Electrorefining byproducts, notably copper anode slimes, represent a concentrated reservoir of both precious and critical metals including gold, silver, selenium, tellurium and rare earth elements.

Electrochemical copper refining harnesses controlled redox reactions to convert impure blister copper into high-purity metal, chiefly through electrorefining and electrowinning techniques. In ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has successfully produced its first purified enriched uranium "button" through a process called electrorefining, as part of what officials called ...