• Resources Recycling
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.84-90
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• 2017

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.

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.219-223
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.224-224
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• 2010

야금학적 정련은 태양전지 소재인 실리콘의 저가화를 통한 태양전지의 단가를 낮추는데 유망한 공정이다. 이중에서도 실리콘의 전자빔정련은 고순도의 실리콘 정련에 효과적인 기술이다. 본 연구에서는 전자빔용융법을 이용하여 실리콘 정련을 수행하였으며, 제조된 실리콘의 미세구조 및 분순물농도를 측정하였다. 고진공의 챔버 하부에 수냉동도가니가 위치해있고, 상부에 100 kW출력의 전자총이 설치되었다. 실리콘은 분쇄 및 세척과 같은 전처리 없이 수냉동도가니에 250g 이 장입되었다. 전자빔때턴은 소프트웨어를 통한 헌혈, 나선형의 경로(path)와 원형의 형상(Shape)이 결합하여 원형패턴과 나선형패턴의 형상으로 실리콘에 조사되었다. 전자빔의 출력을 15 kW로 실리콘을 용융하였고 분당 0.5 kW의 속도로 서냉하였다. 제조된 실리콘은 지름 100 mm, 높이 25 mm의 버튼형상이었으며, 횡방향으로 절단하여 미세구조와 불순물거동을 분석하였다. 미세구조는 광학현미경 (OM) 과 전자현미경 (SEM)을 통하여 관찰하였고 불순물거동은 유도결합플라즈마 분광분석기(ICP-AES) 을 통하여 분석하였다. 장입된 실리콘의 초기순도는 99.5 %이고, 전자빔정련 공정 후 99.996 %까지 향상되었다. 전자빔패턴을 이용한 고순도 실리콘의 정련은 태양전지 소재 개발에 유망한 기술로 활용될 것이다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.62-72
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• 2019

Generally, $H_2SO_4$ and Cu metal are used as raw materials for producing copper sulfate. The study relates to a method for producing copper sulfate using electrowinning from a waste solution of copper chloride. Uses are used for copper plating for industry, plating, feed, agriculture, electronic grade PCB. Conventional methods for producing copper sulfate have a problem of a large amount of waste water and a high energy cost. A study on the production method of copper sulfate ($CuSO_4$), which is the most used among copper (Cu) compounds, has a low process operation ratio, a small amount of waste water, and a simple manufacturing process. It is easy to remove Na, Ca, Mg, and Al as impurities by using a cationic membrane. At the same time, high purity copper powder could be recovered by an electrowinninng method. Using the recovered copper powder, high purity copper sulfate could be produced.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.76-82
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• 2021

The separation of palladium from crude metal, which is obtained from electronic waste using pyrometallurgy was achieved through electrolysis. This was done to recover high-purity copper. The oxidation potentials of these metals are a fundamental part of the analysis of electrolytic separation of palladium and impurity metals. To achieve this, copper, iron, and nickel were dissolved in the electrolyte, and palladium and aluminum were found to be recoverable from anode slime. During the electrolysis for palladium separation, palladium was present in the anode slime and was obtained with a recovery of 97.46 % indicating almost no loss. 4N-grade copper was recovered from the electrodeposition layer at the cathode.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.15-21
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• 2001

Shape-controlled copper oxides have been recovered from copper-containing waste etchant by neutralization with alkalihydroxide. Large amount of copper-containing waste etchant is generated from Printed Circuit Board industry. In an environmental and economic point of view, retrieve of the valuable natural resource from the waste is important. In recycling process of copper oxide from the waste etchant, reaction temperature controls shapes and sizes of the products. Copper oxide recovered below reaction temperature $40^{\circ}C$ was of a needle shape, while copper oxide comes in a platy shape above $40 ^{\circ}C$ . Physical properties of samples have been characterized using SEM, XRD, TGA and Atomic absorption spectroscopy.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.60-65
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• 2008

A study on the removal of silver(Ag) in copper electrolyte was carried out to produce high purity copper by using various method such as ion exchange resin, activated carbon adsorption, copper cementation with powder and wire, CuS precipitation. Parameters, such as reaction time, reaction temperature, addition amount etc. were investigated to determine the effective condition of silver removal. CuS precipitation and ion exchange using Lewatit TP214 was found to be effective. Especially, silver content in copper electrolyte was reduced from 10 ppm to less than 0.1 ppm by ion exchange with Lewatit TP214.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.51-57
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• 1992

The hydrochloric acid leaching has been studied as a fundamental experiment on the recovery of arsenic from arsenic-bearing copper slime in copper electrorefining. The slime is mainly composed of $\beta-Cu_3As$ Which is intermetallic compound of CU and As. And the minor components are $CU_2O$ and CusAs in the slime. The optimum conditions of leaching of the slime were found to be as follows : 6N hydrochloric acid, particle size passed through 140 mesh, leaching for 150 min at $60^{\circ}C$, ratio of HCI/slime of 3 to 1 ; where 98 percent of arsenic were leached out of the As-bearing slime.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.3-10
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• 2003

Copper oxychloride used as an agricultural fungicide has been recovered from copper-containing waste etchant by the neutralization with alkali hydroxides. Large amount of copper-containing waste etchant is generated from Printed Circuit Board industry. In an environmental and economic point of view, retrieve of the valuable natural resource from the waste is important. Recycling process of copper oxychloride from the waste etchant is discovered through the our study. In the range of reaction temp. 2$0^{\circ}C$-4$0^{\circ}C$, pH 5-7, pure copper oxychloride was able to prepare and the yield of copper oxychloride was higher than 95%. Physical properties of the sample have been characterized using SEM, XRD, TGA, ICP and Atomic absorption spectroscopy.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.51-56
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• 2008

Nonionic sorbitan monostearate have been successfully prepared by esterification using 1,4-sorbitan and stearic acid. 1,4-sorbitan were prepared using D-sorbitol and acid catalyst at solvent-free conditions. The synthesized surfactants were characterized by NMR and FT-IR. We also investigated the effect of temperature, pressure and catalyst on the synthesis of nonionic sorbitan monostearate. The yields of 1,4-sorbitan were 90% at $160^{\circ}C$ under 160 mmHg vacuum, and the yields of nonionic sorbitan monostearate were 92% at $230^{\circ}C$ under 60 mmHg vacuum.