Gold Recovery Chemicals

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H2SO4 as a gold recovery chemicals:

Sulfuric acid is a full name of H₂SO_{4. Its molecular weight is 98.079. It means 98 % commercial grade. It is highly corrosive strong acid and very danger for the skin. Its melting point is 10 C. It reacts with water and other chemicals with high explosive. If, you are going to use this then complete your safety first. It is mostly used for gold recovery from ic chips in E-waste recycling.}  

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HNO3 as a gold recovery chemicals:

Full name of HNO3 is Nitric acid. It is also known as aqua fortis and spirit of niter. Pure nitric acid is colorless but an older sample can be yellow cast due to decomposition into oxides of nitrogen and water. For gold recovery, it is using commercial grade concentration 68% in water. It removes base metals and uses in aqua regia. It is very strong and danger for skin and health. If you are going to use it then get a mask and other safety precautions.

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HCl as a gold recovery chemicals:

Full name of HCl is hydrochloric acid. It is also known as muriatic acid and historic name spirit of salt because it was made from rock salt. It is a colorless and highly pungent solution of hydrogen chloride in water. It’s a large usage in industry. Mostly it’s 32 percentage use in industry and e-waste recycling. It is also the main part of aqua regia. It is not a very dangerous for skin but it is a fumed acid and its effects on the respiratory system. Please use safety mask before use this chemical.

AQUA REGIA as a gold recovery chemicals:

Aqua regia word came from Latin which means royal water or king’s water. It’s named by alchemists because it can dissolve noble metals gold and platinum. It is a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid. The ratio of acids is 1:3 which means 1 part of nitric acid and 3 parts of hydrochloric acid. It is the main part of gold recovery and e-waste recycling. I will make a tutorial on it in detail. It is a yellow red fumed solution.

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What is Soda?

The chemical name of soda is sodium bicarbonate and its chemical formula is NaHCO3. Its color is white. Many people are confused about soda. It is a cleaning agent. If there is any dust or filter paper ash in you gold dust and have trouble to melt gold then you can add some soda. Soda helps gold in melting.

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What is Sodium Nitrate?

The formula of sodium nitrate is NaNO3. Sodium nitrate is a white solid very soluble in water. It is a flame able powder. Many refiners use it in silver melting.

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What is Potassium Nitrate?

Potassium Nitrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula KNO3. It is used in gunpowder. Refiners also use this in meeting and other gold, silver recovery. It is in crystal shape.

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