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The invention provides a composition for use in the recovery of precious metals, or the treatment and/or purification of water, the composition being selected from a catolytic solution having a pH greater than 7, an anolytic solution having a pH less than 7, and a near-neutral solution having a pH n

The invention provides a composition for use in the recovery of precious metals, or the treatment and/or purification of water, the composition being selected from a catolytic solution having a pH greater than 7, an anolytic solution having a pH less than 7, and a near-neutral solution having a pH near 7, or a mixture of two or more of said solutions. The invention also relates to a process for the recovery of precious metals from precious metal-bearing ore using the above composition. Further, there is provided a process for making a composition, the process comprising activating water by subjecting it to a magnetic treatment; subjecting the water to electrolysis in a reactor; introducing additives to the activated water in the reactor to form a reaction mixture; subjecting the reaction mixture to photoelectrolysis and/or radioelectrolysis; and separating an anolyte and catholyte in the reactor.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A process for making a composition for use in recovering precious metals, the process comprising:(a) activating water by subjecting it to a magnetic treatment;(b) subjecting the water to electrolysis in a reactor having an electrode;(c) introducing an additive into the activated wa

[ We claim:] [1.] A process for making a composition for use in recovering precious metals, the process comprising:(a) activating water by subjecting it to a magnetic treatment;(b) subjecting the water to electrolysis in a reactor having an electrode;(c) introducing an additive into the activated water in the reactor to form a reaction mixture;(d) subjecting the reaction mixture to photoelectrolysis, wherein the electrode is treated with ultraviolet light during electrolysis; and(e) separating an anolyte and a catholyte in the reactor. [28.] A process as claimed in claim 1, further comprising recovering a precious metal by means of sorption, extraction, electrowinning, ion-exchange, amalgamation, electrosorption, or cementation.