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'''Scrap copper''' is [[copper]] suitable for recycling. Like aluminium, copper is recyclable without any loss of quality, both from raw state and from manufactured products. In volume, copper is the third most recycled metal after iron and | '''Scrap copper''' is [[copper]] suitable for recycling. Like aluminium, copper is recyclable without any loss of quality, both from raw state and from manufactured products. In volume, copper is the third most recycled metal after [[iron]] and [[aluminum]]. An estimated 80% of all copper ever mined is still in use today. | ||
The process of recycling copper is roughly the same as is used to extract copper but requires fewer steps. High-purity scrap copper is melted in a furnace and then reduced and cast into billets and ingots, while lower-purity scrap is refined by electroplating in a bath of [[sulfuric acid]]. | The process of recycling copper is roughly the same as is used to extract copper but requires fewer steps. High-purity scrap copper is melted in a furnace and then reduced and cast into billets and ingots, while lower-purity scrap is refined by electroplating in a bath of [[sulfuric acid]]. | ||
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*[[Copper ore]] | |||
**[[Copper]] | |||
***[[Copper wire]] | |||
***'''Scrap copper''' | |||
*[[Bloomery Furnace|Bloomery furnace]] | |||
*[[Kiln]] | |||
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Revision as of 21:58, 20 November 2022
Scrap copper is copper suitable for recycling. Like aluminium, copper is recyclable without any loss of quality, both from raw state and from manufactured products. In volume, copper is the third most recycled metal after iron and aluminum. An estimated 80% of all copper ever mined is still in use today.
The process of recycling copper is roughly the same as is used to extract copper but requires fewer steps. High-purity scrap copper is melted in a furnace and then reduced and cast into billets and ingots, while lower-purity scrap is refined by electroplating in a bath of sulfuric acid.
Dependencies
- Copper ore
- Copper
- Copper wire
- Scrap copper
- Copper
- Bloomery furnace
- Kiln
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| This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Copper#Recycling, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (view authors). | 
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