Hydrometallurgy in Gold Recovery

The book "Hydrometallurgy in Gold Recovery" provides a comprehensive overview of the various methods for recovering gold from secondary sources. Given the high market prices and industrial applications of gold, the recovery of this precious metal is of great interest. The work highlights the latest developments in gold recovery through pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and bio-hydrometallurgy. It presents both historical successes and current studies on promising methods that can serve as economical approaches to gold recovery. Additionally, various leaching methods, reducing agents, adsorbents, and other chemical substances used in practice are discussed in detail. The book aims to provide insights into the recovery of gold from spent sources and to evaluate environmentally friendly technologies that can recover gold from both primary and secondary sources.