cupriavidus metalliduran and colloidal gold nanoparticals

[13ishmael]

So this bacteria precipitates gold. My question is can it help me precipitate some gold metal from a colloidal solution nanoparticles

 

[upcyclist]

How does this keep coming up? It's an experimental method with many unresolved issues (like, how to separate the precipitated gold from the rest of the bacterial waste?).

I believe you should stick to well-known, tried and true methods. Let the academics have their experimental fun--I'm sure we'll hear about it if an engineer or technologist turns their findings into something practical.

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[13ishmael]

I'm really fascinated by this bacteria :lol: I know that sounds weird.

On some sites they sell it for like 300 dollars. I was thinking of finding contaminated waste zinc and nickel metal. Maybe a contaminated penny. Maybe the bacteria will appear there.

Got any ideas

 

[Barren Realms 007]

I'm really fascinated by this bacteria :lol: I know that sounds weird.

On some sites they sell it for like 300 dollars. I was thinking of finding contaminated waste zinc and nickel metal. Maybe a contaminated penny. Maybe the bacteria will appear there.

Got any ideas

Waste of time IMHO oponion. But you can still continue down this path I have been wrong before and will be at times in the future.

 

[anachronism]

I've never been averse to new methods. However there's a world of difference between grasping and understanding and knowing the basic methods with proven results and looking for a new improved method without practical experience of the old ones.

The old ones aren't perfect but they do work. Knowing those inside out provides a great basis for improvisation and experimentation.