Investigating the role of barium sulfate on the structure of the casting anode in the electrorefining plant and its effect on the dissolution rate of the anode

IF 4.8 2区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING Materials Characterization Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI:10.1016/j.matchar.2025.114822

Fatemeh Rostamzadeh , Gholam Reza Khayati , Sobhan Mahmoodi , Nahid Assadat Yaghubi , Saman Nemat

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Abstract

Cast copper anodes play a key role in the electrorefining plant due to their physical/chemical properties. Considering the corrosion current density as a measure of the refinery dissolution rate, this study systematically investigates the effects of barium sulfate thickness (680–900 μm) of the mould on the metallographic characteristics of copper casting anode and its dissolution behaviors. 3 anodes with different thicknesses of barium sulfate were cast as a variable approach in the casting wheel of the melting unit of Shahrbabek copper complex. Metallographic analysis, copper-based quantometer and potentiostat technique were used to characterize the samples. Varying the thickness of barium sulfate in the original mould has been able to create a wide range of grain size and morphology in the anode structure. Based on the results, the grain boundary parameter has the greatest effect on the corrosion current density. The grain boundary value of 20 % was determined as the critical limit, which led to an increase in the corrosion current density in the range of less than 20 % of the grain boundary.

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Materials Characterization 工程技术-材料科学：表征与测试

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7.60

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36 days

期刊介绍： Materials Characterization features original articles and state-of-the-art reviews on theoretical and practical aspects of the structure and behaviour of materials. The Journal focuses on all characterization techniques, including all forms of microscopy (light, electron, acoustic, etc.,) and analysis (especially microanalysis and surface analytical techniques). Developments in both this wide range of techniques and their application to the quantification of the microstructure of materials are essential facets of the Journal. The Journal provides the Materials Scientist/Engineer with up-to-date information on many types of materials with an underlying theme of explaining the behavior of materials using novel approaches. Materials covered by the journal include: Metals & Alloys Ceramics Nanomaterials Biomedical materials Optical materials Composites Natural Materials.