Hydrometallurgy of Tin Ores. The new process developed by the author and his assistant, Mr. A. Nomitsu, consists of...(a) prefential reducing roasting, in which SnO
2 is reduced to metallic Sn, and Fe
2O
3 to FeO or Fe
3O
4;(b) leaching with CUSO
4 solution to displace Cu with Sn in the roasted ore; followed by (c) electrolysis of SnSO
4 solution. The CuSO
4 solution will be regenerated from effluent solution of the electrolytic cell and Cu in the leached residue.
New Process for Manufacturing Cuprous Oxide. Cement copper and copper liquor containing CuC12, both of which are obtained as intermediate products in the Ramenia plant, are used as starting materials. By mixing them, CuCl is easily precipitated. The CuCl thus produced is digested in slightly acidified water and is kept at a. temperature near the boiling point. By adding slowly into this hot solution the finely powdered salt of weak basicity such as limestone, sodium acetate, &c., we get the deep red precipitate of Cu
2O. This process is already adopted at the Osaka Seiren Company and the products is on the market. Mr. S. Awazu, assistant of the author, and Mr. S. Kojima, engineer of the company have made many contributions to develop this process.
Precipitation of Gold and Silver from Cyanide Solution by Active Carbon. Bone charcoal, and charcoal from begasse and bamboo when used after activating, are good adsorbents of Au and Ag, though Ag is less apt to be adsorbed than Au, The presence of a small quantity of K
3FeCy
6, KCNS, &c. in the solution promotes considerably the adsorption of Au and Ag, while free cyanide retards it. Ag is more easily adsorbed by these carbons when it coexists with Au, than when it presents itself singly. These experiments were made by Mr. H. Itomi, assistant of the author in accordance with his suggestions.
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