A strategy to determine the potential interval for selective silver electrodeposition from ammoniacal thiosulfate solutions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 85, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 144-153

  Alonso, Alejandro R ^a   Lapidus, Gretchen T ^a   González, Ignacio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Copper thiosulfate; Non pollutant leaching solutions; Selective electrodeposition; Silver recovery; Silver thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; PH EFFECTS; SILVER ALLOYS; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

COPPER THIOSULFATE; NON POLLUTANT LEACHING SOLUTIONS; SELECTIVE ELECTRODEPOSITION; SILVER RECOVERY; SILVER THIOSULFATE;

ELECTRODEPOSITION;

EID: 33846609130     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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