Apparatus for electroplating metals
US4832812A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25D21/18
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for electroplating metals in an electroplating bath having an anode and a cathode. The cathode is formed by a workpiece to be plated and the anode includes soluble material in the form of the metal to be plated and insoluble material in a proportion selected so that the anode efficiency equals the cathode efficiency. This avoids metal salt build-up in the bath. Metal salt solution carried out of the bath with the workpiece is recovered and recycled to the bath, avoiding loss of metal to the system and waste disposal problems.
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