Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the said dissolved organic compound is a polyhydric alcohol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the saccharide utilized in the said solvent is sucrose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the halogen utilized in the said solvent is iodine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the water, primary and secondary mono-hydroxy alcohols, saccharides and carboxylic acids are supplied by an alcoholic beverage selected from the group of distilled alcoholic beverages, undistilled alcoholic beverage ferments and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the solvent is additionally fortified with ethanol and sucrose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the saccharides are selected from the group consisting of mono-, di- and polysaccharides and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acids are selected from the group consisting of mono- di- and polyhydroxy mono and dicarboxylic acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said solubilizing step includes agitating said solvent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said halogen does not exceed an excess of 20 percent over the stoichiometric requirements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the said solvent is prepared by dissolving the noted ingredients and heating same under reflux until the liquid condensate is slightly yellow indicating that the halogen employed has combined chemically with the solution.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
96 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the process for recovering the gold content of the said gold pregnant solution comprises: a. placing a quantity of non-noble metal selected from the group consisting of: silver, copper, iron, zinc and aluminum into the said gold-pregnant solution, b. heating the said solution until the gold contents have become substantially displaced from the solution and are found adhering to the non-noble metal or as a free metal on the bottom of the vessel employed, and c. removing the solvent freed of its gold contents leaving a solid gold containing residue.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 12 wherein the non-noble metal employed for displacement of the noble metal is aluminum in sheet form.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 12 wherein the solvent which has been freed of its contents of noble metal is thereafter fortified with elemental iodine and is adapted to be re-used for solvation of gold from substances containing same.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
82 words
The process of claim 12 wherein the solid gold containing residue, after being separated from the solvent, is thereafter sequentially subjected to the following steps: a. washing free of any remaining gold pregnant solution with a fresh portion of solvent, b. moderate heating to volatilize residual solvent, c. treating with aqueous nitric acid solution to dissolve the non-noble metal residue, d. separating said nitric acid insoluble gold metal residue, and e. rinsing said gold metal residue with water to remove contaminates therefrom.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
85 words
A process for the separation and recovery of gold and/or compounds of gold from particulate materials containing the same which comprises intimately admixing a particulate material containing gold and/or gold compounds with an essentially non-aqueous gold solvation system, said system consisting essentially of an aliphatic secondary alcohol solution containing at least the stoichiometric quantity of dissolved elemental iodine to dissolve the gold and/or gold compounds from said material into said solution; separating said solution from said material; and recovering the gold content from said solution.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 16 wherein the said alcohol is isopropanol.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
The process of claim 16 which includes the step of subjecting mine run ore after it has been pulverized to a fineness where 90 percent or more is minus 200 mesh U.S. standard sieve size to moderate heating to a dull red heat in the range of 450* C. to 600* C.