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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1975
Hiroshi Kametani, Tokyo, JA;
Aiko Aoki, Chofu, JA;
National Research Institute for Metals, Tokyo, JA;
Abstract
A method for electrochemically refining copper, which comprises placing a catholyte solution consisting of a copper ion aqueous solution and an anolyte solution consisting of an aqueous dispersion of particles of matte, white metal or blister copper or particles of ferrous hydroxide in an electrolyte in a cathode compartment and the anode compartment, respectively of a galvanic cell partitioned into the cathode compartment and the anode compartment by a diaphragm; and short-circuiting a cathode dipped in the catholytic solution and an anode dipped in the anolyte solution by means of a conductor while maintaining the pH of the catholyte solution at -1 to 5 and the pH of the anolyte solution at 8 to 14, thereby to precipitate pure copper on the cathode.