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JPH0573836B2
JPH0573836B2 JP61167616A JP16761686A JPH0573836B2 JP H0573836 B2 JPH0573836 B2 JP H0573836B2 JP 61167616 A JP61167616 A JP 61167616A JP 16761686 A JP16761686 A JP 16761686A JP H0573836 B2 JPH0573836 B2 JP H0573836B2
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gold
iodate
electrolyte
alkali metal
sodium
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Mamoru Hirako
Nobuyasu Ezawa
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Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK
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Priority to JP61167616A priority Critical patent/JPS6324090A/en
Priority to DE8787830273T priority patent/DE3775645D1/en
Priority to US07/073,509 priority patent/US4859293A/en
Priority to EP87830273A priority patent/EP0253783B1/en
Priority to CA000542230A priority patent/CA1322855C/en
Priority to AU75670/87A priority patent/AU607921B2/en
Publication of JPS6324090A publication Critical patent/JPS6324090A/en
Publication of JPH0573836B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0573836B2/ja
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

(産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、金の電解液の改良に関するものであ
る。 (従来技術とその問題点) 従来、金を電気溶解する際の電解液としては、
塩酸酸性電解液が知られている。 Au+4HCl→〔AuCl4〕+4H++3e しかし、塩酸酸性電解液は、強酸性である為、
常に有害な塩化水素ガスの発生が伴い、また陽極
上での副反応により有毒な塩素ガスの発生も伴
う。 2HCl→Cl2+2H++2e さらに、高電流密度領域における電解では、塩
素ガス発生による分極がおこる為に、金の溶解が
阻害され、金の溶解効率が低下してしまう。 そのためにヨウ素アルカリ金属塩を含む金の電
解液が用いられているが、電流効率においてまだ
十分満足のいくものではない。 本発明は、斯かる問題を解決すべくなされたも
ので、電流効率の高い金の電解液を提供せんとす
るものである。 (問題点を解決するための手段) 本発明の金の電解液は、1中にヨウ化アルカ
リ金属塩0.1〜5モルとヨウ素酸アルカリ金属塩
0.01〜1モルを含み、PHが2〜13.5に調整された
水溶液から成ることを特徴とするものである。 本発明による金の電解液は、1中にヨウ化ア
ルカリ金属塩(ヨウ化ナトリウム、ヨウ化カリウ
ム)を0.1〜5M含んでいる。 これは0.1M/以下では金を理論上1リツト
ル当り5gしか溶かし込む事ができない事、
5M/以上ではヨウ化アルカリ金属塩が晶析し
てしまうなど取扱い上の問題があげられる。 また、ヨウ素酸アルカリ金属塩を添加すると電
流効率が上昇する理由として、電極表面での反応
が下記の(1)、(2)、(3)式の合成でおこつているから
と考えられる。 Au+4I-→〔AuI4-+3e ……(1) I-+3OH-→IO3 -+3H++6e 2Au+IO3 -+7I-+3H2O→2〔AuI4-6OH- ……(2) ……(3) 電解液中にヨウ素酸アルカリが存在すると、陽
極の金は、電気分解(1)式と異なる(2)、(3)式により
溶解される。 また陽極は正に帯電している為に、負のイオン
IO3 -による酸化をうけやすい事があげられる。 ヨウ素酸アルカリ金属塩の濃度を0.01〜1M/
とした理由として、0.01M/以下では通常の
ヨウ化アルカリ金属電解浴と比べて効果が小さい
事、1M/以上では、ヨウ素酸塩が析出(晶析)
し易くなる為である。 PHの調整は酸(硫酸、塩酸、硝酸、ヨウ化水素
酸、リン酸、酢酸等)、アルカリ(水酸化ナトリ
ウム、水酸化カリウム等)によつて行うが、特に
PHの調整を行わなくても良い。またPHの変動をお
さえ抑える為に、PHの緩衝作用を有する塩や酸、
アルカリとの組合せ例えば酢酸−酢酸ナトリウ
ム、リン酸−リン酸2水素ナトリウム、リン酸2
水素ナトリウム−リン酸水素2ナトリウム炭酸水
素ナトリウム−炭酸、炭酸ナトリウム−水酸化ナ
トリウム等によりPH調整しても良い。 次に本発明の効果を明瞭にならしめるために、
第1図に示す如く陽イオン交換膜1を設けた電解
槽2において陽極3に金板を陰極4に炭素板を用
いて陽極3の金板を溶解し、陽極4の減量を求
め、それにより電流効率を求めた。 実施例 1 1当たりヨウ化カリウム1M、ヨウ素酸カリ
ウム0.2Mを含む溶液に硫酸及び水酸化ナトリウ
ムを加えPHを、各々2、7、10、13及び比較例と
して14に調整した電解液を50℃で0.5dm2の金板に
10Aで30分通電したところ、第2図のような結果
を得た。 従来例 1 ヨウ素酸カリウムのを加えない1M/ヨウ化
カリウム溶液に実施例1と同条件で通電したとこ
ろ、第2図のような結果が得られた。 実施例による電解液の電流効率は従来例のそれ
