Metal Anodized aluminum

Several more traditional materials have found specific though limited commercial apphcation as metal anodes. Examples are lead [7439-92-1] and ziac [7440-66-6] ia the electrogalvaniziag practice. Lead dioxide [1309-60-0] and manganese dioxide [1313-13-9] anode technologies have also been pursued. Two iadustrial electrolytic iadustries, aluminum [7429-90-5] and electric arc steel, stiU use graphite anodes. Heavy investment has been devoted to research and development to bring the advantages of DSA to these operations, but commercialization has not been achieved. 

Pure aluminum cannot be used as an anode material on account of its easy passivatability. For galvanic anodes, aluminum alloys are employed that contain activating alloying elements that hinder or prevent the formation of surface films. These are usually up to 8% Zn and/or 5% Mg. In addition, metals such as Cd, Ga, In, Hg and T1 are added as so-called lattice expanders, these maintain the longterm activity of the anode. Activation naturally also encourages self-corrosion of the anode. In order to optimize the current yield, so-called lattice contractors are added that include Mn, Si and Ti. 

Aluminum has a low density it is a strong metal and an excellent electrical conductor. Although it is strongly reducing and therefore easily oxidized, aluminum is resistant to corrosion because its surface is passivated in air by a stable oxide film. The thickness of the oxide layer can be increased by making aluminum the anode of an electrolytic cell the result is called anodized aluminum. Dyes may be added to the dilute sulfuric acid electrolyte used in the anodizing process to produce surface layers with different colors. 

Anodic oxidation of valve metals, particularly, aluminum, has attracted considerable attention because of its wide application in various fields of technology. Traditionally, aluminum is anodized in order to protect the metal against corrosion, to improve its abrasion and adsorption properties, etc.1 The more recent and rapidly growing applications of anodic aluminas in electronics are due to their excellent dielectric properties, perfect planarity, and good reproducibility in production. Finally, ways have recently been found to use the energy potential of aluminum oxidation for chemical power sources of the metal-air type2,3 and other electrochemical applications. 

Where materials may come into contact with acetylcysteine solution, use parts made of the following materials Glass, plastic, aluminum, anodized aluminum, chromed metal, tantalum, sterling silver, or stainless steel. Silver may become tarnished after exposure, but this is not harmful to the drug action or to the patient. 

A variety of nanomaterials have been synthesized by many researchers using anodic aluminum oxide film as either a template or a host material e.g., magnetic recording media (13,14), optical devices (15-18), metal nanohole arrays (19), and nanotubes or nanofibers of polymer, metal and metal oxide (20-24). No one, however, had tried to use anodic aluminum oxide film to produce carbon nanotubes before Kyotani et al. (9,12), Parthasarathy et al. (10) and Che et al. (25) prepared carbon tubes by either the pyrolytic carbon deposition on the film or the carbonization of organic polymer in the pore of the film. The following section describes the details of the template method for carbon nanotube production. 

Metal Coatings. Tellurium chlorides, as well as tellurium dioxide in hydrochloric acid solution, impart permanent and attractive black antique finish to silverware, aluminum, and brass. Anodized aluminum is colored dark gold by tellurium electro deposition. A solution containing sodium tellurate and copper ions forms a black or blue-black coating on ferrous and nonferrous metals and alloys. Addition of sodium tellurite improves the corrosion resistance of electroplated nickel. Tellurium diethyldithiocarbamate is an additive in bright copper electroplating (see Electroplating). 

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These colored containers are made by anodizing aluminum, a silvery metal. 

Aluminum, chromium, titanium, and several other metals can be colored by an electrochemical process called anodizing. Unlike electroplating, in which a metal ion in the electrolyte is reduced and the metal is coated onto the surface of the cathode, anodizing oxidizes a metal anode to yield a metal oxide coat. In the oxidation of aluminum, for instance, the electrode reactions are... 

Reactive metal anodes are quite effective in reactions of aryl chlorides in the presence of a large excess of chlorotrimethylsilane in an undivided cell using a sacrificial aluminum anode in THF/HMPA (4 1) which provide the corresponding aryltrimethylsilanes (equations 76 and 77)101402> p is metPod does not require any diaphragms since oxidation of the aluminum anode takes place predominantly as the anodic reaction (equation 76). When excess amount of electricity is passed, traw.s-tris(lriruclhylsilyl)chlorohcxa-1,3-dienes are formed predominantly (equation 78). 

