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Cyanide and removal options from effluents in gold mining and metallurgical processes
Nural Kuyucak,Ata Akcil +1 more
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In this paper, the authors discuss commercially available and emerging methods for removing cyanide from waste streams, particularly from tailings and tailings reclaim waters that are generated in the gold mining processes.About:
This article is published in Minerals Engineering.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 265 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cyanide & Gold cyanidation.read more
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Precious metal recovery from waste printed circuit boards using cyanide and non-cyanide lixiviants: a review
Ata Akcil,Ceren Erust,Chandra Sekhar Gahan,Chandra Sekhar Gahan,Mehmet Ozgun,Merve Sahin,Aysenur Tuncuk +6 more
TL;DR: Recycling technologies have been developed using cyanide or non-cyanide leaching methods to recover precious and valuable metals to protect the environmental from the pollution.
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Metal-organic frameworks: Challenges and opportunities for ion-exchange/sorption applications
TL;DR: In this article, a review focused on metal-organic materials as sorbents for ions by surveying MOFs with respect to their exchange/sorption capacities in association with their synthesis and structural characteristics.
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Cyanides in the environment—analysis—problems and challenges
TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to review the current state of knowledge on the behaviour of cyanide in the environment and its impact on the health and human life.
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Assessing green supply chain practices in the Ghanaian mining industry: A framework and evaluation
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive and integrative green supply chain management (GSCM) major practices and sub-practices (framework) has been proposed to determine the relative relationships and influences within this GSCM framework, and identify the perceived impact of the framework on organizational sustainable performance pertinent to the mining industry in the emerging economy nation of Ghana.
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Novel technologies and conventional processes for recovery of metals from waste electrical and electronic equipment: Challenges & opportunities – A review
TL;DR: This review article critically analyses the technical feasibility of conventional practices for metal recovery from WEEE and suggests that conventional processes may not meet the industrial feasibility because of secondary pollution possibilities and high economics.
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