Influence Assessment of Operating Parameters in Synthesis of Zn-Ni Alloys for Process Electrodeposition

The influence of the variation of the metallic ions concentrations on the electrodeposition of Zn-Ni alloys on a copper substrate was studied evaluating the Faradaic efficiency. It was used a 22 factorial design, with 3 central points. So, fixing the electric current density in 12.5 mA/cm2, the vari...

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Main Authors: T.A. Amarante, S.C. Silva, A.F. Almeida Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2017-03-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/2339
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Summary:The influence of the variation of the metallic ions concentrations on the electrodeposition of Zn-Ni alloys on a copper substrate was studied evaluating the Faradaic efficiency. It was used a 22 factorial design, with 3 central points. So, fixing the electric current density in 12.5 mA/cm2, the variables were the concentrations of zinc and nickel. The electrolytic bath was composed by ZnSO4 and NiSO4, salts that were source of zinc and nickel, respectively, ammonium citrate as a complexing agent and sodium borate as an amorphising. The alloys showed good performance at room temperature and the Faradaic efficiency reached 95%. The concentration of zinc was more influential on the deposition efficiency than the concentration of nickel.
ISSN:2283-9216