Gold Recovery from 100g Gold Filled glasses

[@DJEuphoria24]

That cloudy stuff in your rinse solution was Silver chloride. You used Tap water to rinse after the burning. Using Tap water makes silver chloride if you have silver in your Metal. Always used Distilled Water to rinse if your sure theirs no Silver in your Metal that you refine next. Just a little tip I’ve learned from other Refiners.

[@KKRRenewables]

Great…. Thank you so much!

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

That’s one beautiful bead of gold there! Well done sir. 👍

[@KKRRenewables]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@johngay1981]

Excellent video. Well detailed. Nice wind chimes. Amazing 4.7g from glasses.

[@KKRRenewables]

The chimes sound nice right? :). Thank you for the comment and the view.

[@averygentry35]

Sereetips is screaming at the screen yelling did I not teach them right??? 😂

[@averygentry35]

I’m joking, doing better than I have in the past, I just don’t have patience to wait months on the processes you do, there no way I could hold out that long

[@KKRRenewables]

lol. I totally understand. I don’t have as much time as I’d like for my hobby but I try to make the best of it. Sometimes not moving through a process as quickly as I can causes “delay issues”, which are always recoverable but take extra time. Thanks a bunch for the view, comment, and the support. I appreciate you.

[@enricotrombini2363]

Yeah.. the guru is watching sternly!

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

Is that an aluminum silicate Melt dish you are using or something different? 41:20

[@KKRRenewables]

I’m not actually sure. Amazon melt dish :)

[@deplorable9022]

Very nice gold bead! I am interested in doing this as a hobby but cannot afford all of the equipment yet. Your video was very informative, Thank you.

[@KKRRenewables]

Thank you so much for the view and the comment. If you’re interested, a great place to start is www.goldrefiningforum.com. There are years of forums to read through. C.M. Hoke wrote a great book on the processes and this forum has links to soft copy with modern edits.

[@davidmarshall9160]

Wow a new way, to refinr with high purity, you are awesome, thank you!!!

[@KKRRenewables]

You are so welcome!

[@reverendtfg6802]

*I like your sprayer, what brand is it?*

[@KKRRenewables]

I like this one a lot more than the regular squirt bottles. “Mister” branded by Exo Terra. I’ve seen many just like it though from different companies so I assume there’s a generic brand out there. Thank you for watching!

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

13:39 is that a more than 50-year old Prudentialware pan I see you using because I've got one just like it in fact I have most of the set still

[@KKRRenewables]

That is a yard-sale special! It might be as you guess, but I’ve not reviewed the markings. The next time I pull it out to use it I’ll check and return here if it is. Thanks!

[@NeverEvil1]

Great video. Gold reclaiming and refining is a long and boring process. Don’t give up yet though, you are just starting to gain traction. I’m subscriber 134 now 😁

[@KKRRenewables]

Thank you so much for subscribing! No signs of giving up :). thanks for the comment and encouragement.

[@MrMsabyan]

If i can ask, how much did you pay for the frames to start the project?

[@KKRRenewables]

My apologies but I did not keep track of that. Thank you for the view and the comment. No really appreciate you.

[@idontknowmyfirstname69]

Make sure you stannous test that copper(ii) chloride leech. Stuff nearly always manages to pull a lil bit of gold into the solution whenever I run a long one like that... That cloudiness when you added water was silver chloride coming out... A little tip when you're cleaning going from acid wash the water wash do I wash with ammonia solution followed by a couple water washes but that'll do is that'll get rid of any silver chloride still behind that was a long or fine seems like it started in one season and ended and another LOL. But you did it quite thorough job. That's why I enjoy watching your channel

[@KKRRenewables]

Thank you so much for the information and thank you for the compliment. I really enjoy recovery and refining and am happy to share what I know. I’ll do more research on the ammonia solution wash, thank you for the tip!

[@Dennis-hu5tp]

Excellent video and a great result 👍. I haven’t even thought about using HCL for getting the Borax away until now. Thanks for enlightening me about it🙏🏻. I have the same magnetic stirrer as you (SH-2). Are you happy with yours? Mine has worked flawlessly for over a year, until the engine stopped working last week. But the manufacturer sent a new engine straight away on pure goodwill, so now I'm hoping for another year😅. You are very educational when you show how you do👍. Will definitely follow your channel😃. Thanks /Dennis

[@KKRRenewables]

Thanks so much for the view and the comment! I love my magnetic stir/hot plate. I think it’s worked fantastic since I got it and I’ve used it for a couple of years now. My only issue with it is when I get a little crazy and ask it to stir too much Material. 😂

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

Am I wrong or isnt hydrochloric acid thought to put a little gold in solution when dealing with leaf like that? I swear I heard that somewhere. To be fair though, I do have trouble remembering what I had for breakfast, so I might be way off. Lol…

[@KKRRenewables]

Hahhaha. Me too! I have not heard that HCl will put Au in solution. But I’ve also been told hot HCl will dissolve anything 😊. If it does dissolve some gold, stock pot will catch it.

[@Alex-kp3hr]

Nice video. How much money did you buy the rims for?

[@KKRRenewables]

I think that’ll be a secret, but considering I had all the equipment and acids, I made a good return on this.

[@derrecycler2184]

Warum machst Du Videos, wenn Du Deine Informationen nicht weitergibst. Da Brillen meistens nur vergoldet sind, ist die Frage wo die 4,7 Gramm Gold herkommen.

