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Nickel recovery from the rinse waters of plating baths
- Source :
- Hydrometallurgy. 65:1-8
- Publication Year :
- 2002
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2002.
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Abstract
- An electrolytic process is applied to the de-metalization of rinse waters emerging from nickel-plating baths. Optimum conditions of nickel recovery from this type of solution have been investigated through a series of experiments carried out in a rotating packed cell (Rollschichtzelle®). The effects of temperature and pH of electrolyte, current density, cell rotation speed, and diameter of the cathode granules were examined. Ninety percent of the nickel was recovered from a solution of 450 mL volume, with a pH of 5.5±0.05, 2 g/L initial nickel concentration, and by using cathode granules of 5 mm in diameter. At 50 °C electrolyte temperature and 325 A/m2 current density, 74% current efficiency was attained with 4.2 kWh/kg Ni energy consumption.
Details
- ISSN :
- 0304386X
- Volume :
- 65
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Hydrometallurgy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........057762f0b1cb094149c9c4f5917bed8e