Find out how copper ore is extracted and turned into copper metal. This is a PowerPoint presentation showing the properties, uses and extraction of copper. It includes details of the mining and processing of copper ore as well as smelting, converting and refining to produce copper metal. Download Copper Processing Powerpoint
Copper: One of the World’s Healthiest Foods
Popular nutrition website, World’s Healthiest Foods, provides a great overview of the nutritional value of copper. It covers in detail its health benefits, food sources and dietary deficiency, as well as providing a nutrient rating chart of copper rich food like sesame seeds, spinach and cashews. Visit World’s Healthiest Foods: Copper
Facts about Copper
A popular infographic illustrating how copper is making a difference. Download Facts about Copper
Copper Fast Facts
Copper is a metal which is mined from the earth and used for a number of different purposes. It was formed as a result of volcanic activity which resulted in large masses of molten rock and hot water cooling and then solidifying into copper compounds. Did you know, copper is: An element with the chemical […]
Copper & Health
Copper is essential for human health. We are born with sufficient stores of copper to sustain growth and development for the first few months of life Why do we need copper? Copper works with iron to form healthy red blood cells. It helps to produce energy in cells and form a protective covering of our […]
Chemistry Textbook Adds Copper Chapter
Copper’s inherent ability to kill bacteria will now be taught in America’s college and university curriculums. A new chapter in the Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity textbook, published by Cengage Learning, features the results of the Department of Defense-funded, U.S. clinical trial investigating the antimicrobial properties of metallic, copper alloy surfaces like brass and bronze in […]
All About Antimicrobial Copper
Here’s some history about the process of copper becoming registered as an antimicrobial product, including links to relevant websites. Copper kills 99.9% of bacteria within two hours! On February 29, 2008, EPA registered five copper-containing alloy products. The registration allows the registrant, the Copper Development Association (CDA) to market these products with a claim that […]
