Removing Gold Plate from a Metallic Substrate
Hi - years ago I built a little cell for removing gold plate from a bunch of brass microwave attenuators. It was a low toxic alternative to dissolving the entire chunk in aqua regia and going through that entire dangerous refining process. The mud created was melted down, a little salt peter added and I'd end up in the 97%+ pure neighborhood. The cell uses sulfuric acid and it can be used over and over again.
The cell is based on a design in George Gadja's Gold Refining book and with a little help from C.W. Ammen.
I still advocate that folks do NOT refine at home, but thought you might be interested in this.
It is online, but unfortunately, I can't put the link in this post so PM (personal message) me and I'll send you the URL. I only check in here every couple of day so if you don't hear back from me right away, you will soon. Thanks.
Best,
Mike :)
