Liquid Copper and Iron Production from Chalcopyrite, in the Absence of Oxygen

Liquid Copper and Iron Production from Chalcopyrite, in the Absence of Oxygen

Clean energy infrastructure depends on chalcopyrite: the mineral that contains 70% of the world’s copper reserves, as well as a range of precious and critical metals. Smelting is the only commercially viable route to process chalcopyrite, where the oxygen-rich environment dictates the distribution o...

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Main Authors: Katrin E. Daehn, Caspar Stinn, Lucas Rush, Ethan Benderly-Kremen, Mary Elizabeth Wagner, Charles Boury, Brian Chmielowiec, Carolina Gutierrez, Antoine Allanore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Metals
Subjects:
copper
sulfur
iron
chalcopyrite
electrochemical reduction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/12/9/1440

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