The effect of additives on anode passivation in electrorefining of copper

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 757-763

  Ilkhchi, M Ojaghi ^a   Yoozbashizadeh, H ^b   Safarzadeh, M Sadegh ^c,d  

^a SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d IZMDC   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anode passivation; Chloride ion; Chronopotentiometry; Copper electrorefining; Glue; Thiourea

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ANODES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROLYTES;

ANODE PASSIVATION; CHLORIDE ION; CHRONOPOTENTIOMETRY; COPPER ELECTROREFINING;

PASSIVATION;

ADDITIVES; ANODES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROLYTES; PASSIVATION;

EID: 34247610849     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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