ELECTROREFINING


Meaning of ELECTROREFINING in English

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.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.