The relationship and differences between cathode copper, anode copper, and 1 # electrolytic copper

Electrolytic purification of copper: Coarse copper (containing 99% copper) is pre made into thick plates as the anode, pure copper is made into thin plates as the cathode, and a mixture of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and copper sulfate (CuSO4) is used as the electrolyte. After being electrified, copper dissolves from the anode into copper ions (Cu) and moves towards the cathode, After reaching the cathode, electrons are obtained and pure copper (also known as electrolytic copper) is precipitated at the cathode. Impurities such as iron and zinc, which are more active than copper, dissolve together with copper to form ions (Zn and Fe). As these ions are less likely to precipitate compared to copper ions, adjusting the potential difference appropriately during electrolysis can prevent these ions from precipitation at the anode. Impurities such as gold and silver, which are less active than copper, deposit at the bottom of the electrolytic cell The copper plate produced in this way is called "electrolytic copper" and has extremely high quality, which can be used to make electrical products. The sediment at the bottom of the electrolytic cell is called "anode mud", which is rich in gold and silver and is very valuable. It has extremely high economic value when taken out and processed Electrolytic copper=cathode copper

2023/08/16

Customized 10T rotary furnace for our clients

Rotary smelting furnace A rotary furnace is a type of blast furnace, whose body is an inclined cylindrical container that can rotate. The principle of rotary furnace is to use the effect of high temperature and high-speed Redox to mix ore and coke together, rapidly heat and melt in the furnace, and separate metal and waste slag. The internal parts of the rotary furnace are divided into different areas, with the top layer being the combustion zone, where coke and oxygen react to produce high-temperature and high-pressure gas flow. The gas flows downwards and enters the reduction zone. The ore and coke undergo a reduction reaction in the reduction zone, and the metal is reduced out. The metal flows downwards along the furnace barrel and finally reaches the slag area, where it is separated from the waste slag. The rotary furnace has the advantages of high production capacity and high melting efficiency, and can melt various metal materials such as iron, steel, and alloys. In the steel industry, rotary furnaces have become one of the main steelmaking equipment, widely used in fields such as steelmaking, ironmaking, and scrap recovery. Lead scraps, Lead grid, Lead acid battery scrap, adaptable to different raw materials. The Lead melting rotary furnace consists of a rotary host, a fire-resistant furnace lining, a combustion system, a hydraulic system, a Ring gear transmission system and a flue system. Both charging and discharging pass through the furnace mouth installed with a furnace door. During charging and discharging, the furnace door installed with a burner can be opened. Auxiliary machines are equipped with supporting automatic feeding machine, automatic slag (soup) bag and slag raking machine, and automatic ingot casting and stacking machine. Through these supporting equipment, the automatic operation of the whole process can be realized. Details include: - Refractory Material of Chrome-Magnesium basis - air-fuel burner or Oxy-fuel burner or Heavy oil burner - Feeding door opening through local control panel and through remote control - Door operation system with hydraulic unit; - Rotation system 0 - 1 rpm with variable speed driver (by VFD)

2023/08/30

Delivery Residual pole scrubber to our clients

Residual pole scrubber In the process of electrolytic refining of lead by residual electrode scrubber, the metal lead loses electrons in the anode and becomes lead ions which enter the electrolyte, in addition to a small part of the impurities in the anode and lead dissolved in the electrolyte, the vast majority of insoluble and adhere to the anode surface to form anode slime. The anode slime contains a lot of lead, antimony, bismuth and precious metals such as gold and silver, so the attached anode slime and residual acid must be cleaned and recycled to reduce repeated smelting. At present, there are three kinds of washing equipment in China: horizontal residual electrode washing machine, vertical residual electrode washing machine, rotary residual electrode washing machine.

2023/08/29

Discover Supreme Power for Power Solution 4.0HP-7.0HP

New launching: Yasuyama Air Cooling Diesel Engine 173F/173FE New launching: Yasuyama Air Cooling Diesel Engine 178F/178FE Output 1: Key type Output 2: Spline type for tiller use Output 3: Thread type for water pump use

2021/01/10

Detailed explanation of copper process flow

The smelting methods for producing electrolytic copper from copper concentrate in the world are divided into two categories: pyrometallurgical and wet smelting. At present, over 80% of the refined copper production is produced by pyrometallurgy, and about 20% of the refined copper is produced by hydrometallurgy. The detailed information is as follows.

2023/08/28

The Working Principle of a Rotary Furnace

A rotary furnace is a barrel-shaped instrument that is rotated around its axis when performing heat treatment. These instruments are tilted slightly to allow the sample under heat treatment to be passed from one end of the barrel to the other. This sample transfer occurs as the rotary furnace rotates, and this rotation can also induce some mixing or stirring of the sample. When the rotary furnace is in operation, hot gases pass through the chamber to perform the heat treatment. Generally, the hot gases pass through in the opposite direction than the sample, but depending on the application requirements they can also pass through in the same direction.

2023/08/24

customized anode plate hanger for clients

customized anode plate hanger for clients

2023/08/24

Total's EACOP long -distance heating pipeline

In July 2023, Zhejiang Qingqi Dust Environmental Joint Stock Co., Ltd. successfully signed the EACOP project with EACOP LTD Uganda Branch (Midstream), which is TOTaL's long-distance oil transmission electric heat tracing pipeline project in Africa.

2023/08/10

How to distinguish between gray cast iron and cast steel?

How to distinguish between gray cast iron and cast steel? Gray cast iron carbon mainly crystallizes into graphite and exists in the form of flakes in cast iron, with dark gray fracture surface, making it a common cast iron component. The chemical composition of gray cast iron is generally 2.6%~3.6% C, 1.2%~3.0% Si, 0.4%~1.2% Mn, ≤ 0.3% P, 0.15% S. Cast steel is an important metal structural material with excellent comprehensive mechanical and physical and chemical properties. Compared with cast iron, cast steel has higher strength, plasticity, toughness, and good weldability. If you are referring to these two results, you can use a file to judge them based on their different hardness. You can first find a standard gray cast iron component and then use the same new file to file on the surface of both components. If it feels like the hardness of two pieces is the same, it is judged to be gray cast iron; If the file is judged to be slipping or noticeably harder than standard gray cast iron parts, it is judged to be cast steel.

2023/08/16

Lead smelting pot delivery to our customer

about delivery of our machine ,A major customer from South America ordered 5 sets of 50T lead melting pots and heads, as well as rotary furnaces and lead ingot casting machines in one go。

2023/07/20