This is a problem I have ran into recently.
It has been super cold where I live at so I haven't been able to make anymore nitric acid. So instead I have attempted the poor man's nitric method. I have been using water, potassium nitrate, and sulfuric acid. All the same stuff I use when distilling nitric.
My main issue are these blue crystals which is believe to be a mix of metal salts and remains after the reaction has finished.
Well when trying to filter using a gravity filter they clog up and turn into rocks. So I've been taking the filters and putting them into a beaker and redissolve with water and some heat.
My problem is I have way to much filters with bits of gold in them. Well I'm still filtering crystals and basiclly have a beakers full of filters.
My question is if I take the filters and hit them with a torch and turn them into ash will the gold foils burn with them.
I know gold and paper have way different melting/burning temperatures but I'm unsure if I'll loose all the micro sized gold flakes/foils when burning away the filter paper. Also I am up for suggestions on a better way to deal with all the excess filters.
It has been super cold where I live at so I haven't been able to make anymore nitric acid. So instead I have attempted the poor man's nitric method. I have been using water, potassium nitrate, and sulfuric acid. All the same stuff I use when distilling nitric.
My main issue are these blue crystals which is believe to be a mix of metal salts and remains after the reaction has finished.
Well when trying to filter using a gravity filter they clog up and turn into rocks. So I've been taking the filters and putting them into a beaker and redissolve with water and some heat.
My problem is I have way to much filters with bits of gold in them. Well I'm still filtering crystals and basiclly have a beakers full of filters.
My question is if I take the filters and hit them with a torch and turn them into ash will the gold foils burn with them.
I know gold and paper have way different melting/burning temperatures but I'm unsure if I'll loose all the micro sized gold flakes/foils when burning away the filter paper. Also I am up for suggestions on a better way to deal with all the excess filters.
