EP0058537A1 - Cellule d'électrodéposition - Google Patents

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EP0058537A1
EP0058537A1 EP82300710A EP82300710A EP0058537A1 EP 0058537 A1 EP0058537 A1 EP 0058537A1 EP 82300710 A EP82300710 A EP 82300710A EP 82300710 A EP82300710 A EP 82300710A EP 0058537 A1 EP0058537 A1 EP 0058537A1
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    • C25C7/007—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells of cells comprising at least a movable electrode

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  • This invention relates to an electrodeposition cell having a rotating cylindrical deposition electrode and to a method of removing deposit from such an electrode.
  • Rotating cylindrical cathodes for recovering metals from dilute salt solutions in electrodeposition cells are known, for example from UK Patent Specification No. 1505736.
  • the metal may deposit as a loosely adherent deposit which is washed off the cathode.
  • the current that can be passed through a freshly washed cathode is much less (e.g. six to sixty times less) than can be passed through a cathode bearing a rough deposit, at comparable current efficiencies.
  • the invention is an electrodeposition cell having a rotating cylindrical deposition electrode and a means for removing deposit from that electrode, such that the electrode retains a substantially rough electrodeposit (i.e. is not bared).
  • this means is a scraper engaging the electrodeposit and breaking away its outer portion.
  • the axial extent of the engaging part of the scraper does not exceed half the axial extent of the electrode, the engaging part being axially movable so that (with the electrode rotating) the scraper can engage any point on the electrodeposit.
  • the engaging part may be arranged to be axially movable by making the scraper axially movable, or the scraper may comprise a rotatable helical blade whose axis is parallel to the cylinder axis; rotation of the scraper about its own axis will thus cause the contact area to traverse the electrode axially.
  • Other means of removal to leave a substantially rough surface are possible, such as vibration (which may be ultrasonic) or air-blasting, for example.
  • the axial extent of the part of the scraper at any instant engaging the electrode preferably does not exceed 0.1 of the axial extent of the electrode, more preferably does not exceed 0.01 thereof, most preferably does not exceed 0.002.
  • the invention is also a method of removing deposit from a rotating cylindrical deposition electrode in an electrodeposition cell during electrodeposition such that the electrode retains a substantially rough electrodeposit.
  • the method of removal may comprise e.g. air-blasting or vibration (which may be ultrasonic), but preferably comprises applying to the electrodeposit, such that it will not bare the electrode, a scraper breaking away the outer portion of the electrodeposit.
  • the scraper scrapes not more than 0.1 (more preferably not more than 0.01, most preferably not more than 0.002) of the cylindrical area of the electrode in one revolution thereof.
  • the scraper may comprise a helical blade (as described above) or may comprise a full-axial-extent blade brought into contact with the electrode for only a fraction of a revolution or may comprise a part-axial-extent blade mounted on an axially-moving carrier so that, as the electrode rotates, the scraping follows a helical path (like a screw thread) over the area of the electrode.
  • the carrier may spring back to its starting point after the whole electrode is scraped or may move backwards at the same rate as forwards.
  • the scraper may (unless of full axial extent) contact the electrode continuously, or may contact it intermittently. The degree of contact is such as to scrape off the outer portion only of the deposit.
  • a cathode 1 of an electrodeposition cell (which, being otherwise standard, is not further shown or described) is of cylindrical form, diameter 60 mm and height 63 mm, and is driven at 360 revolutions per minute (peripheral velocity: 1.13 m/s) by a motor 2.
  • An upright carrier 4, reciprocated by a pneumatic actuator 5, carries a scraper point 4a made of and contacting the cathode 1 at an area whose height (parallel to the cylinder axis) is 1 mm. It is enlarged on the drawing for clarity.
  • the cathode 1 is in an aqueous electrolyte of 1.5 M sulphuric acid H 2 S0 4 plus 0.014 M copper sulphate CuS0 4 at 22C.
  • the Reynolds number at its surface is about 59000.
  • a stop (not shown) holds the scraper point 4a clear of the cathode 1 and a voltage of approximately 2.5V is applied.
  • Current starts to flow at 0.8A, in good accordance with theory, and after about 20 minutes the copper depositing on the cathode begins perceptibly to roughen it.
  • the current starts to rise, after 1 hour reaching 3A (the maximum possible at that current efficiency with a knurled cylinder having a peak-to-valley roughness of 1 mm, according to K appesser et al, J. Electrochem Soc 118 (1971) p. 1957).
  • the current continues to rise, tending to level off at about 6A after 21 ⁇ 2 - 3 hours.
  • the stop is withdrawn, and the scraper point 4a contacts the electrodeposit on the cathode 1.
  • This electrodeposit is rough. Copper powder is scraped off by a dendrite-fracturing action and is collected, as schematically indicated at 6.
  • the actuator 5 pulls the carrier 4 downwards slowly at such a rate (3 mm/minute) that the point 4a leaves a helical trail on the cathode 1, the trail taking about 20 minutes to cover every part of the cylindrical area of the cathode 1.
  • the trail having been formed by a fracturing action, it is rough even when newly formed, and can maintain a current density substantially higher than that predicted by Kappesser, recovering to its maximum after about 1 minute.
  • the point 4a Immediately the point 4a has scraped an element of the cathode 1, electrodeposition resumes and the trail eventually disappears (as shown oversimplified in Figure 1), and there are 20 minutes' worth of electrodeposition to be scraped off when the point (or rather the leading edge of the point) 4a returns to that element.
  • the carrier 4 preferably flies back to its starting point or may move upwards and downwards (20 minutes each) at the same speed. Even while scraping is proceeding, the current is maintained at substantially 5.7A; a smooth cathode could pass only 0.8A at that voltage.
  • a cathode is shown identical to that in Figure 1, but the scraper differs.
  • the scraper 14 is in the form of a helical blade making just one rotation in the height of the cathode and driven by a slow-speed motor 15 at one revolution per 20 minutes.
  • any other powder removal method which substantially maintains the roughness of the electrodeposit would be expected to be suitable, such as blasting by gas or liquid or solid; vibration (e.g. ultrasonics).
  • a part-height or helical scraper fractures off the dendritic electrolytic deposits, leaving a beneficial underlying micro- roughness; a full-length scraper might bare the cathode and even burnish it, whereby the current density would regress to that described in relation to a brand new cathode.
  • This fracturing action also has the advantage of yielding a powder product reasonably consistent in size and type.
  • the electrodeposit becomes excessively rough and the energy required to rotate the rough cathode becomes correspondingly excessive.
  • this excessive roughness takes the form of spindly dendrites which can drop off randomly and which are of inconsistent quality. They can drop off in such a way as to lead to a 'peeling' of the electrodeposit; in catastrophic cases, up to 10% of the burden can be shed in this way, unbalancing the cathode to the detriment of its driving mechanism.
  • the spindly dendrites may also damage any nearby diaphragm or membrane.

