And Applications - Hydrometallurgy: Principles

: Essential for reclaiming lithium, cobalt, and nickel from spent lithium-ion batteries to support a circular economy .

: Uses electric current to deposit metal onto a cathode.

: Commonly uses sulfuric acid for copper and uranium.

: Uses sodium hydroxide, essential for the Bayer process to produce alumina.

The most relevant academic resource matching your subject is the comprehensive review published in the Journal of Powder Metallurgy & Mining . Core Principles and Unit Operations