Abstract:
A METHOD IS PROVIDED IN WHICH GOLD IS RECOVERED FROM DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS THEREOF BY CONTACTING SUCH SOLUTIONS WITH A WATER-INSOLUBLE ETHYLENE POLYMER CONTAINING CARBOXYLATE AND/OR AMIDE GROUPS. THE GOLD BECOMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CARBOXYLATE AND/OR AMIDE GROUPS OF THE POLYMER AND CAN BE RECOVERED BY BURNING THE POLYMER TO RECOVER AN ASH ENRICHED IN GOLD.