METHOD OF EXTRACTION OF NOBLE METALS Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC C22B11/02 

FIELD: extraction of noble metals from materials containing such metals, for example sludge, used catalysts, ores.

SUBSTANCE: proposed method increases degree of extraction of noble metals into alloy at eutectic melting due to increased degree of extraction of micro-dispersed phases (nano-particles) and atoms of noble metals found in dislocations (linear defects) and micro-cracks of crystal lattices of initial materials. To this end, material from which noble metals are to be extracted is mixed with charge of alkaline composition and mixture is subjected to eutectic melting, thus obtaining alloy of these metals. Immediately before melting, mixture is subjected to mechanical activation continued for 0.0833-2 h at maintenance of ratio of delivered mechanical energy power to relative surface of mixture within 0.0133-25 W x kg x m^-2. Eutectic melting of mixture is performed at temperature above 500°C. Ratio of mass of charge to mass of material is selected within 0.75-2; used as charge is mixture of sodium tetraborate with sodium carbonate, sodium tetraborate with sodium bicarbonate, sodium tetraborate and sodium carbonate and lead mono-oxide, sodium tetraborate with sodium bicarbonate and lead mono-oxide.

EFFECT: increased degree of extraction of noble metals.

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