US2408220A - Stripping of copper from zinc - Google Patents
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- RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copper Chemical compound [Cu] RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title description 41
- 229910052802 copper Inorganic materials 0.000 title description 41
- 239000010949 copper Substances 0.000 title description 41
- HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Zinc Chemical compound [Zn] HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title description 17
- 239000011701 zinc Substances 0.000 title description 17
- 229910052725 zinc Inorganic materials 0.000 title description 17
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- 238000000576 coating method Methods 0.000 description 11
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- 239000007864 aqueous solution Substances 0.000 description 7
- UCKMPCXJQFINFW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sulphide Chemical compound [S-2] UCKMPCXJQFINFW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 6
- 229910000881 Cu alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
- XFXPMWWXUTWYJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Cyanide Chemical compound N#[C-] XFXPMWWXUTWYJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
- 229910052783 alkali metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
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- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 3
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- GRVFOGOEDUUMBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N sodium sulfide (anhydrous) Chemical compound [Na+].[Na+].[S-2] GRVFOGOEDUUMBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 241001275902 Parabramis pekinensis Species 0.000 description 1
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- ATJFFYVFTNAWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Tin Chemical compound [Sn] ATJFFYVFTNAWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000010953 base metal Substances 0.000 description 1
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- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25F—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FROM OBJECTS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25F5/00—Electrolytic stripping of metallic layers or coatings
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- This, invention relates to the Yrecovery of-surface ⁇ layers ofcopper or copper base alloys from base members to which the copper or copper base alloy has been applied.
- the maximum value from the rejected members may be secured if only the copper or copper alloy coating is removed without detriment to the base member.
- the base member if successfully uncoated may be cleaned ⁇ and replated to produce a satisfactory commercial article.
- the object of this invention is to provide for substantially completely removing copper and copper base alloys from base members without adversely affecting the base member.
- Another object of the invention is to provideY for substantially completely removing copper and copper base alloys from a zinc base without adversely affecting the zinc base.
- a copper coating or a coating consisting of an alloy the major proportion of which is copper may be substantially completely removed from a base member, particularly zinc base members, without an adverse effect on the base member.
- a cyanide and a sulphide may be applied to copper and copper base alloy coatings to rapidly and substantially completely effecttheir removal.
- an aqueous solu, tion of a cyanide and a sulphide, particularly alkali metal cyanides and sulphides, produce an unexpected result in that they exert a powerful solvent eiect upon copper and copper base alloys Without attacking base metals, such as zinc, to which the cuprous coating may have been applied.
- the aqueous solution may be prepared to contain from one part to saturation of each of the sulphide and cyanide compounds per hunfared partsof water, al1 satisfactoryiresultsihave been obtained when from parts by weightt Highly 6 to 10 ounces per gallon each of sodium cyanide and sodium sulphide are present in the solution.
- the base member for example, a zinc die casting which has' been copper plated and from which the copper plate is to be removed, may -be immersed in the hot aqueous solution of sulphide and cyanide. In a'short period of time, depending on the thickness of the coating and the temperature of the bath, the copper willbe completely removed and the zinc base Vmetal left completely free of copper. Furthermore, the Zinc surface will be found to be clean and not attacked by the solution whereby it maintains its original shape and dimensions.
- the zinc casting may be replated following a simple cleaning operation.
- the vat I2 of suitable material contains the aqueous solution I4 of the cyanide and sulphide in which the metal removal is to be carried out.
- An anode Ibar I6 and a cathode bar I8 suitably connected to a source of direct current 20 is arranged over the vat I2 for the suspension of4 anode hangers 26 and the cathode plate 24.
- the copper or copper base alloy coated member 22 to be treated is supported on the anode hanger 26.
- the aqueous solution I4 may be either hot or cold.
- a current at a few volts passing through the member 22 supported from the anode I6 will cause a rapid and highly effective deplating of the copper or copper base alloy which will be replated upon the cathode plate 24. lThe copper or copper basel alloy is thus economically y recovered for reuse or resale.
- the member 22 after having been deplated may be left in the bath I4 without any detrimental or It will be found that the surface will be quite clean and yin a condition corresponding'to that which it had before the copper or copper alloy had beenV applied thereto. It may be retreated or reprocessed and renished Without any difliculty.
- the type of copper alloy coatings which may be removed from the base member may be mentioned by the Various high copper brasses and bronzes.
- the electrolytic reverse current will remove ternary alloys containing a major proportion of copper.
- an alloy composed of 65% copper, 25% tin and 10% zinc has been; removed quite successfully in the bath operated as shown in the figure of the drawing, Other copper alloys containing a predominant proportion of copper may be similarly processed.
- the process of rapidly and substantially completely removing a surface layer of a metal of the group consisting of copper and copper base alloys containing a major amount' of copper applied to a zinc base member Without detrimentalfrom saturation to one ly affecting the zinc base member which comprises immersing the member in an aqueous solution composed essentially of from about 6 to 10 ounces per gallon each of an alkali metal cyanide and an alkali metal sulde and applying direct current, the member being the anode While being immersed in the solution.
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Sept. 24, 1946. n J. c. LUM 2,408,220
STRIPPING OF COPPER FROM ZINC v y Filed Feb. 5, 194s Patented Sept. 24, 1946 UNITED STAT STRIII'PING OF COPPER FROM ZINC John C. Lum, Union, N. J.,'rassignor to Westing-` V house Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh,
Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Applicatio'x'i February 5, 1943, Serial No. 474,784
2 Claims. (Cl. 204-7-146.) r
This, invention relates to the Yrecovery of-surface `layers ofcopper or copper base alloys from base members to which the copper or copper base alloy has been applied.
