Electrorefining is a method for purifying a metal using electrolysis. An electric current is passed between a sample of the impure metal and a cathode when both are immersed in a solution that contains cations of the metal. Metal is stripped off the impure sample and deposited in pure form on the cathode.
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(from the article `metallurgy`) ...is brought lower or controlled by pyrometallurgical, electrolytic, or chemical means. Pyrometallurgical refining usually consists of the oxidizing ... This method gives the highest-purity metal product as well as the best recovery of valuable impurities. It is used for copper, nickel, lead, gold, ... ...
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the process for refining a metal in an electrolytic cell, in which the impure metal is used as the anode and the refined metal is deposited on the cathode.
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