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Jakarta 12940
Indonesia
Product Application Inquiry Report
Product Doshion DCHR-71 ion exchange resin
Application Gold recovery, cyanide elution
Date of initial inquiry 02 March 2008
Date of final report 25 April 2008
Report prepared by J Wilson
Questions
1 High mercury & sulphur. Will these be
adsorped onto the resin? Is it possible
to have a resin to avoid this?
In addition to the above, they have silver
and arsenic. Will these be taken up on
the resin with the gold?
2 De-sorption & regeneration: On the
PDS for DCHR-71, it refers to the
-De-sorption step (thiourea & sulphuric
acid), and the
-Regeneration step (sodium hydroxide,
sodium chloride).
Our clients informed us that currently
they only carry out the
thiourea/sulphuric acid de-sorption,
and do not use the sodium
hydroxide/sodium chloride at any time.
Please comment on this and advise if
both steps are required.
Tel (62-21) 5296 1448/58/68
Fax (62-21) 5296 1450/60/70
E-mail: zi-techasia@zi-id.com
Website: www.zitechasia.com
Answers
Mercury Removal resin
For mercury removal we recommend
specialty resin DCHR 76.
Removal of Sulphur and Arsenic
Generally DCHR 71 removes Sulphur and
Arsenic up to some extent. But if the
concentration of Sulphur and Arsenic is
high, we recommend specialty resin DCHR
78.
Both these resins can be used upstream of
the DCHR 71 resin to remove these ions
first.
Both stages are most important.
In gold adsorption stage, the chloride ion
is replaced by Sulphate (Sulphur),
Arsenate (Arsenic) and other metal ions.
In de-sorption stage, H2SO4 converts the
remaining Chloride ion in to Sulphate.
Now the ionic form of the resin is changed
which must be regenerated into chloride
form for further gold adsorption.
If the resin is not regenerated, the
operating efficiency will decrease and
eventually the resin will not perform so
well.
Therefore the resin must be regenerated
with NaOH and NaCl solutions to
exchange all Sulphate, Arsenate, other
metal ions into chloride ions.
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3 Desorption & regeneration
procedures:
Some users are not familiar with the
steps of desorption followed by
regeneration. They only perform the
desorption as they don't use the caustic
and sodium chloride for regen).
Please can you provide procedure for
these steps (eg: concentration,
temperature, time etc) so they can
understand it and ensure it is done
correctly.
4 Product evaluation: Is there a standard
laboratory method or pilot test method
to assist with the performance
evaluation of the product with the
pregnant solution used on these specific
sites?
5 Life expectancy: Can you advise
typical life expectancy range normally
experienced in this type of application?
6 References: Can you provide any
customer references citing experience
using the product in these applications
in other countries, and perhaps some
reference contacts (eg: metallurgist) that
they can contact to discuss how they
used?
7 Delivery: What is the lead time for this
product for samples & ordering?
8 Uniform particle size: Other alternative
products in current use have a particle
size of 0.95mm (+/- 0.5mm) diameter.
What is the size distribution of the
DCHR 71 resin?
1- After desorption (thiourea & sulphuric
acid), rinse with DI water for 30
minutes. Flow rate shall be equal to
desorption flow rate.
2- Regenerate with 2% NaOH solution.
Use 60g of NaOH per litre of resin.
Regeneration time is 30 minutes. Flow
rate to be adjusted accordingly i.e.
3,000 ml NaOH should be passed
through one litre resin in 30 minutes
(100 ml/minute). Wash with DI water
for 30 minutes at 100 ml/min.
3- Regenerate with 100g/litre NaCl (5%
solution) i.e. for one litre resin, 100g
NaCl shall be used. 2000 ml to be
passed though resin in one hour (30-
35 ml/Min). Wash with DI water till
outlet water does not detect positive
test for chloride.
Standard chemical and physical testing
methods are available. A method for
performance test is not available.
The life expectancy is about three years.
So far the DCHR71 has not been used in
industry applications. The supplier is
prepared to offer this product at reduced
price for industry evaluation purposes.
Pre-shipment sample can be prepared
within 10 days time. A lead time of 6-8
weeks is required for commercial
shipment.
Particle Size In ion exchange process,
surface area is very important parameter
on which an ion exchange and adsorption
take place.
Surface area is directly related to effective
size of particle which is calculated from
particles size distribution. Particle Size
Distribution of DCHR 71 ranges from 0.6
to 1.4 mm which gives an effective median
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size of 0.9mm (+ /- 0.5mm), which is

almost identical to the specification of the
quoted uniform particle size products.

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