AP2211A - System and method for producing copper powder by electrowinning in a flow-through electrowinning cell. - Google Patents

System and method for producing copper powder by electrowinning in a flow-through electrowinning cell.

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AP2211A
AP2211A AP2007003917A AP2007003917A AP2211A AP 2211 A AP2211 A AP 2211A AP 2007003917 A AP2007003917 A AP 2007003917A AP 2007003917 A AP2007003917 A AP 2007003917A AP 2211 A AP2211 A AP 2211A
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Antonioni Stevens
Stanley R Gilbert
Scot P Sandoval
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    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25CPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C5/00Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metal powders or porous metal masses
    • C25C5/02Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metal powders or porous metal masses from solutions
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    • C25ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25CPROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C1/00Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of solutions
    • C25C1/12Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of solutions of copper

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AP2007003917A 2004-07-22 2005-07-15 System and method for producing copper powder by electrowinning in a flow-through electrowinning cell. AP2211A (en)

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