Electrolytic production of copper from chalcopyrite

The transition to renewable energy infrastructure necessitates rapid growth in copper production, averaging at least 3.5% annually to 2050. The current smelting-converting-electrorefining route must be revisited considering these future prospects as ore grades deplete and the costs to mitigate emiss...

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Main Authors: Daehn, Katrin (Author), Allanore, Antoine (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), MIT Materials Research Laboratory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV, 2021-08-10T18:36:10Z.
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