electrorefining
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electrorefining (uncountable)
A process, similar to electrowinning, for the removal of impurities from a metal.
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Electrorefining A second common refining process is leaching the metal matte into a nickel salt solution, followed by the electro-winning of the nickel from solution by plating it onto a cathode as electrolytic nickel.