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- Patent Title: Acid mist suppression in copper electrowinning
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Application No.: US17961871Application Date: 2022-10-07
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Publication No.: US11807952B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Scot Philip Sandoval , Stanberg Lee Tallman , William Duane Sanders , Ephrem Lemlem Gebrehiwot , Aron Tyab
- Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Agency: SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
- Main IPC: C25C1/00
- IPC: C25C1/00 ; C25D3/38 ; C25C1/12 ; C25C7/06

Abstract:
A method of acid mist suppression in copper electrowinning is described. In various embodiments, at least one liquid licorice root extract, powdered licorice root extract, or reconstituted licorice extract is added in an amount sufficient to the acidic electrolyte solution of the copper electrowinning process to suppress acid mist from the acidic electrolyte solution during the copper electrowinning process. In various embodiments, combinations of licorice extract and surfactant show synergies in acid mist suppression during copper electrowinning.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230110076A1 ACID MIST SUPPRESSION IN COPPER ELECTROWINNING Public/Granted day:2023-04-13
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