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New Technology for Electrorefining of Copper

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New electrorefining technology utilizes a novel manifold electrolyte inlet, which allows improving productivity and production in new and existing tankhouses at high current efficiency and very good cathode quality. Two installation examples—Montanwerke Brixlegg AG, Brixlegg, Austria (upgrade existing tankhouse) and Xiangguang Copper, Yanggu, China (new tankhouse)—demonstrate the use of current densities above 400 A/m2 at very high current efficiency in electrorefining.

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  1. METTOP GmbH, Leoben, Austria

    Andreas Filzwieser, Iris Filzwieser & Stefan Konetschnik

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Filzwieser, A., Filzwieser, I. & Konetschnik, S. New Technology for Electrorefining of Copper. JOM 64, 1290–1295 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-012-0459-1

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