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ACIDLESS SEPARATION® BUSINESSIKOI SpA, worldwide leader in Precious Metals treatments technologies, is the sole manufacturer and distributor of ALS® products and we are the owner of any patent involving ALS® technology.
ACIDLESS SEPARATION® OFFERALS® is currently available in the following sizes: - 30 Kg - 60 Kg - 100 Kg - 125 Kg
We are available to organize trials with your own alloyed materials to allow you testing the obtainable results.
ACIDLESS SEPARATION® EFFICIENCY
In these two years of consistent use, our customers confirm the efficiency of the process and the achievement of the expected results of pre-refining. Comparing with a “normal” electrolytic process, customers confirm that ALS®reduces the operative costs per Kg of treated material (energy, chemical products, labor and financing cost of gold thanks to faster working time) up to 40% with special appreciation of the speed and cleanliness of the process.
IKOI SERVICE1. Feasibility Study2. Customized Project3. Commissioning4. Warranty5. Training6. Maintenance7. Service and Spare Parts Supply8. Periodical plant updates
- No use of chemicals- No fume treatment- No waste water treatment- No tedious by-products treatment- Short cycle time- Operational cost advantage
ALS® is a pre-refining process removing silver and light elements from Au/Ag/Cu alloys using vacuum distillation technology. It is used to reduce silver content on Au/Ag/Cu alloys, in order to make the resulting gold based alloy suitable for treatment in the following final refining step (like electrolytic processes or Aqua Regia that is limited in Silver content).
MORE ADVANTAGES OF THE PROCESSA DISRUPTIVE CHANGE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRECIOUS METALS INDUSTRY
ELECTRIC POWER BOARD VACUUM PUMPS
VACUUM CHAMBER FRAMEWORK
DESCRIPTION OFTHE INSTALLATION
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A NEW ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY AND SAFE PRE-REFINING TECHNOLOGY
A BREAKTHROUGH IN THE PRE-REFINING PROCESSALS® is a technological new invention outdating conventional pre-refining processes.ALS® is a GREEN technology, in tune with nowadays commitment of the industry for a constant improvement of environment protection.ALS® is based on vacuum distillation: it separates the most volatile elements by evaporation and deposition on a water-cooled condensing system.
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Au based billet Ag based condensate
Au79
Ag47
Cu29
Pt78
Pd46
Ni28
Zn30
Pb82
Ag47
Pb82
Zn30
Au79
Cu29
Pt78
Pd46
Ni28
LESS METALIMMOBILISATIONOnly incoming feedstock is treated. There is no need to correct the alloy avoiding P.M. lock up
GREEN COMMITMENTNo chemicals consumption, no fume, no liquid effluent
NO METAL LOSSThere is no loss of any kind of precious material
SPEED OF PROCESSMuch shorter than chemical processes
EASY TO OPERATEWith exception of loading and unloading, the process is fully automatized
SAFE AND SECUREIt is a batchwise process, taking place in a fully confined environmnent
