6. Glossary
Chitin; Chitin
A nitrogenous organic substance (polysaccharide) that is the main component of the integument of insects, crustaceans, and certain fungi and lichens.
Electrometallurgy
Use of the thermal and electrolytic properties of electricity for the production and refining of metallurgical products.
Leaching
Treatment of a substance or mixture with a liquid to extract its soluble components.
Precious metals
Precious metals are gold, silver, and metals from the platinum group (platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, osmium, and ruthenium).
Mineralogy; Mineralogy
Separation of the various minerals contained in ore extracted from quarries or mines in order to concentrate...
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Patents
Process for extracting and recovering gold and/or one or more platinoids present in an acidic aqueous phase S69999 FR DEL-P, January 23, 2020.
Processes for extracting and recovering tantalum present in an acidic aqueous phase using an ionic liquid, and use of such an ionic liquid to extract tantalum, FR3040060, February 17, 2017.
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