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Product Flow Data set: Recovery of Silver (en)
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Name Recovery of Silver
Synonyms Silver recycling; Parkes process; Cupellation; Parting; Slag fuming; Electrolysis; Electrorefining; Electrowinning; Doré metal; Cyanide leaching; Electrolytic Silver Recovery,再生银、含银再生原料
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD 1.1: Materials production / Metals and semimetals
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General comment Recovery of silver and silver recycling is accomplished using various methods, including the Parkes process, cupellation, parting, slag fuming, and electrolysis. Silver is most often recovered from low-grade mineral ores, with less than 2% silver content. The metal that is recovered is called doré, which typically contains 0.5-5% gold, 0.1-1% PGMs; with the balance as silver. The doré metal is cast into anodes and electrolyzed in nitrate solution to obtain high-purity silver. Silver recovery is the process by which pure metallic silver can be recycled from old x-ray films.
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Type of flow Product flow
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Time stamp (last saved) 2024-01-03T16:03:41.565176+08:00
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UUID 98326263-a8c2-4bb4-93d8-b2b4f766ae4b
Data set version 01.00.000
Flow Property Mean value Minimum value Maximum value Uncertainty distribution type Relative StdDev in % Data derivation type / status General comment
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 %