Ferric Chloride

[kevind]

Our company, in an associated field, produces a byproduct of ferric chloride solution containing approximately 4.5 ounces of copper per gallon. I have been told this solution may be used in the copper mining industry. Any information or users is appreciated.

 

[hacksaw]

you can always plate the copper out and sell the metal.

 

[kenvlach]

Contact companies that recycle etching and plating solutions.

It depends a lot upon your solution volume, location & transportaion costs whether you should recycle this yourself or send it to a professional recovery company. In the USA, you could use Phibro-Tech to extract the copper and return the ferric chloride (etchant?).

Phibro-Tech (they recover & sell both chloride and copper solutions):

http://www.phibro-tech.com/030403.asp

If you want to try electrolytic recovery of the copper, US Filter sells an Electrolytic Heavy Metal Recovery Systems (among other things):

http://www.usfilter.com/water/ProductDescription.asp?SUBMIT2=Problem+Solver&WID=25&PID=206

Among the many other mfrs. of electrolytic recovery units are:
Electrolytic Recovery Equipment
Canadian Finishing Systems Ltd
Precious Metal Processing Consultants Inc
Recovery Engineering & Sales Co Inc

 

[kenvlach]

some links didn't come out on the above post.

Precious Metal Processing Consultants Inc,

http://www.preciousmetals-pmpc.com/

Canadian Finishing Systems Ltd

http://www.finishing.com/cfs/page10.html

Recovery Engineering & Sales Co Inc

http://www.reasco.com/

There are also environmental/recycling company links at

http://www.finishing.com/Environmental/index.html