Some firearms are plated with anodized aluminum, nickel, or chromium which gives durability and good looks, and some are made from stainless steel which is much less prone to rust than conventional steel. Electroless nickel coating is an alloy coating of 88% to 96% nickel and 4% to 12% phosphorus, which is produced by chemical (not electrical) reduction of nickel on to the metal surface. 

Alkaline, alkaline earth metals and aluminum are naturally covered with anodic films. The removal of these native films, even in the best glove box atmosphere, exposes the fresh metal to reactive atmospheric contaminants at a high enough concentration and quickly cover the metal with new surface films. As discussed above, even the glove box atmosphere of an inert gas containing atmospheric components at the ppm level should be considered as being quite reactive to active metals such as lithium. Therefore, anyone intending to study the intrinsic behavior of active metal electrodes in solution must prepare a fresh electrode surface in solution. 

Note Many other metals can be used to replace the lead anode electrode. Such metals include, aluminum, zinc, iron, nickel, copper, and various other metals forming the corresponding metal chromates. 

The most commonly used hard templates are anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) and track-etched polycarbonate membranes, both of which are porous structured and commercially available. The pore size and thickness of the membranes can be well controlled, which then determine the dimension of the products templated by them. The pores in the AAO films prepared electrochemically from aluminum metals form a regular hexagonal array, with diameters of 200 nm commercially available. Smaller pore diameters down to 5 nm have also been reported (Martin 1995). Without external influences, capillary force is the main driving force for the Ti-precursor species to enter the pores of the templates. When the pore size is very small, electrochemical techniques have been employed to enhance the mass transfer into the nanopores (Limmer et al. 2002). 

Aluminum-air battery — A metal-air battery operating with an aluminum anode in a neutral or alkaline electrolyte solution. At the anode aluminum is oxidized according to... 

Valve metals — Metals that form a compact, electronic insulating passive layer when anodized in aqueous electrolyte, exhibiting asymmetric conductivity blocking anodic reactions, except at very high voltages. Valve metals include aluminum, - titanium, tantalum, zirconium, hafnium, and niobium. Some other metals, such as tin, may exhibit valve-metal properties under specific conditions. 

Formulated with just the right degree of cohesive properties to adhere until no longer desired, these strippables can be used over a variety of substrates including polished or stainless steel anodized aluminum or prefinished metal that has been coated with thermoset finishes. 

A novel method of preparing metal membranes with nearly suaight pores has been described by Masuda et al. [1993]. Basically it involves a two-step molding process (Figure 3.15). A porous anodized aluminum structure without the aluminum substrate removed is used as a template and the pores of the anodic alumina is filled with a monomer such as methylmethacrylate (MMA) and an initiator (e.g., benzoyl peroxide)... 

Galv moaluminum layers precipitated from electrolytes containing alkyl aluminum possess a much lower microhardness (21 HV) than other electrolytically deposited metals or aluminum layers deposited from other electrolyte systems. The soft galvanoaluminum deposits can be hardened considerably by a subsequent anodizing process. Because of the high purity of the aluminum layer, a transparent oxide layer is produced which can be colored as desired for decorative purposes. The obtainable hardness values are dependent on the selected anodizing technique. 

Porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) which characterized by a closely packed regular array of columnar cells is well-established and widely-used material for formation of nanostructures for SERS [2,3]. Particularly, promising SERS-active substrates were prepared by vacuum deposition of silver onto commercially available alumina filters with open pores of 200-300 nm diameters [4], Nanowires and nanorods have been fabricated by filling the AAO pores with transition- or noble-metals. However, due to multistage procedure these nanoarrays being sensitive are rather complicated in fabrication. 

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have devoted considerable effort to the development of anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane reactors. AAO membrane pores are generally synthesized with diameters of >50 nm. However, using ALD, the membrane pores are decreased by overcoating with Al Oj or another material which can act as a support for metal clusters [83]. Sintering is reduced in the AAO membrane reactors because the clusters are effectively trapped in the AAO pores in much the same manner that small metal particles... 

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