electrorefining

Electrorefining uses a similar process to remove impurities from a metal.

Electrorefining is another way to separate gallium and plutonium.

Electrorefining, the purification of metals.

Electrorefining of copper was first demonstrated experimentally by Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg in 1847.

The Copper Refinery is a conventional anode furnace smelting with electrorefining of anodes in a tankhouse, and has undergone significant upgrading in the last decade.

Reprocessing nuclear fuel using pyroprocessing and electrorefining has not yet been demonstrated on a commercial scale, so investing in a large IFR-style plant may be a higher financial risk than a conventional light water reactor.

Copper Electrorefining and Electrowinning, Dutrizac, J.E. and Clement, C. editors, The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Montreal, Quebec, 249-272.