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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1989
Zoilo J Colon, Chardon, OH (US);
Kenneth L Hardee, Middlefield, OH (US);
Richard C Carlson, Euclid, OH (US);
ELTECH Systems Corporation, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A method is now utilized for stripping costly electrocatalytic coatings from valve metal substrates while maintaining excellent integrity of the substrate metal. The removed metal may also be conveniently recovered. A molten salt bath of alkali metal hydroxide and alkali metal salt of an oxidizing agent is employed. Careful electrode to bath contact times and bath temperatures are observed. Additionally, a dilute mineral acid rinse and water rinse, with scrubbing in one of the rinses follows such molten salt bath contact for the electrode. Solids recovered from the rinses are combined.