| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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New Directions in Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy, Recycling and Waste Minimization: An EPD Symposium in Honor of Patrick R. Taylor
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| Presentation Title |
D-45: Removal of Iron from an Electrolytic Solution Rich in Copper by Selective Hydrometallurgical Routes |
| Author(s) |
Ana Belen Cueva Sola, Jungshin Kang, Jin-Young Lee, Rajesh Kumar Jyothi |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Rajesh Kumar Jyothi |
| Abstract Scope |
Current technological development towards a cleaner energy sources and an increased consumption of electronic devices are driving the increase in the demand of copper and iron. Even though, in the foreseeable future there is no predicted shortage of copper, it is imperative to improve the recovery from secondary sources in pro of the environment and the achievement of circular economy. Currently, cooper obtained from secondary sources are meeting the demand of around 30% worldwide. However, cooper usually comes associated with iron. By using hydrometallurgy, these metals are recovered and separated as a part of a continuous effort to reduce the environmental burden of wastewater and recover valuable metals. During this research, an electrolytic solution rich in Cu2+ (~ 50 g/L) with a small concentration of Fe2+ (~ 2 g/L) was processed using solvent extraction. The optimum conditions for extraction and stripping were derived and removal of iron was efficiently proposed. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Copper / Nickel / Cobalt, Hydrometallurgy, Recycling and Secondary Recovery |