Problem with wet ashing of IC's
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patnor1011
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As far as I can see you did it wrong.
Wet ashing is where hot sulfuric is used to dissolve IC body and this thick black solution is poured off as it does not contain anything of value.
Value remains on the bottom in a mix of other metals.
What you did is that you dissolved IC body but instead of pouring off this junk, diluting your solution made it all come down on your values and the rest.
I do not have any idea if redoing your stuff with fresh concentrated hot sulfuric can put that junk back in solution. It is not worth it in my opinion. 100g of IC will have enough of gold to cover expenses you had already with time included.
If you do have means to fool around with hot sulfuric I honestly can't see how incineration can be a problem.
Drain your mess, pour off as much as you can and wash with water. Then incinerate your concentrate and wash ashes off.
Stay safe.
Wet ashing is where hot sulfuric is used to dissolve IC body and this thick black solution is poured off as it does not contain anything of value.
Value remains on the bottom in a mix of other metals.
What you did is that you dissolved IC body but instead of pouring off this junk, diluting your solution made it all come down on your values and the rest.
I do not have any idea if redoing your stuff with fresh concentrated hot sulfuric can put that junk back in solution. It is not worth it in my opinion. 100g of IC will have enough of gold to cover expenses you had already with time included.
If you do have means to fool around with hot sulfuric I honestly can't see how incineration can be a problem.
Drain your mess, pour off as much as you can and wash with water. Then incinerate your concentrate and wash ashes off.
Stay safe.
