Copper is one of the earliest metals that have been widely used by humans in the ancient time. It is a very good heat conductor and electricity that made it clear to several people in the engineering sector support it for electrical wiring purposes. The outermost electrons in copper wires provide a large path field for the flow of electrical and thermal materials making it a good choice of metal for manufacturers in the electrical industry. Copper is manufactured in chemical industries by use of a catalyst to produce a final product such as ethane and propane used in making polymers (Allen et al., 2013).The extraction involves several processes including physical, electrochemical and chemical processes. It is extracted from malachite through heating copper two carbonated with carbon to produce sulfide ores that are the commonly used copper wires
The copper metal is used in many ways including fitting of pipes, making generators and printed circuit board. Proper disposal of these cables and wires to recycling companies develops a standardized metal as it does not easily corrode with air or water which increases energy efficiency in motor driven systems and residential buildings among others (Piccirillo, 2015). Copper remains the world’s largest used element in different places within the economic globe. Apart from recycling the product, scientists also need to determine an alternative method for the metal replacements in electric circuits as this is the most used area with copper metal.
References
Piccirillo Clara. (2015). Causes and Effects of Increasing Global Copper Demand. Retrieved from http://www.decodedscience.org/causes-effects-increasing-global-copper-demand/52768
Allen S.E, Walvoord R.R, Salinas R.S and Kozlowski M.C. (2013).Aerobic Copper-Catalyzed Organic Reactions. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818381/
