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A Method For Iron Determination During Copper Electrometallurgy And Its Application To The Calculation Of Current Efficiency, Daniel Pedro Cruz
A Method For Iron Determination During Copper Electrometallurgy And Its Application To The Calculation Of Current Efficiency, Daniel Pedro Cruz
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With the objective of developing statistical models that describe iron kinetics under typical copper electrolytes as well as its effects on current efficiency and influence in cathodic and anodic behavior, a detailed electrochemical analysis is done in this work as a contribution to implement hydrometallurgical processes in the refining or winning process to produce high purity copper.
This Thesis evaluates the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of the Fe3+/Fe2+ couple in the H2SO4-Fe2(SO4)3-FeSO4-H2O and H2SO4-CuSO4-Fe2(SO4)3-FeSO4-H2O systems, with addition of different copper concentrations and temperatures up to 70°, typically employed in the industry. This study further validates and expands a thermodynamic expression developed …