Copper Electrolytic Plant

Electrolysis of copper transfers copper atoms from an impure copper anode to a pure copper cathode, leaving the impurities behind. Unrefined copper is about 99 % pure. Copper Electrolysis Refining is a way of obtaining new, pure copper from old , wires, circuits, and so on.

Process for the Electrolytic Refining of Copper

Raw material: Blister Copper
It is extracted from copper mine in smelting furnace, contains 98.5% copper. It is the raw material of electrolytic copper production. While the final electrolytic copper product contains 99.99% copper in it.

How does it work: Copper electrorefining produces copper essentially free of impurities, and separates valuable impurities such as gold and silver from copper for recover as by products. The process for electrorefining copper is typical of those carried out in aqueous solution.

In this process, the positive electrode (the anode) is made of the impure copper which is to be purified. The negative electrode (the cathode) is a bar of pure copper. The two electrodes are placed in a solution of sulfuric acid and copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4) (electrolyte–solution the ions travel through), and selectively electroplating pure copper from this electrolyte without the anode impurities.

Copper Electrolytic Refining Plant

Copper Electrolysi s Machines	Electrolytic copper refining tank	Copper anodes casting machine	Pure copper cathode sheets	Off-gas treatment system
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