Date of Award
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering
Dr. J. George Grunenfelder
Professor Ralph Smith
Dr. Edwin G. Koch
In the hydrometallurgy of copper, probably the most widely used method for the precipitation of copper is by electrolysis using insoluble anodes. The process is similar in many respects to the electrolytic refining of copper; one of the main differences is the use of insoluble anodes in electrowinning as compared to the use of impure copper anodes in electrorefining. Impurities, however, are common to both processes. The nature of these impurities differ and the problem of purifying the electrolyte is also different.
Owings, James L., "The Effect of Ferric Iron Upon the Current Efficiency and the Deposition of Copper in the Electrowinning of Copper from Copper Sulphate Solutions" (1952). Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970. 379.
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