PhosphonicSTM Liquid Metal Recovery

Recovery of precious metals from solid wastes is a well established process. However, the recovery of precious metals from liquid wastes and process streams, while of major commercial interest, presents a major technical challenge to industry.

PhosphonicSTM has developed a range of metal scavengers for metal recovery designed to efficiently remove precious metals with the following key operational advantages:

• High Affinity for all of the common precious metals in their different oxidation states.
• Fast acting - highly active at ambient temperatures
• Effective at all concentrations, including dilute solutions
• High selectivity for the metal so unaffected by other metal ions present
• Broad solvent and pH compatibility, in organic and aqueous systems
• Excellent stability - thermal, physical, chemical and mechanical
• Wide operating parameters
• Simple Metal recycling options – liquid or solid based recovery options

These can bring a number of benefits for end users:

Benefits to End Users:

• Recover Lost Value for Minimum Capital Investment
• Minimise or Eliminate Waste Disposal Costs
• Meet Discharge Targets for Heavy Metals
• Enhance Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility Policy

An overview on PhosphonicSTM Liquid Metal Recovery technology is available for download.

PhosphonicSTM materials have a number of potential applications in the Water Treatment industry:

Industrial Water Treatment

• Base and Heavy Metal Ion Removal from waste water and effluent streams
• Purification of potable water and waste streams
• Ultrapure water production
• Electronics / Semi-conductors
• Waste Water/Waste Stream Purification

Energy

• Soluble Metals Removal from Cooling Water

Nuclear

• Metals Removal from high and low level waste

View the Water Treatment presentation which overviews PhosphonicSTM technology for metal removal from industrial water streams.

View the Metal Scavenger Selection guide giving details of the range of metals that can be removed from various process and waste water streams using PhosphonicSTM technology.