scrapparts
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Hello members,
I have some copper powder (about 15 lbs) so far I recovered from my waste solutions after using copper metal bar/pipe pieces to cement out any precious metals. I have some more stockpot solution and I was wanting to use my copper powder instead of metal copper bar.
My questions are...
1. How much copper do I use to cement out any possible precious metals?
2. How do I know when I've added enough or too much copper powder to my stockpot?
3. Should I use an air bubbler when adding the copper powder?
4. How long after adding the copper powder can the solution be filtered?
So far, I've been dealing with my stockpot and waste solutions responsibly since I started dealing with my waste solutions. Right now, the only way I know I cemented out everything is when I clean off the copper bar and then put it back in the stockpot for a few days. If nothing builds up on it or very little, that's when I know I cemented out everything. I also know I neutralized the spent nitric acid too because the copper piece is still intact without weighing much less than last weight check.
My goal, if possible is to be able to cement out my stockpot from beginning in the morning, and being done by the evening, if that's reasonably possible.
Because of some extra solutions I made, I have (2) 5-gallon buckets that are ready for copper.
Any advice or recommendations welcome!
scrapparts
I have some copper powder (about 15 lbs) so far I recovered from my waste solutions after using copper metal bar/pipe pieces to cement out any precious metals. I have some more stockpot solution and I was wanting to use my copper powder instead of metal copper bar.
My questions are...
1. How much copper do I use to cement out any possible precious metals?
2. How do I know when I've added enough or too much copper powder to my stockpot?
3. Should I use an air bubbler when adding the copper powder?
4. How long after adding the copper powder can the solution be filtered?
So far, I've been dealing with my stockpot and waste solutions responsibly since I started dealing with my waste solutions. Right now, the only way I know I cemented out everything is when I clean off the copper bar and then put it back in the stockpot for a few days. If nothing builds up on it or very little, that's when I know I cemented out everything. I also know I neutralized the spent nitric acid too because the copper piece is still intact without weighing much less than last weight check.
My goal, if possible is to be able to cement out my stockpot from beginning in the morning, and being done by the evening, if that's reasonably possible.
Because of some extra solutions I made, I have (2) 5-gallon buckets that are ready for copper.
Any advice or recommendations welcome!
scrapparts