Scrap Silver Refining (Part 3) Cementation of Silver with Copper

In this video we are cementing the silver out of solution onto copper. In (Part 4) we will filter out the cement silver and dry it.
Danger! Do not attempt these procedures without the proper training and safety equipment.
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[@kaynefryday1251]

Great stuff , I can watch this all day every day. Keep it coming please.

[@LithicMetals]

Thanks Kayne! Very glad to hear it!

[@pleasuregaming2601]

Noice 👍🏻 Love from India

[@jasonsummit1885]

I have done this with pure silver nitrate granules that I acquired from a friend who saved small jars of it from the trash where he works. I made a chain necklace and a couple of rings out of the silver I extracted from it.😁

[@savetheaspies]

In gold refining (electronic waste) it is general practice to do nitric acid washes to clean up the gold. The silver ends up in that nitric acid. I assume I can copper drop that solution right?

[@LithicMetals]

You sure can. 😀

[@savetheaspies]

@@LithicMetals Nice. My goal is to only keep nitrates in solution. Then I will drop the copper next... then boil down the last of the junk down and crystallize it. Why you ask? I can throw the recovered nitrate salts into a distillation apparatus... and add some good old H2SO4... reflux... and recover a good portion of my HNO3 through distillation! The stuff left in the flask will all be sulfates of whatever junk was in there. Can be dried and thrown into the waste bucket. (leaving you with relatively very little, dry, non-explosive, easy to handle waste) There... now I gave you a tip. ;-)

[@RedDogForge]

why doesnt the silver re-react with the nitric acid?

[@user-jq8il8jh8q]

Hello, your method is very good, but I have a question: do you neutralize the solution before applying the copper or not? Thank you

[@LithicMetals]

Neutralize, no. However I generally try to make sure all of the free nitrates are spent. Whereas in this video I neglected to do so.

[@user-jq8il8jh8q]

@@LithicMetals Thank you and I wish you continued success

[@nexus845]

Love your vids! Where are you located in the States? I'm from NY

[@LithicMetals]

Thanks Johnny! We're in Wisconsin.

[@nexus845]

@@LithicMetals sweet! What's your prices on refining gold like 100 grams of 14kt?

[@LithicMetals]

@@nexus845 it's a flat rate. Happy to discuss it with you, you can email me at [e-mail] :)

[@ach7177]

Hello How much copper must I use usually Is there a calculation? Did you warm up the liquid while adding copper ? And can I use the solution many several time ? If yes how do I know must add nitric acid on solution

[@LithicMetals]

Due to safety issues, no one should conduct these experiments without first studying fully the hazards of doing so. This stuff is very unhealthy! From my experience for every gram of copper that goes into solution, apx. 2.5 grams of silver drop out. No, don't warm the solution, the reaction itself causes heat. No, you can't reuse the solution. You must learn how to treat the waste solution or it will be an environmental hazard!

[@ach7177]

Thanks for your reply , can I do the silver electrolyte cell process without using copper ? And what copper do

[@alpakrii]

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[@behindthescenes3394]

What is that solution from?

[@user-sj2bw8rn1d]

what kind of acid is used here (please tell me)

[@LithicMetals]

Nitric Acid. 🙂

[@wahidnazari3678]

Did You destroyed the nitric acid, before adding the copper to the solution?, or not.