Claims
- 1. A process for recovering a clay from an aqueous suspension comprising same, the process comprising contacting said aqueous suspension with H.sub.2 S for a time sufficient to selectively precipitate the clay portion, said clay having platinum, palladium or gold associated therewith.
- 2. The procees of claim 1 wherein said treatment is achieved by bubbling H.sub.2 S into the aqueous suspension at a flow rate just sufficient to saturate the suspension therewith under ambient conditions of temperature and pressure.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the aqueous suspension comprises a slime or slurry-containing phosphate and platinum, palladium or gold values.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the clay is a particulate clay.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein said aqueous suspension comprises a montmorillonite clay containing a colloidal suspension of gold.
- 6. The process of claims 1 and 5 wherein, upon treatment with H.sub.2 S, precipitation of the clay is accompanied by detachment of the metal therefrom and the formation of colloidal suspension thereof in water.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application Ser. No. 225,158, filed Jan. 15, 1981, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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