Ozonation and sol-gel method to obtain Cu/CuO nanoparticles from cyanidation wastewater

The extraction process of gold and silver by cyanidation generates large amounts of effluent which also contain contaminants such as cyanide and significant metal values such as copper. This paper presents the results of the removal and recovery of copper from ozonation treatment of a residual aqueo...

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Autores: Soria Aguilar, María de Jesús, Puente Siller, Damaris Margarita, Carrillo Pedroza, Francisco Raúl, García Cerda, Luis Alfonso, Velázquez Salazar, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/46054
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/rica/index.php/rica/article/view/46054
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:cyanide
gold mining effluents
nanoparticles
copper
cianuro
efluentes de la minería del oro
nanopartículas
cobre
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Sumario:The extraction process of gold and silver by cyanidation generates large amounts of effluent which also contain contaminants such as cyanide and significant metal values such as copper. This paper presents the results of the removal and recovery of copper from ozonation treatment of a residual aqueous cyanide. The residual solution was treated by ozonation-precipitation to obtain a precipitate of copper. From this, copper nanocomposites obtained by Pechini modified sol-gel method were obtained. The compounds obtained were characterized by XRD, showing a dependence of the type of compounds formed over time of ozonation and heat treatment of the gel. The particle size was measured by SEM and calculated by the Scherrer equation, being between 50 and 120 nm.