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

6:41 bronze or brass because typically Gold filled is Hollow gold tubes filled with Jewelers brass in which case there wouldn't be tin but rather zinc and I don't know that that would affect your calculations or methodology any but wanted to point that out

[@KKRRenewables]

Thank you so much for pointing that out!

[@Cheyenne-kl2jw]

How many pairs of glasses was that?

[@KKRRenewables]

If memory serves, it was 15 pairs.

[@thmspl1]

I have a few questions… did you add peroxide with the initial HCl to dissolve the base metals, what concentration nitric acid do you use, and what chemical are you using to denox? Thanks in advance…hope you’re still out there in internet land… I need to be able to do this!🤞

[@KKRRenewables]

Hey there! I still work a 9 to 5 job so I can’t always respond the same day or quickly, but I will respond 😀. I use 68% nitric acid. HCl is roughly 32%. And no, I did not use any H2O2. The reason is that I used left over Cu(II)Cl from a previous experiment. You never NEED H2O2 with this method. Aquarium bubbler is good enough but it takes the process longer to get going. To denox, use Sulfamic acid. I recommend you join the goldrefiningforum.com and read read read. This stuff is dangerous if not taken with appropriate safety precautions.

[@thmspl1]

So I’ve been reading on the recommended forum but maybe using wrong terms in my search??? Will my eyeglass frames lose their “shape” when all the base metals are gone, or no? How do I know when the base metals are all dissolved? My HCl has been filtered/refreshed and is now just a very light green but the frame cuttings are still intact. For the record, I am in the process of reading “the book”😅 I’ve had a year of inorganic and a year of organic chem in college, though more years ago than I’d like to admit and NOT a boost to my GPA😉. I am well aware of the safety precautions necessary and have a basic understanding of the reactions involved. I normally would not be doing this, but I am the eye doctor at a non-profit clinic for the handicapped. The Lions Club is hoping to learn to recover the gold from the frames they have collected as a fundraiser for the clinic. They have tried sending them in to a refinery but were nonplussed by the turnaround time and funds received. Am really hoping this can work because the income would be awesome for the clinic.

[@thmspl1]

Found my answer.

[@thmspl1]

Just wanted to thank you for your direction…I did it! 🎉

[@KKRRenewables]

Hey there!! Congratulations. How’s you do with your refining. I must apologize. I had no idea you’d replied again. I don’t know how to tell. KZbin doesn’t tell me. I now wonder who else I never replied to. I’m so sorry. I hope you enjoyed your experience. Please share pics of your gold. [e-mail]. Take care.

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

46:23 I see you did get another new scale and a much better one good for you because the other one was horribly inaccurate

[@KKRRenewables]

I now have multiple new scales 😊

[@OnsloVest]

Quality vid mate, well done. Nice looking gold

[@KKRRenewables]

Thank you very much. Indeed, nice bead.

[@steveperez660]

Put the pan in AR it will clean it up

[@KKRRenewables]

I might just do that. Thanks!

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

44:12 remember you are a refiner not an international hand model so what do you say we cut to the Chase and get a weight on that shall we 😂 (just messing with you)

[@KKRRenewables]

But I could be an international hand model 😂

[@frantiseklaluch6605]

Whe doing AP solution, I use to add a bit of 30% peroxide (20-50 ml) when solution turns brown (once a day), goes to green and is hot, as Cu+ turns into Cu2+, I can disolve chunky pins in 5-7 days... Doing it in 4 liters glass jar to see, whats up inside. EDIT: Man you use HCl like you have some HCl well... I am like 10 ml in 25 ml beacher to clean the bead...🙂

[@KKRRenewables]

It’s true, I have a well😎. Just kidding of course. I prioritize the ease of beaker availability over HCl(aq) because I know I’m going to use that HCl(aq) for pins soon. Thank you for the view/ comment, and the chuckle.

[@CICADA2059]

That white color was silver chloride because you rinse by tap water use destiled water or HCL for rinsing

[@KKRRenewables]

Thank you very much. I’m trying to recreate that scenario with other chips.

[@thebhut3446]

Adding a Gas Washing Bottle inline to your vacuum pump will provide a bit of insurance in case you get some acid sucked up into your vacuum line.

[@KKRRenewables]

Wow. I’d no idea this sort of thing existed. I’ll check it out. Thank you very much for the view, comment, and suggestion. I appreciate you.

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

The cloud would be silver no? Reacting to the tap water?

[@KKRRenewables]

I would have thought that but it already had HCl in solution.

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

@@KKRRenewables is it possible some silver survived the HcI and reacted with the water? I swear that looks like silver to me. But, keep in mind, I am just a novice armchair refiner. Lol… never done it myself. So…. I may be waaaayyyy off here.

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

3:26 you replaced the acid when you should have replaced or more accurately supplemented your hydrogen peroxide instead

[@KKRRenewables]

Once. You start your process and you have a copper chloride leech you can certainly refresh or replace and spike with the old solution. Either is good. I would not recommend adding more H2O2 though. It’s only to provide the oxygen and my bubbler is doing that. I think this is right anyway ;)

[@abeleski]

First

[@KKRRenewables]

Right on!! I didn’t even know the video was live yet. Good job! Thanks for the comment and the view #1 :)