Abstract: A method for producing a colloidal aphron/graphene hybrid fluid composition. The method may include forming a first mixture by mixing a graphene oxide aqueous solution and a biopolymer solution. The method may further include forming a second mixture by mixing the first mixture with at least an ionic-surfactant solution and a non-ionic surfactant solution.

Abstract: A method for recovery of precious metals from copper anode slime may include leaching a leach liquor out of the copper anode slime by mixing the copper anode slime with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid, separating silver from the leach liquor by forming a silver chloride precipitate in the leach liquor by mixing a supersaturated sodium chloride solution with the leach liquor at room temperature and obtaining a first filtrate by filtering the silver chloride precipitate out of the leach liquor. Copper may be separated from the first filtrate by forming a copper hydroxide precipitate in the first filtrate by adjusting pH of the first filtrate at 9 and obtaining a second filtrate by filtering the copper hydroxide precipitate out of the first filtrate. Metallic selenium may be recovered from the second filtrate by reducing the metallic selenium via a chemical reduction utilizing L-ascorbic acid (LAA) as a reducing agent.

Abstract: A method for recovering metal oxides from a paint sludge. The method may include obtaining a first mixture by evaporating an organic part of the paint sludge. Evaporating the organic part of the paint sludge may include heating the paint sludge in a furnace. The method may further include precipitating a second mixture from the first mixture by mixing the first mixture and a sodium hydroxide solution. The method may further include recovering titanium dioxide from the second mixture by mixing the second mixture with a hydrochloric acid solution.

Abstract: A method for producing a colloidal aphron/graphene hybrid fluid composition. The method may include forming a first mixture by mixing a graphene oxide aqueous solution and a biopolymer solution. The method may further include forming a second mixture by mixing the first mixture with at least an ionic-surfactant solution and a non-ionic surfactant solution.

Abstract: A method for recovery of precious metals from copper anode slime may include leaching a leach liquor out of the copper anode slime by mixing the copper anode slime with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid, separating silver from the leach liquor by forming a silver chloride precipitate in the leach liquor by mixing a supersaturated sodium chloride solution with the leach liquor at room temperature and obtaining a first filtrate by filtering the silver chloride precipitate out of the leach liquor. Copper may be separated from the first filtrate by forming a copper hydroxide precipitate in the first filtrate by adjusting pH of the first filtrate at 9 and obtaining a second filtrate by filtering the copper hydroxide precipitate out of the first filtrate. Metallic selenium may be recovered from the second filtrate by reducing the metallic selenium via a chemical reduction utilizing L-ascorbic acid (LAA) as a reducing agent.