The effect of chelating agents on the cathodic polarization and the electrodeposition of iron powders

The electrodeposition of iron powders from different baths containing the same major chemical constitutents was studied. The baths were mainly based on aqueous dilute solutions of ferrous sulphate and additives such as oxalic and citric ions. The effect of these additives on the cathodic polarization curves, current efficiency and powder morphology of the electrodeposited iron powders was investigated. It was found that electrodeposition systems with chelating agents were more polarized than a non-chelated system and produced finer powders with no dendrites.