A process for the production of electrolytic nickel from ferronickel

Moussoulos, L

dc.contributor.author	Moussoulos, L	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:05:32Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:05:32Z
dc.date.issued	1975	en
dc.identifier.issn	03602141	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/8869
dc.subject	Nickel	en
dc.subject.other	ELECTROMETALLURGY	en
dc.subject.other	NICKEL METALLURGY	en
dc.title	A process for the production of electrolytic nickel from ferronickel	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF02913860	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02913860	en
heal.publicationDate	1975	en
heal.abstract	In almost all currently employed pyrometallurgical treatments of nickel-bearing oxide ores, nickel is extracted as ferronickel containing some cobalt. The use of nickel in this alloy form is limited to steel-making which accounts for only about 40 pct of the total nickel consumption. Electrolytic nickel, originating mainly from sulfide ore, covers the remaining 60 pct of the nickel market. The development of a new process for the production of electrolytic nickel from ferronickel is described. High purity nickel (99.75 to 99.95 pct Ni) is obtained from ferronickel anodes with high nickel content. The cobalt contained in the alloy is recovered as hydroxide. After a description of the basic operations of anode preparation and electrolyte purification, the conditions of the electrolysis are examined in detail with special emphasis to the design of the cell. © 1975 The Metallurgical Society of AIME.	en
heal.publisher	Springer-Verlag	en
heal.journalName	Metallurgical Transactions B	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF02913860	en
dc.identifier.volume	6	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	641	en
dc.identifier.epage	645	en