Cementation of Copper with Zinc Metal from Monometallic Sulphate Solution Using Stirred Reactor

This manuscript deals with the cementation of copper from monometallic sulfate solution onto zinc sheet in a simple stirred reactor. Firstly, the effects of initial copper ions concentration, initial pH of the solution, stirring speed, reaction temperature and mass of zinc sheet on copper removal were investigated. Secondly, a kinetic study was carried out in order to shed light on the effect of each parameter on the rate constant of the reaction. Thirdly, a correlation for predicting the rate constant was obtained using a statistical and least square multivariate regression technique. R-2 of the obtained correlation was 97.4%.