A method for separating of at least two transition metals, the method comprising: injecting a feed solution into a chromatography column comprising a chromatographic support media, the feed solution comprising at least two transition metals; eluting the feed from the column in an elution cycle by flowing an eluent through the column, wherein a concentration of the eluent is reduced during the elution cycle prior to elution of at least one of the transition metals.

A method, and systems in which such method may be practiced, allow for the separation of elemental metals from metal alloy. A metal alloy is atomized to form metal alloy particulates. The metal alloy particulates are exposed to an oxidizing agent, such as chlorine gas in the presence of a salt, such as NaCl, an acid, such as HCl, and water. The resulting solution may be filtered to remove particulates, reduced, filtered, reduced, filtered, and so on. In aspects, the method is used to refine gold alloy by oxidation of elemental sponge gold to gold chloride followed by reduction to pure elemental gold.

Embodiments disclosed herein include multilayer films that have at least two layers. More particularly, disclosed in embodiments herein are multilayer films that include at least a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer includes at least one polyethylene polymer, wherein the second layer includes at least one water-soluble polymer, wherein the second layer is insoluble in water at a temperature of less than 20° C., wherein the second layer is soluble in water at a temperature of 20° C. or greater, and wherein the first layer has one or more openings through the first layer to expose the second layer. Also disclosed herein are methods of using such multilayer films for extracting metal from metal ore.

A method for purifying nanoparticles by which a large amount of nanoparticles can be obtained in a safe manner and in a short time as compared to a conventional method for purifying nanoparticles. A method for purifying nanoparticles by which nanoparticles are purified from a dispersion liquid in which nanoparticles are dispersed in a solvent A used in synthesis of the nanoparticles, the method including: a mixing step of mixing the dispersion liquid, a solvent B that is miscible with the solvent A, and a solvent C that forms two phases together with the solvent B; a concentrating step of concentrating the nanoparticles in a phase of the solvent C; a washing step of forming a third phase containing the nanoparticles in the phase of the solvent C; and a purifying step of extracting the third phase and removing the solvent C from the third phase.

The present invention relates to a method of recovering iridium in the form of iridium solutions, metal, oxides or salts from a body, such as a spent catalyst, comprising iridium oxides.

A method for the recovery of a precious metal from activated carbon fines which includes the steps of adsorption of the precious metals from the activated carbon fines onto a weak-base anion exchange resin which contains guanidine functional groups in the presence of at least one suitable lixiviant, or adsorption of the precious metals from activated carbon fines onto a mixed-base resin which contains amine functional groups in the presence of at least one suitable lixiviant and eluting the resin with a suitable eluant to produce a precious metal-containing eluate.

A method of extracting metals from polymetallic sulphide ores or concentrates comprising at least Cu, Zn, Pb and Ag, comprising a first step of atmospheric leaching in sulphate medium in the presence of recycled silver for extracting Cu and Zn and a second step of atmospheric leaching in chloride medium for extracting Pb and Ag.

Recovery of noble metals (including the recovery of gold and/or silver from gold and/or silver containing material) is generally described. The gold and/or silver can be recovered selectively, in some cases, such that gold and/or silver are at least partially separated from non-silver and/or non-gold material. Gold and/or silver may be recovered from material using mixtures of acids, in some instances. In some cases, the mixture can comprise nitric acid and at least one supplemental acid, such as sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and/or a sulfonic acid. The amount of nitric acid within the mixture can be, in some instances, relatively small compared to the amount of sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid within the mixture. In some cases, the recovery of gold and/or silver using the acid mixtures can be enhanced by transporting an electric current between an electrode and the gold and/or silver of the material. In some cases, acid mixtures can be used to recover silver from particular types of materials, such as material comprising silver metal and cadmium oxide and/or material comprising silver metal and tungsten metal.

Formation of CaSO.sub.4 and Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 containing deposits is reduced in a pressure oxidation autoclave and/or adjacent circuits during pressure oxidation of gold-containing ore. The gold-containing ore is combined with water to create an aqueous slurry that is heated and introduced into the autoclave. The method includes providing a scale inhibitor that is free of an organic polymer and includes an inorganic phosphate according to formula (I), (XPO.sub.3).sub.m, wherein X is Na, K, H, or combinations thereof, and m is at least about 6, an inorganic phosphate according to formula (II), Y.sub.n+2P.sub.nO.sub.3n+1, wherein Y is Na, K, H, an organic phosphonate; or combinations thereof, and n is at least about 6. The method includes the step of combining the scale inhibitor and at least one of the gold-containing ore, the water, and the aqueous slurry to reduce scale.

A method for producing copper metal from copper concentrates without generating waste by: (a) oxidizing copper concentrate; (b) cleaning and cooling the gases; (c) feeding to a reduction reactor; (d) cleaning the gases; (e) discharging hot powders and calcines into water; (f) performing magnetic separation; (g) thickening and filtering the magnetic fraction; (h) floating silica and inert materials; (i) thickening and filtering the silica and inert materials; (j) thickening and filtering the final concentrate containing the copper metal and noble metals; (k) smelting the final concentrate of copper and noble metals; and (l) recirculating ground smelt slag to a roasting reactor.