Electrorefining is the process of choice to purify several metals, among which copper. A crucial parameter in electrorefining, and electroplating general, additive activity. Several additives are introduced electrolyte ensure a morphological smooth copper deposit. Thiourea but complex used it known degenerate both reaction product as thiourea itself can with ions. Unfortunately, time dependent ...

According to the Korean long-term plan for nuclear technology development, KAERI is conducting a R&D project on the partitioning and transmutation (P&T) of long-lived radionuclides. The study for the partitioning is focused on the development of pyroprocessing based on an electrorefining of actinides because it is a kind of proliferation-resistive technology, where all the transuranic metals ar...

Pyroprocessing, which is a dry recycling method, converts spent nuclear fuel into U (Uranium)/TRU (TRansUranium) metal ingots in a high-temperature molten salt phase. This paper provides the unit process cost of a pyroprocess facility that can process up to 10 tons of pyroprocessing product per year by utilizing the process costing method. Toward this end, the pyroprocess was classified into fo...

Processing of anodic slimes from an Egyptian copper electrorefining plant, exhibiting high contents of copper, lead, tin and silver has been presented. The proposed hydrometallurgical process consists of two leaching stages for extraction of copper with H2SO4 – O2 and silver with thiourea – Fe. Pyrometallurgical treatment of the leaching solid residue for production of Pb-Sn soldering alloy was...

This study presents an experimental investigation on Zr separation from Zr-2.5Nb by anode potentiostatic electrorefining in LiCl-KCl-ZrCl4 0.5 wt. % at 773 K for irradiated CANDU pressure tube decontamination. By the ORIGEN-2 code calculation, radioactive characteristics were investigated to show that Nb-94 was most significant radionuclide with aspect of waste level reduction electrorefining. ...

Electrorefining of metals was developed in the second half 19th century [...]

Recycling of spent silver electroplating solutions has been investigated via electrowinning and electrorefining in comparison to zinc cementation technique this research. Two different compositions transparent dark waste were used having the remaining contents 17.71 g⸳L-1 33.36 respectively. The as an electrolyte first step at low current density 0.015 A⸳cm-2. It was found that increasing time ...

Advancements in technologies related to the electrorefining and electrodeposition of metals—as important manufacturing process steps—continue receive significant attention [...]