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Copper compounds are crucial for major areas of application, basically due to the biological impact of small amounts of copper. Thus, on the one hand, copper is used in the form of cuprous oxide as a coating for the hulls of ships to prevent algae growth or as cupric hydroxide as a fungicide in wine or coffe plantations; on the other hand, it is indispensable as a trace element in animal foodstuffs. Other applications (e.g., the manufacture of catalysts or pigments) are presently quantitatively small.
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Adalbert Lossin earned his Ph.D. in incorganic chemistry at the University of Hannover in 1993. He is currently the head of research and development at Norddeutsche Affinerie.
Franz-Josef Westhoff earned his Dr. Ing. in nonferrous metallurgy at Tu Clansthal-Zellerfeld in 1990. He is currently a general superinterdent at the Metais and Chemicals Division of Norddeutsche Affinerie.
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Lossin, A., Westhoff, FJ. The production and application of cuprous oxide and cupric hydroxide. JOM 49, 38–39 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02914738
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02914738