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In the Laboratory
The Electrolytic Recovery of Copper from Brass. A Laboratory Simulation of an Industrial Application of Electrical Energy
Domenico Osella and Mauro Ravera
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Avanzate, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", 15100 Alessandria, Italy

Cristina Soave and Sonia Scorza
Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico e delle Telecomunicazioni in Valle Scrivia 15050 Rivalta Scrivia (AL), Italy

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March 2002
Vol. 79 No. 3
p. 343
Abstract
The application of electrochemical methodology to the recovery and purification of metals is one of the most important industrial applications of electrical energy. This experiment offers an opportunity for students to simulate in the laboratory an electrochemical process with the aim of obtaining pure copper from scrap brass plate. An additional (optional) part of the experience would be a more precise quantification of the brass and the copper deposit composition by means of atomic absorption spectroscopy.
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 Osella, Domenico; Ravera, Mauro; Soave, Cristina; Scorza, Sonia. J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 343.
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 Copper; Electrochemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials Science; Laboratory Instruction
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