Electrometallurgy

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Electrometallurgy is the field concerned with the processes of metal electrodeposition. There are four categories of these processes:

  • Electrowinning, the extraction of metal from ores[1]
  • Electrorefining, the purification of metals.[1] Metal powder production by electrodeposition is included in this category, or sometimes electrowinning, or a separate category depending on application.[2]
  • Electroplating, the deposition of a layer of one metal on another[1]
  • Electroforming, the manufacture of, usually thin, metal parts through electroplating[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Popov et al., p.1
  2. ↑ Popov et al., pp.2,30

Bibliography

  • Konstantin Ivanovich Popov, Stojan S. Djokić, Branimir N. Grgur, Fundamental Aspects of Electrometallurgy, Springer, 2002 ISBN 0-306-47269-4.
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