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The document provides instructions for recovering gold from computer parts using a chemical bath process. It lists the necessary chemicals as chlorine bleach, muriatic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and sodium bisulfate. The first step is to select clean computer parts with gold plating such as from memory cards. The parts are then placed in a muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide solution, which will dissolve base metals like nickel and copper over 24-48 hours, leaving behind the gold foil. Safety equipment should be worn while the chemicals are reacting.

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The document provides instructions for recovering gold from computer parts using a chemical bath process. It lists the necessary chemicals as chlorine bleach, muriatic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and sodium bisulfate. The first step is to select clean computer parts with gold plating such as from memory cards. The parts are then placed in a muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide solution, which will dissolve base metals like nickel and copper over 24-48 hours, leaving behind the gold foil. Safety equipment should be worn while the chemicals are reacting.

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I have used a number of chemicals these I have found to be the

most widely available.

1 gallon of Clorox Bleach.  or  Sodium hypochlorate at 6%


2. Muriatic Acid  34% HCL ~ Baume.
3. Hydrogen Peroxide  - 3%  but no greater then 5%
4.  Stumpout by Bonide.   or Sodium bisulfate - 99.9% as specified
in the Msds  or Sodium Meta Bisulfite.
You cannot substitue with these chemicals trying to do so will no
give the required reactions.

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Step 4: Selecting Materials to Be Recovered.
I was taught by the method of Crap in Crap out.   You want your
materials to be as clean as possible with the least Amount of
Garbage as possible.

Gold fingers are typically found on PCI cards, ISA cards, or on


Memory sims/dimms/etc.  They create the corrosion free connection
between the computer and the expansion card. 

This process can also be used to recover gold from CPU such as
Pentium Pro, or Cyrix or older 486 and lower generation chips.
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Step 5: The First Chemical Bath.
Objective of this first chemical bath is to remove a large majority the
base metals, Such as nickle, zinc and copper.

After cleanly removing your plated sections of computer parts. 


remove any visible capacitors transistors, or other components.  be
sure to also remove any steel or iron parts attached.  These metals
can foul the reaction causing poor results.

Tools
100 ML beaker, 1 gallon bucket, 2 1/2 gallon bucket. 

Chemicals

Muratic acid, and hydrogen peroxide.

Materials you are looking to recover.

First step, place your 1 gallon stainer bucket, into your 2 1/2 gallon
wash bucket.  But first place your parts to be recovered inside your
1 gallon strainer bucket. as pictured.

Add enough muratic acid to cover your fingers about 1 cm above


your materials. keep track of how many MLs are added.  you want
to keep your waste Acids to a minimum.   second.  To activate the
solution you want to add your Hydrogen peroxide 3 - 5% solution  in
a 2 to 1 ratio.  two parts muratic acid to one part hydrogen peroxide.

 after the Peroxide has been added to your muratic acid the mixture
should start to bubble,  and the base metals should begin to
dissolve.  At this point you should be wearing your safety gear
because a few unfriendly fumes are being released.

This process can take up to 24 - 48 hours.    this works best at the


temperatures of 80 - 90 F.

When this has been completed you will see a batch of gold foils
floating in your now dark green acid.

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