よりPH2〜13において5〜22%高い値を示した。 実施例 2 1当りヨウ化カリウム3Mとヨウ素酸ナトリ
ウム0.5Mを含みPH10に調整した電解液を用い、
液温65℃で0.5dm2の金板に、10A(20A/dm2
20A(40A/dm2)、40A(80A/dm2)の3条件で
各々30分通電したところ、第3図のような結果が
得られた。 従来例 2 ヨウ素酸ナトリウムを含まないヨウ化カリウム
3M/電解液を用い実施例2と同条件で通電し
たところ、第3図のような結果が得られた。 実施例3及び従来例3 下記の表−1の左欄に示す実施例及び従来例の
電解液を調整しPH=10としたものを50℃、20A/
dm2で30分通電したところ表の右欄のようになつ
た。KIO3が多い方が電流効率が高いことがわか
る。
(Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to improvement of gold electrolyte. (Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, as an electrolyte when electrolyzing gold,
Hydrochloric acid acidic electrolytes are known. Au + 4HCl → [AuCl 4 ] + 4H + + 3e However, since the hydrochloric acid acidic electrolyte is strongly acidic,
The generation of harmful hydrogen chloride gas is always accompanied by the generation of toxic chlorine gas due to side reactions on the anode. 2HCl→Cl 2 +2H + +2e Furthermore, in electrolysis in a high current density region, polarization occurs due to chlorine gas generation, which inhibits gold dissolution and reduces gold dissolution efficiency. For this purpose, a gold electrolyte containing an alkali metal iodine salt has been used, but the current efficiency is still not fully satisfactory. The present invention was made to solve this problem, and aims to provide a gold electrolyte with high current efficiency. (Means for Solving the Problems) The gold electrolyte of the present invention contains 0.1 to 5 moles of alkali metal iodide and alkali metal iodate in one part.
It is characterized by comprising an aqueous solution containing 0.01 to 1 mol and having a pH adjusted to 2 to 13.5. The gold electrolyte according to the present invention contains 0.1 to 5M of alkali metal iodide (sodium iodide, potassium iodide). This means that below 0.1M/liter, only 5g of gold can be dissolved per liter in theory.
If the concentration exceeds 5M, there may be problems in handling such as crystallization of the alkali metal iodide salt. Furthermore, the reason why the current efficiency increases when an alkali metal iodate salt is added is thought to be that reactions on the electrode surface occur in the synthesis of formulas (1), (2), and (3) below. Au+4I - → [AuI 4 ] - +3e ...(1) I - +3OH - →IO 3 - +3H + +6e 2Au+IO 3 - +7I - +3H 2 O→2[AuI 4 ] - 6OH - ...(2) ...( 3) When alkali iodate is present in the electrolytic solution, gold in the anode is dissolved according to equations (2) and (3), which are different from electrolysis equation (1). Also, since the anode is positively charged, negative ions
One example is that it is susceptible to oxidation by IO 3 - . Adjust the concentration of alkali metal iodate to 0.01-1M/
The reason for this is that below 0.01M, the effect is smaller compared to normal alkali metal iodide electrolytic baths, and above 1M, iodate will precipitate (crystallize).
