How much seawater would be required to extract an ounce of gold
January 7th, 2018
How much seawater would be required to extract an ounce of gold (average oceanicconcentration of Gold: 0.056 x 10-9 mol kg-1 seawater; 1 L seawater ≈ 1 kg). Express youranswer in liters and in cubic kilometers. Do you think it is economic to extract Goldfrom seawater?