ABS | Ammonium Bisulfite Solution
The preferred choice for cyanide neutralization, de-chlorination, oxygen scavenging, and food processing.
Cyanide Neutralization in Mining
When it comes to effective liquid sulfur-based mining reagents, moleko provides high quality products and technical expertise to support your operations in-plant. ABS is an aqueous ammonium bisulfite solution that effectively neutralizes cyanide in the Inco SO2/Air process.
- Field Tested and Proven - ABS is currently in use in numerous mines
- Ease of Handling - shipped as a liquid in bulk; no need to dissolve reagent prior to use
- High Strength - Up to 45% SO2 content
WHY USE moleko ABS?
- Flexible - Can be applied to the treatment of both cyanide solutions and slurries
- Fast and Effective - Can achieve low total cyanide (CN) in a single stage
- Proven - Over 120 applications since 1980
- Robust - Can treat solutions with high soluble metal concentrations
- Thorough - Will oxidize free cyanide and all cyanide complexed with copper, nickel, zinc, silver and cadmium
- Safe - No mixing of dry reagents, or production/use of Caro’s acid
- Service - We have in-house technical expertise to help you get the most from ABS; we can and will support your conversion with field support in mill
- Strong - Has significantly more SO2 available than alternative solutions
Water Treatment and Other Uses
ABS is effective in:
- de-chlorination of water, including wastewater plants and pipes
- oxygen scavenging in the oil and gas industry
- sugar beat processing, caramel coloring process, and other food industry uses
Kosher and Halal Compliance and Certifications
Moleko has three of its plants (East Dubuque, IL, Wynnewood, OK, and Billings, MT) certified as Kosher for Passover (OKP) [JG1] compliant and two plants (East Dubuque, IL, Wynnewood, OK) have additional Halal certification in line with FDA standards to sell ABS, to the food industry.