METAL RECOVERY APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

Apparatus and a method for removing a metal from solutions, such as silver from a hypo solution, wherein the solution is caused to circulate in a closed fluid circuit containing a globular space across which a potential gradient is maintained, thus causing a current flow when the solution flows through the space, whereby metal is separated from the solution by an electrolytic action. Access to the space can be had to retrieve the recovered metal and the process can be automated to minimize manual functions.