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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1991
Lawrence J Gestaut, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
James R Brannan, Perry, OH (US);
Anthony J Vaccaro, Mentor, OH (US);
Donald J Groszek, Sugar Land, TX (US);
ELTECH Systems Corporation, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
In the electroplating of certain metals, such as zinc, a metal build-up in the electroplating bath occurs due to a higher anode efficiency than cathode efficiency, in the cell, and also due to chemical dissolution of the anode in the electroplating bath. An electrowinning cell is provided to remove metal from the electroplating bath. The electrowinning cell is operated with a current sufficient to remove metal from the bath substantially equal to that chemically dissolved into the bath as well as the build-up due to the difference in the anodic and cathodic efficiencies.