Recovery of Gold from Chloride Solution by TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofiber Adsorbent

Shila Jafari; Benjamin P. Wilson; Minna Hakalahti; Tekla Tammelin; Eero Kontturi; Mari Lundström; Mika Sillanpää

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Recovery of Gold from Chloride Solution by TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofiber Adsorbent

Shila Jafari, Benjamin P. Wilson, Minna Hakalahti, Tekla Tammelin, Eero Kontturi, Mari Lundström, Mika Sillanpää

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The goal of this study was to assess the sustainability of a modified cellulose nanofiber material for the recovery of precious gold from chloride solution, with a special focus on gold recovery from acidic solutions generated by cupric and ferric chloride leaching processes. TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofiber in hydrogel (TOCN), dry (H-TOCN, F-TOCN) and sheet form (S-TOCN) was examined for gold adsorptivity from chloride solution. Additionally, this work describes the optimum conditions and parameters for gold recovery. The data obtained in this investigation are also modeled using kinetic (pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order), isotherm best fit (Freundlich, Langmuir and Langmuir-Freundlich), and thermodynamic (endothermic process) parameters. Results demonstrate that high levels of gold removal can be achieved with TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers (98% by H-TOCNF) and the interaction characteristics of H-TOCN with gold suggests that other precious metals could also be efficiently recovered.

Original language	English
Article number	1406
Journal	Sustainability
Volume	11
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/su11051406
Publication status	Published - Mar 2019
MoE publication type	Not Eligible

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