AN APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR RECOVERING METAL FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

摘要

The invention is an apparatus and process for recovering metal from a solution. This apparatus is a structure having an anode formed from a plurality of reducing metal elements (1) and a cathode (2) formed from a high surface area electrically conductive material (5) such as metal wire. The reducing metal elements of the anode have a more negative standard state reduction potential than the metal to be recovered. This invention is also a process in which a metal is recovered by contacting a solution of a metal to be recovered with the apparatus of the invention.