Anode insoluble

Hence sulphuric acid is used up and insoluble lead(II) sulphate deposited on both plates. This process maintains a potential difference between the two plates of about 2 V. If now a larger potential difference than this is applied externally to the cell (making the positive plate the anode) then the above overall reaction is reversed, so that lead dioxide is deposited on the anode, lead is deposited on the cathode, and sulphuric acid is re-formed. Hence in the electrolyte, we have ... 

The speciation scheme of Batley and Florence requires eight measurements on four samples. After removing insoluble particulates by filtration, the solution is analyzed for the concentration of anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) labile metal and the total concentration of metal. A portion of the filtered solution is passed through an ion-exchange column, and the concentrations of ASV metal and total metal are determined. A second portion of the filtered solution is irradiated with UV light, and the concentrations of ASV metal... 

Electrochemical Fluorination. In the Simons electrochemical fluorination (ECF) process the organic reactant is dissolved in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride and fluorinated at the anode, usually nickel, of an electrochemical ceU. This process has been reviewed (6). Essentially all hydrogen atoms are substituted by fluorine atoms carbon—carbon multiple bonds are saturated. The product phase is heavier than the HF phase and insoluble in it and is recovered by phase separation. 

This is essentially a corrosion reaction involving anodic metal dissolution where the conjugate reaction is the hydrogen (qv) evolution process. Hence, the rate depends on temperature, concentration of acid, inhibiting agents, nature of the surface oxide film, etc. Unless the metal chloride is insoluble in aqueous solution eg, Ag or Hg ", the reaction products are removed from the metal or alloy surface by dissolution. The extent of removal is controUed by the local hydrodynamic conditions. 

Copper-containing lead alloys undergo less corrosion in sulfuric acid or sulfate solutions than pure lead or other lead alloys. The uniformly dispersed copper particles give rise to local cells in which lead forms the anode and copper forms the cathode. Through this anodic corrosion of the lead, an insoluble film of lead sulfate forms on the surface of the lead, passivating it and preventing further corrosion. The film, if damaged, rapidly reforms. 

The excellent corrosion-resistant lead dioxide, Pb02, film formed on anodes and lead—acid battery positive grids in sulfuric acid has enabled lead insoluble anodes and lead—acid batteries to maintain the dominant positions in their respective fields. 

The zinc electrolyte contains ca 60 kg/m zinc as sulfate and ca 100 kg/m free sulfuric acid. It is electrolyzed between electrodes suspended vertically in lead or plastic-lined, eg, poly(vinyl chloride), concrete tanks. The insoluble anodes are made of lead with small amounts of silver. The anodic... 

Metals less noble than copper, such as iron, nickel, and lead, dissolve from the anode. The lead precipitates as lead sulfate in the slimes. Other impurities such as arsenic, antimony, and bismuth remain partiy as insoluble compounds in the slimes and partiy as soluble complexes in the electrolyte. Precious metals, such as gold and silver, remain as metals in the anode slimes. The bulk of the slimes consist of particles of copper falling from the anode, and insoluble sulfides, selenides, or teUurides. These slimes are processed further for the recovery of the various constituents. Metals less noble than copper do not deposit but accumulate in solution. This requires periodic purification of the electrolyte to remove nickel sulfate, arsenic, and other impurities. 

Adding teUurium to lead and to lead aUoyed with sUver and arsenic improves the creep strength and the charging capacity of storage battery electrodes (see Batteries). These aUoys have also been suggested for use as insoluble anodes in electrowinning. 

Production and Economic Aspects. Thallium is obtained commercially as a by-product in the roasting of zinc, copper, and lead ores. The thallium is collected in the flue dust in the form of oxide or sulfate with other by-product metals, eg, cadmium, indium, germanium, selenium, and tellurium. The thallium content of the flue dust is low and further enrichment steps are required. If the thallium compounds present are soluble, ie, as oxides or sulfates, direct leaching with water or dilute acid separates them from the other insoluble metals. Otherwise, the thallium compound is solubilized with oxidizing roasts, by sulfatization, or by treatment with alkaU. The thallium precipitates from these solutions as thaUium(I) chloride [7791 -12-0]. Electrolysis of the thaUium(I) sulfate [7446-18-6] solution affords thallium metal in high purity (5,6). The sulfate solution must be acidified with sulfuric acid to avoid cathodic separation of zinc and anodic deposition of thaUium(III) oxide [1314-32-5]. The metal deposited on the cathode is removed, kneaded into lumps, and dried. It is then compressed into blocks, melted under hydrogen, and cast into sticks. 

Precipita.tingInhibitors. As discussed earlier, the localized pH at the cathode of the corrosion cell is elevated due to the generation of hydroxide ions. Precipitating inhibitors form complexes that are insoluble at this high pH (1—2 pH units above bulk water), but whose deposition can be controlled at the bulk water pH (typically 7—9 pH). A good example is zinc, which can precipitate as hydroxide, carbonate, or phosphate. Calcium carbonate and calcium orthophosphate are also precipitating inhibitors. Orthophosphate thus exhibits a dual mechanism, acting as both an anodic passivator and a cathodic precipitator. 

In electro winning, the cathode reaction is the same as for electrorefining (see eq. 31). However, because of the use of insoluble anodes, oxygen is released at the anode. 

The ions, M , formed by this reaction at a rate, may be carried into a bulk solution in contact with the metal, or may form insoluble salts or oxides. In order for this anodic reaction to proceed, a second reaction which uses the electrons produced, ie, a reduction reaction, must take place. This second reaction, the cathodic reaction, occurs at the same rate, ie, = 7, where and are the cathodic and anodic currents, respectively. The cathodic reaction, in most cases, is hydrogen evolution or oxygen reduction. 

Whenever insoluble anodes are used, the pH of the plating solution decreases along with the metal ion concentration. In some plating baths, a portion of the anodes is replaced with insoluble anodes in order to prevent metal ion buildup or to reduce metal ion concentration. Lead anodes have been used in acid copper sulfate baths, and steel anodes have been used in alkaline plating baths. 

Pla.tinum, Platinum plating has found appHcation in the production of platinised titanium, niobium, or tantalum anodes which are used as insoluble anodes in many other plating solutions (see Metalanodes). Plating solutions were often based on platinum "P" salt, which is diamminedinitroplatiniim (IT). A dinitroplatinite sulfate—sulfuric acid bath has been used to plate direcdy onto titanium (129). This bath contains 5 g/L of the platinum salt, pH adjusted to 2.0 with sulfuric acid. The bath is operated at 40°C at 10—100 A/m. Other baths based on chloroplatinic acid have been used in both acid and alkaline formulations the acid bath uses 20 g/L of the platinum salt and 300 g/L hydrochloric acid at 65° C and 10—200 A/m. The alkaline bath uses 10 g/L of the platinum salt, 60 g/L of ammonium phosphate and ammonium hydroxide to give a pH of 2.5—9.0. The alkaline bath can be plated directly onto nickel-base alloys acid baths require a gold strike on most metals. 

In seawater, HCO3 ions lead to surface films and increased polarization. In aqueous solutions low in salt and with low loading of the anodes, less easily soluble basic zinc chloride [10] and other basic salts of low solubility are formed. In impure waters, phosphates can also be present and can form ZnNH4P04, which is very insoluble [11]. These compounds are only precipitated in a relatively narrow range around pH 7. In weakly acid media due to hydrolysis at the working anode, the solubility increases considerably and the anode remains active, particularly in flowing and salt-rich media. 

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