Apparatus and method to maintaining trivalent chromium bath plating
US11047064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25D21/06
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for maintaining trivalent chromium plating bath efficiency includes an aqueous electroplating bath, which includes trivalent chromium ions and a sulfur compound, and an ultraviolet (UV) radiation source that provides UV radiation to the bath effective to inhibit a reduction in plating efficiency of the bath.
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