razvanflorin
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Hello !! i have a question.. It is possible to separate silver from tin (3.5% silver 96.5% tin) by melting or smelting ? if yes, please give me more details about the process
razvanflorin said:Hello !! i have a question.. It is possible to separate silver from tin (3.5% silver 96.5% tin) by melting or smelting ? if yes, please give me more details about the process
Not with silver in it it’s not.g_axelsson said:The tin is worth more than the silver. Any refining method that doesn't recover both tin and silver incures a major loss.
Two tons per week is a decent amount to work with. I would research electrolysis of the tin, leaving silver as a byproduct in the anode mud. It can then be refined in a second step.
Göran
What I meant to say was that when separated in it's fractions and refined, the tin fraction holds the largest value.snoman701 said:Not with silver in it it’s not.g_axelsson said:The tin is worth more than the silver. Any refining method that doesn't recover both tin and silver incures a major loss.
Two tons per week is a decent amount to work with. I would research electrolysis of the tin, leaving silver as a byproduct in the anode mud. It can then be refined in a second step.
Göran
Tin loses its value quickly once you add anything to it. Too hard to separate.
Electrolysis of tin is done in a salt bath at 450-559 deg c.
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