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Title: Recovery of nonferrous metals from metal finishing industry wastes

Journal Article · · Separation Science and Technology
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  1. Recycle Metals, Glastonbury, CT (United States)

Flexible schemes have been devised for recovery of nonferrous metals (copper, chromium, nickel and zinc) from metal finishing industry waste acids and hydroxide sludges. Evaluations conducted with bench scale experimentation established technical feasibility for adaptations of solvent extraction, precipitation and ion exchange separation processes. It was demonstrated with industrial waste samples that by tailoring several separation stages appropriate for specific waste compositions for complex mixtures of widely varying character that efficient separations can be achieved for copper, chromium, nickel or zinc from contaminant metals such as aluminum, chromium or iron.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
145150
Report Number(s):
CONF-911049-; ISSN 0149-6395; TRN: TRN: 93:000018-033
Journal Information:
Separation Science and Technology, Vol. 28, Issue 1-3; Conference: 7. symposium on separation science and technology for energy applications, Knoxville, TN (United States), 20-24 Oct 1991; Other Information: PBD: Jan-Feb 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English