Examination of copper electrowinning smoothing agents. Part I: A review

MS Moats, A Luyima, W Cui - Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, 2016 - Springer
Organic smoothing additives are used to produce dense, thick, high-quality cathodes in
copper electrowinning. Glue had been used traditionally and is still used in operations that …

An experimental review of the physicochemical properties of copper electrowinning electrolytes

C Chibwe, M Tadie - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2021 - Springer
Physicochemical properties of copper electrolytes are a strong fundamental consideration in
electrodeposition processes during electro-purification and recovery of copper. Their …

Stainless steel substrate pretreatment effects on copper nucleation and stripping during copper electrowinning

F Verbruggen, E Fiset, L Bonin, A Prévoteau… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Springer
The effects of surface pretreatment of 304 stainless steel (SS) substrates on copper film
formation, adhesion, and purity obtained by galvanostatic electrodeposition at a current …

Effect of zinc ions on copper electrodeposition in the context of metal recovery from waste printed circuit boards

TR Da Silva, D Majuste, J Bauer, MS Moats - Hydrometallurgy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the effect of zinc ions on copper electrodeposition. Although zincis not
found at significant concentrations in conventional industrial copper electrolytes, in copper …

Use of hybrid renewable energy system with organic photovoltaic cells in zinc electrowinning

RAM Gomes, MP Porto, KCP Vieira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the use of customized hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) with
organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells for producing a high-purity metal by electrowinning. This …

Nodule formation on copper electrodeposits in the rotating cylinder hull cell

J Bauer, M Moats - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2022 - Springer
Nodulation formation during the electrolytic production of high-purity copper can lead to
impurity entrapment and/or increased energy consumption. The rotating cylinder Hull cell …

Current-source connection of electrolytic cell electrodes: An improvement for electrowinning and electrorefinery

EP Wiechmann, GA Vidal… - IEEE transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a current-source connection for electrolytic cells facilities, enlarging
actual production boundaries. Specifically, the aim of production-level increase, quality …

A comparison of various ion exchange resins for the removal of ferric ions from copper electrowinning electrolyte solutions part I: Electrolytes containing no other …

B McKevitt, D Dreisinger - Hydrometallurgy, 2009 - Elsevier
Column testing was performed on four commercially available ion exchange resins to
evaluate their ability to remove ferric from a synthetic copper electrowinning electrolyte …

[HTML][HTML] Pressure leaching of copper sulphide from nickel refining: Initial experiments for valorisation

P Sinisalo, S Jafari, M Lundström - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Copper sulphide rich leach residue from nickel refining is a marketable product and may be
treated by smelting. In looking for another refining technology for its valorisation, the raw …

Improving productivity and energy efficiency in copper electrowinning plants

EP Wiechmann, AS Morales… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents strategies to improve energy efficiency and productivity in copper
electrowinning (EW) plants. Plant modeling is based on updated technical data and specific …