Gas-phase extraction of gold from tailings: insights from density functional theory and the empirical
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2021
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Ali, Ibrahim Abdullahi
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A process that does not depend on water as a medium for reaction is beneficial in water strapped regions such as South Africa. This thesis describes such a process. Gas phase extraction involves a volatile organic reagent that reacts with a metal of interest. In the process under investigation a volatile organic ligand reacts with solid native gold transforming it in a gas phase.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Engineering