Editors: Davis BR, Moats MS, Wang SJ, Gregurek D, Kapusta J, Battle TP, Schlesinger ME, Alvear Flores GR, Jak E, Goodall G, Free ML, Asselin E, Chagnes A, Dreisinger D, Jeffrey M, Lee J, Miller G, Petersen J, Ciminelli VST, Xu Q, Molnar R, Adams J, Liu WY, Verbaan N, Goode J, London IM, Azimi G, Forstner A, Kappes R, Bhambhani T
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
City: Cham
ISBN: 978-3-319-95022-8
Conference information: Extraction 2018
Abstract: Gold extraction has relied on coconut carbon in adsorption circuits for several decades. IXOS®, invented by 6th Wave Innovations of Salt Lake City, Utah, is a new type of adsorbent that exceeds the selectivity of carbon and improves on the mechanical properties of other available resins. IXOS selectivity against copper cyanide complexes allows it to be used in circuits that currently struggle with copper contamination. IXOS potential to eliminate or reduce the application of SART technology will expand the opportunities to exploit more complex precious metals deposits. This paper will describe the technology behind IXOS molecular imprint, its comparison to carbon adsorption in the field, and the effect of efficiency on long-term recovery from heap leach METSIM simulation software
Template and target information: gold
Author keywords: molecular imprint, nanotechnology, selectivity, IXOS, resin