Recovery and reutilisation of copper from metal hydroxide sludges

• Main Authors: Sethu, V.S., Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz, Aroua, M.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4517/1/Sethu-2008-Recovery_and_reutili.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4517/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Sludges generated from electroplating waste-waters contain high concentrations of metals. Studies have confirmed that the concentrations of several metals in the sludge exceed that of those found in natural ores. A very good example is in the case of copper. The natural copper ore contains less than...