Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Precious Metals and Removal of Hazardous Metals Using Persimmon Tannin and Persimmon Wastes

Novel and environmentally benign adsorbents were prepared via a simple sulfuric acid treatment process using the wastes of astringent persimmon, a type of biomass waste, along with persimmon tannin extract which is currently employed for the tanning of leather and as natural dyes and paints. The eff...

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Main Authors: Katsutoshi Inoue, Manju Gurung, Ying Xiong, Hidetaka Kawakita, Keisuke Ohto, Shafiq Alam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/5/4/1921