a Chemical Institute, Engineering Faculty, Genoa University, J.F. Kennedy 1 sq., 16129 Genoa, Italy;b Institute of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Genoa University, via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Abstract:
A batch recycle removal of copper ions from an industrial effluent by means of copper foam cathodes was tested. A constant current of 750 A was applied to the cell in order to perform the reduction. Copper depletion was investigated at different solution flow rates and a removal greater than 98% was obtained with a flow rate of 1000 l/h. The influence of initial metal concentration on copper deposition and current efficiency is also discussed.