Conversion of Chromium Ore Processing Residue to Chrome .
to hexavalent chromium. The highly soluble hexavalent chromium was then removed from the COPR (left over Chromium Ore Processing Residue) leaving unoxidized trivalent chromium and slowdissolving hexavalent chromium compounds [Burke et al., 1991]. In the absence of information on the toxicity of hexavalent chromium, COPR was subsequently used ...