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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 433, 2023
2023 The 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering (REEE 2023)
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| Article Number | 01005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Environmental Chemical Engineering and Environmental Impact Assessment of the Construction Industry | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202343301005 | |
| Published online | 09 October 2023 | |
Detoxification of effluents with cyanide. Application on a cyanide gossan mineral
1 Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva, Tingo María, Perú
2 Universidad Continental. Facultad de Ingeniería, Escuela Académica Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Huancayo, Perú.
3 Universidad Continental, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Huancayo, Perú.
* Corresponding author: scamargo@continental.edu.pe
The process of cyanidation is employed to extract the gold and silver components from minerals. As a result of this procedure, the production of effluents and solid waste occurs, wherein the presence of free cyanide is observed as the most hazardous form. The application of degrading processes can facilitate the transformation of cyanides in solution into forms that are less hazardous. The aim of this study is to investigate the degradation of cyanide effluents using either sodium hypochlorite or ozone. The primary purpose is to identify the optimal conditions for the degradation of total cyanide while ensuring the absence of any other pollutants. The cyanidation process will be implemented under optimal conditions for the purpose of recovering gold and silver from Gossan ore. The gossan ore sourced from Rio Tinto in Huelva, Spain, finds application in the detoxification of cyanide effluents. Characterization techniques are employed to identify the predominant elements present in the ore, namely iron (25.0%) and silicon (21.2%). The process of cyanide breakdown with ozone treatment yields carbonates, which are significantly more ecologically sustainable in comparison to cyanates formed by hypochlorite. Nevertheless, the utilization of ozone in mining is limited due to some disadvantages, namely its exorbitant cost and excessive consumption.
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