Research Article

Fast and Selective Adsorption of Au (III) from the Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using a Low-Cost Adsorbent: Optimization by Central Composite Design Based on Response Surface Methodology

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Reusability of the GA. Adsorption conditions: Au (III) concentration = 32 , GA mass = 23 mg, pH = 2, and contact time = 30 min. Desorption conditions: elution agent = solution of thiourea (0.5 M) in HCl (2 M) and shaking time = 4 h.