Showing posts with label High purity cathode copper. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The decription of High purity cathode copper

Electrolytic purification of copper: blister copper (copper 99%) pre-made ​​thick plate as the anode, made ​​of pure copper flakes as a cathode, a mixture of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and copper sulfate (CuSO4) as the electrolyte. Energized, the copper dissolved from the anode into copper ions (Cu) to the cathode move to the cathode, electrons in the cathode precipitation of copper (also known as copper). Blister Copper is reviewed impurities such as copper and lively iron and zinc will be dissolved together with the copper ions (Zn and Fe). Is not easy because these ions and copper ions compared to precipitation, electrolysis, as long as the proper adjustment potentiometer poor can avoid these ions precipitate on the anode. Copper inactive impurities such as gold and silver deposited on the bottom of the electrolyzer. This produced copper, known as “High purity cathode copper, high quality, can be used to make electrical products. Precipitation in the cell at the bottom called “anode mud”, which is rich in gold and silver, is very expensive, take out the reprocessing of high economic value.
High purity copper cathode products are widely used in the field of wire and cable, electronics, copper processing, machinery manufacturing, and copper alloy casting, etc.