Silvadene or Silver Sulfadiazine

[Sniperstraz]

Hello folks!
I have got a bit of Silvadene or Silver Sulfadiazine. This is a medicated cream for use in burns. It is a paste. I am wondering if anyone has any experience trying to extract the silver from something like this or any tips on what I should try.
Thanks in advance.

 

[FrugalRefiner]

Great stuff for burns!

The formula is C₁₀H₉AgN₄O₂S, so the silver is a minor component, and the bulk of the cream is the carrier, not the silver sulfadiazine. I think trying to recover the silver would cost more than the value of the silver.

I'd hang onto it in case of a future burn.

Dave

 

[snoman701]

A 400 g tub of silver sulfadiazine costs $20 wholesale. I wager at least 80% of the cost of that is the tub and the labor to get it there.

 

[Sniperstraz]

Thanks for the advise guys. Let’s just say for the sake of argument that I had a large quantity of Silvadene and nothing else to do with it. Any thoughts on a way to extract the silver?

 

[Sniperstraz]

Anything?

 

[g_axelsson]

Thanks for the advise guys. Let’s just say for the sake of argument that I had a large quantity of Silvadene and nothing else to do with it. Any thoughts on a way to extract the silver?

Incinerate!

Göran

 

[Lino1406]

The mess is not worth it with 1/2% at most expected

 

[Barthel732]

Hello folks!
I have got a bit of Silvadene or Silver Sulfadiazine. This is a medicated cream for use in burns. It is a paste. I am wondering if anyone has any experience trying to extract the silver from something like this or any tips on what I should try.
Thanks in advance.

You’re better off going to e-waste group on Facebook to get any answers you may seek about refining. This forum is a joke. When a simple question is asked then you get 1000 useless and ignorant replies. I tried for weeks to get answers to simple questions here and all I received was ignorance. The Facebook group actually helps a person do things step by step and that is a real friendly and respected group unlike this here

 

[Golddigger76]

You’re better off going to e-waste group on Facebook to get any answers you may seek about refining. This forum is a joke. When a simple question is asked then you get 1000 useless and ignorant replies. I tried for weeks to get answers to simple questions here and all I received was ignorance. The Facebook group actually helps a person do things step by step and that is a real friendly and respected group unlike this here

If you think this forum is a joke why are you here ???
You are VERY welcome to not come back !!!!

 

[Barthel732]

If you think this forum is a joke why are you here ???
You are VERY welcome to not come back !!!!

I did leave I was looking something up on Google and it popped up so I put my last two cents in. Farewell to this forum and u

edited to remove profanity. Barthel732 is no longer a member. FrugalRefiner

 

[Thomas M Joseph]

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