Abstract: Metals from sulfate leach solutions derived from sulfide ores are electrowon in a cell divided by a permionic membrane whereby metal pregnant solution is fed to the cathode compartment and sulfuric acid is generated in the anode compartment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 11, 1976
Date of Patent:
June 21, 1977
Assignee:
Anglonor S. A.
Inventors:
Milton Graham Montgomery Atmore, Roy Duncan Macpherson