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Electrolytic graining of aluminum with hydrogen peroxide and nitric or hydrochloric acid

US4336113A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1981
Grant dateJun 22, 1982
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/15
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Aluminum is electrolytically grained in an aqueous solution of nitric and/or hydrochloric acids plus hydrogen peroxide to provide a surface structure suitable for use as part of a lithographic printing plate. The electrolyte may also optionally contain aluminum nitrate and/or aluminum chloride.

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