Selective Gold Ion Sorption from Iron-Containing Solution Using an Interpolymer System of Industrial Ion Exchangers
Journal: Polymers
Year: 2025

The escalating demand for precious metals in high-tech industries and jewelry, combined with the depletion of their reserves, underscores the need for efficient methods of gold recovery from industrial effluents. An interpolymer system comprising industrial ion exchangers KU-2-8 (in H<sup>+</sup> form) and AV-17-8 (in OH<sup>-</sup> form) demonstrated strong selective sorption capacity for Au(I) ions from a simulated Au(I)/Fe(II) mixed solution. The optimal KU-2-8:AV-17-8 (3:3) system achieved a