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Study on the Copper Electro-refining from Copper Containing Sludge

저품위 동(Cu) 함유 슬러지로부터 동 전해정련에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2017.11.09
  • Accepted : 2017.11.27
  • Published : 2017.12.31

Abstract

The electro-refining process was performed to recovery high purity copper from low grade copper containing sludge in sulfuric acid. The surface morphologies and roughness of electro-refining copper were analyzed with variation of the type and concentration of organic additives, the best surface morphology was obtained 5 ppm of the gelatin type and 5 to 10 ppm of the thiol type organic additive. The crude metal consisted of copper with 86.635, 94.969 and 99.917 wt.%, several impurity metals of iron, nickel, cobalt and tin by pyro-metallurgical process. After electro-refining process, the purity of copper increases to 3N or 4N grade. The impurity concentrations and copper purities of copper crude metals, electrolyte and electro-refining copper were analyzed using ICP-OES, the electro-refining time and purity of copper crude metal to recover 4N grade copper were deduced.

저품위 동 함유 슬러지로부터 회수된 동 조금속을 황산구리 전해액에서 전해정련을 수행하여 고순도 동을 회수하고자 하였다. 유기첨가제 종류 및 농도에 따른 전해정련동 표면 형상 및 조도를 분석하였을 때, gelatin계 유기첨가제 5 ppm 및 thiol계 유기첨가제 5~10 ppm 혼합 조건에서 가장 우수한 표면 형상을 얻을 수 있었다. 건식환원공정을 통해 회수한 철(Fe), 니켈(Ni), 코발트(Co) 및 주석(Sn) 등의 불순물이 함유된 각 86.635, 94.969 및 99.917 wt.% 순도의 동 조금속을 사용하여 전해정련하였고, 순도 3N~4N급 전해정련동을 얻을 수 있었다. 동 조금속, 전해액, 전해정련동의 불순 원소 농도 및 동 순도 등의 분석을 통해, 순도 99.99 wt.% 이상 전해정련동을 회수할 수 있는 전해정련 공정시간 및 동 조금속 순도를 도출하였다.

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