Desorption and Electrolysis Unit

The Desorption and Electrolysis Unit is designed for gold recovery operations that use loaded (gold-bearing) carbon as part of production. It is commonly applied in carbon-in-pulp plants and heap leaching facilities where gold is carried on activated carbon and must be stripped and recovered as part of the overall circuit.

In operation, the unit performs desorption to remove gold from loaded carbon and then uses electrolysis to recover gold from the solution produced during stripping. The system is built around a process flow that moves carbon through the unit using an automated conveying method intended to limit carbon breakage and reduce losses associated with carbon fines.

For the plant, that integration can simplify the recovery step and support consistent results from batch to batch. Automation can also reduce manual handling, which helps keep operating conditions steady and lowers labor demands where multiple batches are processed each day.

This unit is a strong fit for gold operations running carbon-in-pulp processing, carbon handling in adsorption circuits, and heap leach recovery flows where loaded carbon must be processed reliably. It is also relevant where operators want a recovery step that does not rely on cyanide in the desorption stage and where barren carbon does not require dry heat regeneration as part of the strip cycle described for this unit.

Model selection is typically based on how much loaded carbon you need to process per batch and per day, then confirmed against your plant’s carbon inventory, adsorption circuit scheduling, and recovery targets. The technical table below lists batch capacity and daily capacity ranges for each model.

If you share your circuit type, average loaded carbon mass per strip, and desired strips per day, Bros Dirt Diggers can help you match the right unit size and discuss how it ties into your carbon handling and recovery workflow.