High Current Density Silver Electrorefining Process: Technology, Equipment, Automation and Outotec’s Silver Refinery Plants
- Organization:
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
- Pages:
- 10
- File Size:
- 800 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 2014
Abstract
This paper presents the High Current Density (HCD) Silver Electrorefining Process. A 25-year history of development of the silver electrorefining process as well as associated equipment is given. The process is simple and robust, but at the same time highly automated. With low operating costs and man power requirement it allows consistent production of 99.99 % quality cathode silver. The process ensures that no toxic gases are formed in the working environment. Silver Electrorefining is a heart of a Silver Refinery plant covering the complete range of processes from casting of silver Doré anodes to casting of the bars of refined silver or/and silver granulation. The process has been successfully applied at 11 installations world-wide with plant capacities ranging from 30 to 1500 tpa.
Citation
APA: (2014) High Current Density Silver Electrorefining Process: Technology, Equipment, Automation and Outotec’s Silver Refinery Plants
MLA: High Current Density Silver Electrorefining Process: Technology, Equipment, Automation and Outotec’s Silver Refinery Plants. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 2014.