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EP0068855A1 (fr) * 1981-06-30 1983-01-05 Cominco Ltd. Purification d'électrodes
EP0084521A2 (fr) * 1982-01-19 1983-07-27 Ciba-Geigy Ag Cellule électrolytique pour la récupération de métaux et son fonctionnement
WO1987000210A1 (fr) * 1985-06-27 1987-01-15 Cheminor A/S Procede de production de metaux par electrolyse
US5399249A (en) * 1988-09-27 1995-03-21 Eastman Kodak Co Metal recovery device
WO1998058090A2 (fr) * 1997-06-17 1998-12-23 Rafaël Beheer B.V. Procede et dispositif de recuperation de metaux
CN105483759A (zh) * 2014-09-18 2016-04-13 有研亿金新材料有限公司 高温金属产品的刮除及收集装置
CN107130268A (zh) * 2017-06-08 2017-09-05 无锡中天固废处置有限公司 自动化剥桶装置
CN110306209A (zh) * 2019-08-09 2019-10-08 郑州金泉矿冶设备有限公司 电解法生产超细银粉的设备

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US1535577A (en) * 1923-01-04 1925-04-28 Cleave Arthur Harold Wyld Apparatus for the electrolytic deposition of metals
FR1264597A (fr) * 1960-05-12 1961-06-23 Procédé et dispositif pour la régénération par électrolyse de métaux sous forme divisée
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FR2302353A1 (fr) * 1975-02-25 1976-09-24 Nat Res Dev Procede pour produire une poudre de metal a partir d'une solution aqueuse diluee du metal
FR2449734A1 (fr) * 1979-02-24 1980-09-19 Duerrwaechter E Dr Doduco Dispositif pour la recuperation electrolytique de metaux precieux

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US1535577A (en) * 1923-01-04 1925-04-28 Cleave Arthur Harold Wyld Apparatus for the electrolytic deposition of metals
FR1264597A (fr) * 1960-05-12 1961-06-23 Procédé et dispositif pour la régénération par électrolyse de métaux sous forme divisée
DE2048600A1 (de) * 1969-10-03 1971-04-29 Norton Co Verfahren zur Verbesserung der Akti vitat der Anode in elektrochemischen Pro zessen und dafür geeignete Vorrichtung
FR2302353A1 (fr) * 1975-02-25 1976-09-24 Nat Res Dev Procede pour produire une poudre de metal a partir d'une solution aqueuse diluee du metal
FR2449734A1 (fr) * 1979-02-24 1980-09-19 Duerrwaechter E Dr Doduco Dispositif pour la recuperation electrolytique de metaux precieux

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EP0068855A1 (fr) * 1981-06-30 1983-01-05 Cominco Ltd. Purification d'électrodes
EP0084521A2 (fr) * 1982-01-19 1983-07-27 Ciba-Geigy Ag Cellule électrolytique pour la récupération de métaux et son fonctionnement
EP0084521A3 (en) * 1982-01-19 1983-08-03 Ciba-Geigy Ag Electrolytic cell for metal recovery and its operation
WO1987000210A1 (fr) * 1985-06-27 1987-01-15 Cheminor A/S Procede de production de metaux par electrolyse
US5399249A (en) * 1988-09-27 1995-03-21 Eastman Kodak Co Metal recovery device
WO1998058090A2 (fr) * 1997-06-17 1998-12-23 Rafaël Beheer B.V. Procede et dispositif de recuperation de metaux
WO1998058090A3 (fr) * 1997-06-17 1999-03-18 Waart Michael Wilhelmus Hendri Procede et dispositif de recuperation de metaux
CN105483759A (zh) * 2014-09-18 2016-04-13 有研亿金新材料有限公司 高温金属产品的刮除及收集装置
CN105483759B (zh) * 2014-09-18 2018-01-12 有研亿金新材料有限公司 高温金属产品的刮除及收集装置
CN107130268A (zh) * 2017-06-08 2017-09-05 无锡中天固废处置有限公司 自动化剥桶装置
CN110306209A (zh) * 2019-08-09 2019-10-08 郑州金泉矿冶设备有限公司 电解法生产超细银粉的设备

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