Chameleon 12
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First and foremost, you guys rock!
It's because of the wealth of knowledge and wisdom here that I finally found a less expensive hobby (sometimes) than flying.
Now to it.
It's cold out, 18 or so and without a working fume hood I was working outside this evening.
A first refine of 1/2 Ozt that was recovered a couple of days ago.
Dissolution via Hcl and Sodium hypochlorite. Stainless steel stockpot as a catch/sand bath (didn't want some of my corningware or porcelain subjected to that big of a thermal shock load), and I just can't believe it but the 500ml tall form pyrex beaker which contained the roughly 150ml solution broke when I set the watch glass after what would of been the last addition of bleach.
The majority of gold was in solution and I couldn't quite tell exactly but estimate as much as 2.5g had yet to go into solution.
There was A LOT of steam/converted gas as solution found it's way through the sand and made contact with the bottom of the stockpot.
I know that ionic Au values are lost by being physically "thrown" from bursting bubbles of solutions, and since I can't sleep because of this little event I've got a mind get out and hook up my smaller original exhaust fan and attempt to recover the uncertain.
Before I start this what very well could be 8 hour endeavor I was hoping one of you could give some insight as to wether or not there's possiblity the ionic Au values were trapped by the 3in thick sand bath and are infact recoverable or is this a lost cause.
I thank you in advance for any and all input.
It's because of the wealth of knowledge and wisdom here that I finally found a less expensive hobby (sometimes) than flying.
Now to it.
It's cold out, 18 or so and without a working fume hood I was working outside this evening.
A first refine of 1/2 Ozt that was recovered a couple of days ago.
Dissolution via Hcl and Sodium hypochlorite. Stainless steel stockpot as a catch/sand bath (didn't want some of my corningware or porcelain subjected to that big of a thermal shock load), and I just can't believe it but the 500ml tall form pyrex beaker which contained the roughly 150ml solution broke when I set the watch glass after what would of been the last addition of bleach.
The majority of gold was in solution and I couldn't quite tell exactly but estimate as much as 2.5g had yet to go into solution.
There was A LOT of steam/converted gas as solution found it's way through the sand and made contact with the bottom of the stockpot.
I know that ionic Au values are lost by being physically "thrown" from bursting bubbles of solutions, and since I can't sleep because of this little event I've got a mind get out and hook up my smaller original exhaust fan and attempt to recover the uncertain.
Before I start this what very well could be 8 hour endeavor I was hoping one of you could give some insight as to wether or not there's possiblity the ionic Au values were trapped by the 3in thick sand bath and are infact recoverable or is this a lost cause.
I thank you in advance for any and all input.