Prolonging the Life of Electroless Nickel Plating Baths by Phosphite Removal
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Electroless nickel plating baths have to be discarded when levels of phosphites build up and interfere with the plating process. OWMC funded research conducted at ORTECH International to determine whether phosphites could be removed from plating bath solution. The first attempt to do this by adsorption on flyash was unsuccessful. However, the use of calcium ion to precipitate calcium phosphite seems promising. Pilot scale experiments are planned.
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