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Ferric Chloride

Ferric Chloride

Ferric Chloride

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Our company, in an associated field, produces a byproduct of ferric chloride solution containing approximately 4.5 ounces of copper per gallon. I have been told this solution may be used in the copper mining industry. Any information or users is appreciated.

RE: Ferric Chloride

you can always plate the copper out and sell the metal.

RE: Ferric Chloride

Contact companies that recycle etching and plating solutions.  

It depends a lot upon your solution volume, location & transportaion costs whether you should recycle this yourself or send it to a professional recovery company.  In the USA, you could use Phibro-Tech to extract the copper and return the ferric chloride (etchant?).

Phibro-Tech (they recover & sell both chloride and copper solutions):
http://www.phibro-tech.com/030403.asp

If you want to try electrolytic recovery of the copper, US Filter sells an Electrolytic Heavy Metal Recovery Systems (among other things):
http://www.usfilter.com/water/ProductDescription.asp?SUBMIT2=Problem+Solver&WID=25&PID=206

Among the many other mfrs. of electrolytic recovery units are:
Electrolytic Recovery Equipment
Canadian Finishing Systems Ltd
Precious Metal Processing Consultants Inc
Recovery Engineering & Sales Co Inc

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