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Bernardes, A.M., Siqueira, M.A. and Zoppas, J. (2013) Electrodialysis and Water Reuse: Novel Approaches—Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg.

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• TITLE: Recovering Scrap Anode Copper Using Reactive Electrodialysis

  AUTHORS: Gerardo Cifuentes, José Hernández, Nicolás Guajardo

  KEYWORDS: Electro-Refining, Copper Scrap, Reactive Electro-Dialysis

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Vol.5 No.15, November 13, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Despite functioning without major operational problems—copper electro-refining does not allow complete use of copper anodes, peaking at 85% of the copper anode in weight. Consequently, the remaining 15% of scrap copper must be recirculated into the copper smelting. The use of reactive electrodyalysis is a system capable of continuously electro-refining scrap, by using a stainless steel basket and a cationic exchanging membrane in order to increase production of copper cathodes at the same percentage; it currently today returns to the copper smelter. In terms of specific energy consumption, this process would use between 3 and 4 times the value of normal electro-refining.