Chemical plating, metallization

Ductility Tests. The ductihty of plated metals differs considerably from the corresponding thermally cast metals. Additionally, ductihty which is an important property if parts are to be deformed after plating, varies with the chemical composition of the plating solution, as well as the operating conditions of a given plating process. Ductihty can also be important when plated parts are stressed in use. Some metal deposits have coefficients of... 

Zinc metal is very reactive chemically. Zinc metal strips are often used as the plates in wet cell batteries. Galvanized iron is iron that has been coated with a thin film of zinc metal to protect it from corrosion. Many garbage cans and metal buckets are made of galvanized iron. 

A change in the type of contactor between that used in the pilot plant to that used in the commercial operation can result in problems. This may occur because a particular large-scale contactor was not readily available. For example, in two plants separating chemically similar metals, although sieve plate pulse columns were found to be excellent contactors for the required separation, other columns were chosen for the commercial plant because pulse columns of sufficient size were not readily available. The columns chosen, at least in one case, resulted in very poor physical operations and process efficiency. 

Modification of cotton textiles by chemical plating of their surfaces with cobalt (II) or nickel (II) salts produced metallized fibers and fabrics with high electrical conductivity and the capability to transport and dissipate thermal energy (109). The heat capacity of cellulose acetate fibers was increased by treatment with epoxy compounds (110). 

Waste water treatment Recovery of heavy metal ions from effluent of the galvanizing process,36 treatment of waste from galvanizing baths (Cr, Zn, etc.),37 recovery of precious metals, regeneration of chemical plating baths,38 removal of radioactive elements,39 removal of ions such as chloride ions from a Kraft pulp mill,40 completion of closed system of waste water in factories,41 treatment of adsorption solution of flue gases,42 removal of salt from landfill leachate.43... 

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