This is because it is easier to do. PH is adjusted using acids (sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, hydroiodic acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, etc.) and alkalis (sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, etc.), but especially
There is no need to adjust the PH. In addition, in order to suppress PH fluctuations, salts and acids that have a PH buffering effect,
Combinations with alkalis, such as acetic acid-sodium acetate, phosphoric acid-sodium dihydrogen phosphate, diphosphoric acid
PH may be adjusted using sodium hydrogen-disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate-carbonate, sodium carbonate-sodium hydroxide, etc. Next, in order to clearly demonstrate the effects of the present invention,
As shown in FIG. 1, in an electrolytic cell 2 equipped with a cation exchange membrane 1, a gold plate is used as an anode 3 and a carbon plate is used as a cathode 4, and the gold plate of the anode 3 is melted to determine the weight loss of the anode 4. The current efficiency was determined. Example 1 Sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide were added to a solution containing 1 M of potassium iodide and 0.2 M of potassium iodate per unit to adjust the pH to 2, 7, 10, 13, respectively, and 14 as a comparative example. Electrolyte solutions were heated at 50°C. on a 0.5dm 2 gold plate
When the current was applied at 10A for 30 minutes, the results shown in Figure 2 were obtained. Conventional Example 1 When a 1M potassium iodide solution without the addition of potassium iodate was energized under the same conditions as in Example 1, the results shown in FIG. 2 were obtained. The current efficiency of the electrolytic solution according to the example was 5 to 22% higher than that of the conventional example at pH 2 to 13. Example 2 Using an electrolytic solution containing 3M of potassium iodide and 0.5M of sodium iodate per unit and adjusted to PH10,
10A (20A/ dm2 ) on a 0.5dm2 gold plate at a liquid temperature of 65℃
When electricity was applied for 30 minutes under three conditions: 20A (40A/dm 2 ) and 40A (80A/dm 2 ), the results shown in FIG. 3 were obtained. Conventional example 2 Potassium iodide without sodium iodate
When electricity was applied using 3M/electrolyte under the same conditions as in Example 2, the results shown in FIG. 3 were obtained. Example 3 and Conventional Example 3 The electrolytes of the Example and Conventional Example shown in the left column of Table 1 below were adjusted to PH=10 and heated at 50°C and 20A/
When I turned on the DM2 for 30 minutes, the result was as shown in the right column of the table. It can be seen that the more KIO 3 there is, the higher the current efficiency is.

【表】 実施例 4 ヨウ化カリウム3M/ヨウ素酸ナトリウム
0.5M/(PH=10)を電解液として、50℃で
0.5dm2のAu板に10A通電し、Au板の減量を測定
した。 参考例として0.5dm2の金板を50℃で上記の電解
液にひたしその減量を求めた。 従来例 4 ヨウ素酸ナトリウムを加えないヨウ化カリウム
3M/の電解液で実施例4と同条件で通電し減
量を測定した。 以上の結果を下記の表−2に示す。
[Table] Example 4 Potassium iodide 3M/sodium iodate
0.5M/(PH=10) as electrolyte at 50℃
A current of 10 A was applied to a 0.5 dm 2 Au plate, and the weight loss of the Au plate was measured. As a reference example, a 0.5 dm 2 gold plate was immersed in the above electrolyte at 50°C and its weight loss was determined. Conventional example 4 Potassium iodide without adding sodium iodate
Electricity was applied using a 3M electrolytic solution under the same conditions as in Example 4, and the weight loss was measured. The above results are shown in Table 2 below.

【表】 上記の表−2より判るようにヨウ化カリウム−
ヨウ素酸カリウム液自身による金の溶解はわずか
であり、電解によりヨウ素酸カリウムが効果的に
働いている事がわかる。 (発明の効果) 以上の説明から判るように本発明による金の電
解液は、高電流密度領域においても金の溶解効率
が高い為、本電解液を使用し電気溶解条件の高電
流密度化することにより、金の電気溶解装置を小
型化することができるという優れた効果が得られ
る。
[Table] As seen from Table 2 above, potassium iodide
The dissolution of gold by the potassium iodate solution itself is minimal, indicating that potassium iodate is working effectively through electrolysis. (Effects of the Invention) As can be seen from the above explanation, the gold electrolyte according to the present invention has high gold dissolution efficiency even in a high current density region. As a result, an excellent effect can be obtained in that the gold electrolytic melting apparatus can be downsized.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は電解槽の概略図、第2図は電解液のPH
と電流効率の関係を示すグラフ、第3図は電解電
流と電流効率の関係を示すグラフである。
Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the electrolytic cell, Figure 2 is the pH of the electrolyte
FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between electrolytic current and current efficiency.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 1中にヨウ化アルカリ金属塩0.1〜5モル
とヨウ素酸アルカリ金属塩0.01〜1モルを含みPH
が2〜13.5に調整された水溶液からなる金の電解
液。
1 Contains 0.1 to 5 moles of alkali metal iodide and 0.01 to 1 mole of alkali metal iodate; PH
A gold electrolyte consisting of an aqueous solution with a pH of 2 to 13.5.
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JP61167616A JPS6324090A (en) 1986-07-16 1986-07-16 Gold electrolytic solution
DE8787830273T DE3775645D1 (en) 1986-07-16 1987-07-15 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING GOLD.
US07/073,509 US4859293A (en) 1986-07-16 1987-07-15 Process for refining gold and apparatus employed therefor
EP87830273A EP0253783B1 (en) 1986-07-16 1987-07-15 Process for refining gold and apparatus employed therefor
CA000542230A CA1322855C (en) 1986-07-16 1987-07-15 Process for refining gold and apparatus employed therefor
AU75670/87A AU607921B2 (en) 1986-07-16 1987-07-15 Process for refining gold and apparatus employed therefor

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