by Serretia marcescens RL2b. Int J Environ Sci. ...
This research aimed to degrade free cyanide (CNL) present in the tailing of a metallurgical plant that processes gold-bearing ores and uses sodium cyanide (NaCN) as a leaching reagent. Sodium metabisulfite (Na 2 S 2 O 5) and sodium metabisulfite with hydrogen peroxide (Na 2 S 2 O 5 + H 2 O 2) were used as oxidizing agents.
Figure 2: Cyanate ion profile along the stream receiving effluent from the gold mine in June 2008. Figure 3: Ammonia gas profile along the stream receiving effluent from the gold mine in June 2008 A steep drop was also observed in both patterns, between points 2 and 3, 4 and 5 in Figure 2 and points 3 and 4 in Figure 3.
Destruction of cyanide resulted in cyanate while sulfate and cyanate were the products of thiocyanate oxidation. ... is highly efficient for removal of …
Destruction of cyanide and thiocyanate by ferrate [Iron(VI)] V.K. Sharma* Chemistry Department, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32901, U.S.A. Received 28 August 2002; accepted 1 March 2003 ABSTRACT A cyanide-laden effluent of the gold mining industry must be treated before it can be released to the
Destruction of cyanide in gold mill effluents: Biological versus chemical treatments. Article. ... "Development of a Model to Describe the Natural Degradation of …
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In gold mining, cyanide has been the preferred lixiviant worldwide since 1887. Although cyanide can be destroyed and recovered by several processes, it …
In this paper two cyanide recovery/destruction technologies, namely the Cyanisorb process and the INCO SO2/Air process, are evaluated for the treatment of waste cyanide effluents from a gold mill of 12,000 tonnes of ore per day capacity. The comparison is made for CIP tails slurry of variable concentrations of free and weakly-complexed cyanide.
The time required for destruction of CN from 10 mg/L up to 0.02 mg/L (safe limit) varied between 0.7 ± 0.03 and 4.7 ± 1.2 h for H 2 O 2 ( Fig. 2 ), while for O 3 it was between 3.6 ± 0.1 and 6.0 ± 0.2 h ( Fig. 3 ). For both the oxidants, total treatment time depended on the concentration up to a point, beyond which there was no significant change.
Destruction of cyanide in gold mill effluents biological. Know More . Biotreatment of cyanide and associated species such as ammonia and thiocyanate in gold mill effluents is a natural process and can be readily exploited to handle large flows and cyanide concentrations found in commercial gold operations...
Despite its high toxicity, cyanide is used in several industrial processes, and as a result, large volumes of cyanide wastewater need to be treated prior to ...
The oldest treatment method practiced by Canadian gold mines for cyanide destruction is "natural degradation". Based on the literature review of the previous studies, the most important mechanism in the natural degradation of cyanide was ... solutions, has been applied to actual gold mill effluents. Results show that the model can be used for ...
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Biological treatment processes facilitate growth of microorganisms that are essential for the treatment. The present review describes the advances in the use of biological treatment for the destruction of cyanide in gold mill effluents.
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