The reversibility of adsorption of gold cyanide on
Much controversy exists about the mechanism by which gold cyanide adsorbs on activated carbon. It is not the purpose of this article to explain the exact adsorption mechanism but, rather, to investigate the factors affecting the reversibility of adsorbed gold cyanide. Whereas Au(CN) 2 is soluble in water, AuCN and Au require the addition of cyanide to form Au(CN) 2 .