Clean, electrically-driven process to separate commercially important metals from sulfide minerals in one step
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 04:52
in Physics & Chemistry
MIT researchers have identified the proper temperature and chemical mixture to selectively separate pure copper and other metallic trace elements from sulfur-based minerals using molten electrolysis. This one-step, environmentally friendly process simplifies metal production and eliminates the toxic byproducts such as sulfur dioxide.