Background.Recently, the problem of recycling and regeneration of concentrated waste technological solutions containing non-ferrous metal ions, in particular copper, has become acute. The particular complexity of processing such type of solutions is caused by the presence of nitrates and chlorides in their composition, causing their chemical aggressiveness. There is a great number of works devoted to electrodeposition of copper from nitrate-containing solu-tions. However, the background technology for the regeneration of nitrate-containing solutions by electrowinning method is poorly developed. Objective. The aim of the investigation is to develop background technology for the purification of contaminated aquatic environment and to study the process of regeneration of concentrated nitrate-containing solutions by the method of copper electrowinning with establishing the influence of the cathodic current density and solution composition on the efficiency of copper extraction and the quality of cathode deposits. Methods. The effect of the solution composition on the polarization and limiting current density of copper deposition was determined by voltammetry. The influence of current density and inter-electrode distance on the cathodic copper current efficiency and the quality of the cathode sediments were determined on the basis of gravimetric studies. The quantitative and qualitative composition of copper cathode deposits was investigated by X-ray fluorescence analysis. Results. The possibility of compact copper obtaining in the solution with copper content of 2 M at the current densities of 15 -25 A/dm 2 with the current efficiency of about 100 % was shown. It was established that for current densities less than 10 A/dm 2 the copper current efficiency exceeds 100 %, which is due to the precipitation of basic copper salts in the cathode layer. On the basis of current-voltage measurements it was established that the electrodeposition of copper from the investigated nitrate-chloride-sulfate solutions occurs with diffusion limitations. Conclusions. As a result of the conducted research the main technological parameters of the copper electrowinning process from concentrated nitrate-sulfate-chloride solutions are established. The obtained data are not indispensable for solving the important environmental problems of removing the concentrated metal-containing industrial waste. Further investigations will focus on optimization of the current mode of copper electrowinning process and development of semi-industrial plant for copper electrowinning from nitrate-contain solutions.
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