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Metal Recovery Processes

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Electrowinning is the electrolytic process of “winning” or recovering dissolved metal using an applied potential.

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Free, M.L. (2022). Metal Recovery Processes. In: Hydrometallurgy. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88087-3_7

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