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Electrochemical regeneration of chrome etching solution
Authors:Y Van Andel  LJJ Janssen
Affiliation:(1) Department of Electrochemical Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Abstract:A metal surface is chromatized with a chromic acid solution to obtain a good adherence of polymer coatings. In this process Cr(VI) is reduced to Cr(III). The oxidation strength of the solution decreases during use. The chrome solution needs to be regenerated and purified. A new anode material, namely boron-doped diamond, was used to investigate the oxidation of Cr(III) to Cr(VI). It was found that the current efficiency for Cr(III) oxidation decreases with increasing total current density. The current density of Cr(III) oxidation increases linearly with increasing Cr(III) concentration and is practically independent of the Cr(VI) concentration. It was concluded that the diffusion of Cr(III) is the rate-determining step for the Cr(III) oxidation at Cr(III) concentrations form 40 to 160 mol m–3. The surface of the boron-doped diamond shows no signs of chemical corrosion or mechanical destruction. A filter-press type cell divided into two compartments by a cation exchange membrane was proposed. A cost calculation was carried out for the oxidation of 1.28 mmol s–1 Cr(III) in a 40 mol m–3 chrome(III) solution. Factors affecting the feasibility of this process include the costs of chemical waste disposal, the costs of chromic acid, government legislation and to a great extent the costs of the new anode material.
Keywords:boron-doped diamond  Cr(VI)  Cr(III)  oxidation
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