In applying surface coatings of copper or copper base alloys to base members such, for example, asp
zinc die castings, there may be encountered large amounts of defectivev parts and in order to realize the maximum value from the defective members it is necessary to remove the surface copper or copper alloy coating. In particular, Where the coating itself is defective in that it has blistered or is not uniform or otherwise is not satisfacory while the base member may be otherwise reuseable, the maximum value from the rejected members may be secured if only the copper or copper alloy coating is removed without detriment to the base member. The base member if successfully uncoated may be cleaned `and replated to produce a satisfactory commercial article.
The object of this invention is to provide for substantially completely removing copper and copper base alloys from base members without adversely affecting the base member.
Another object of the invention is to provideY for substantially completely removing copper and copper base alloys from a zinc base without adversely affecting the zinc base. l Other objects of the invention will in part appear hereinafter. For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, refer'- ence should be had to the sole figure of the drawing showing a schematic cross sectional View of one form of apparatus suitable for carrying out the invention.
It has been discovered that a copper coating or a coating consisting of an alloy the major proportion of which is copper may be substantially completely removed from a base member, particularly zinc base members, without an adverse effect on the base member. In particular, it has been found that an aqueous solution of a cyanide and a sulphide may be applied to copper and copper base alloy coatings to rapidly and substantially completely effecttheir removal.
In practicing the invention, an aqueous solu, tion of a cyanide and a sulphide, particularly alkali metal cyanides and sulphides, produce an unexpected result in that they exert a powerful solvent eiect upon copper and copper base alloys Without attacking base metals, such as zinc, to which the cuprous coating may have been applied. The aqueous solution may be prepared to contain from one part to saturation of each of the sulphide and cyanide compounds per hunfared partsof water, al1 satisfactoryiresultsihave been obtained when from parts by weightt Highly 6 to 10 ounces per gallon each of sodium cyanide and sodium sulphide are present in the solution. It is desirable that the cyanide and sulphide be .present in approximately the same proportion by weight though this is not necessary. Good results have been obtained when 5 times as many moles of sodium cyanide as moles of sodium sulphide are present in the same solution.Y
The base member, for example, a zinc die casting which has' been copper plated and from which the copper plate is to be removed, may -be immersed in the hot aqueous solution of sulphide and cyanide. In a'short period of time, depending on the thickness of the coating and the temperature of the bath, the copper willbe completely removed and the zinc base Vmetal left completely free of copper. Furthermore, the Zinc surface will be found to be clean and not attacked by the solution whereby it maintains its original shape and dimensions. The zinc casting may be replated following a simple cleaning operation.
In order to expedite the removal of the copper or copper base alloy coating the base member,
it has been found that the application of a reverse or deplating electrical current is advantageous.
Referring to the single ligure of the drawing,
there is illustrated a suitable deplating bath I Il for practicing the invention. The vat I2 of suitable material, for example, rubber coated steel, contains the aqueous solution I4 of the cyanide and sulphide in which the metal removal is to be carried out. An anode Ibar I6 and a cathode bar I8 suitably connected to a source of direct current 20 is arranged over the vat I2 for the suspension of4 anode hangers 26 and the cathode plate 24. The copper or copper base alloy coated member 22 to be treated is supported on the anode hanger 26. The aqueous solution I4 may be either hot or cold. A current at a few volts passing through the member 22 supported from the anode I6 will causea rapid and highly effective deplating of the copper or copper base alloy which will be replated upon the cathode plate 24. lThe copper or copper basel alloy is thus economically y recovered for reuse or resale.
The member 22 after having been deplated may be left in the bath I4 without any detrimental or It will be found that the surface will be quite clean and yin a condition corresponding'to that which it had before the copper or copper alloy had beenV applied thereto. It may be retreated or reprocessed and renished Without any difliculty.
As an example of the type of copper alloy coatings which may be removed from the base member may be mentioned by the Various high copper brasses and bronzes. The electrolytic reverse current will remove ternary alloys containing a major proportion of copper. For example, an alloy composed of 65% copper, 25% tin and 10% zinc has been; removed quite successfully in the bath operated as shown in the figure of the drawing, Other copper alloys containing a predominant proportion of copper may be similarly processed.
Since certain changes can be made in the above process without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
I claim as my invention:
1. The process of rapidly and substantially completely removing a surface layer of a metal of the group consisting of copper and copper base alloys containing a major amount' of copper applied to a zinc base member Without detrimentalfrom saturation to one ly affecting the zinc base member Which comprises immersing the member in an aqueous solution composed essentially of from about 6 to 10 ounces per gallon each of an alkali metal cyanide and an alkali metal sulde and applying direct current, the member being the anode While being immersed in the solution.
2. 'I'lie process of rap-idly and substantially completely removing a surface layer of a metal of the group consisting of copper and copper base alloys containing a major amount of copper applied to a zinc base member without detrimentally affecting the zinc base member which comprises immersing the member in an aqueous solution composed essentially of from saturation to oner part by Weight of an alkali metal cyanide and part by Weight of an alkali metal sulde for each 100 parts by weight of Water and applying direct current, the member being the anode While being immersed in the solution.
JOHN C. LUM.
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US2692190A (en) * | 1953-08-17 | 1954-10-19 | Pritikin Nathan | Method of making inlaid circuits |
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US2692190A (en) * | 1953-08-17 | 1954-10-19 | Pritikin Nathan | Method of making inlaid circuits |
US2799980A (en) * | 1953-11-25 | 1957-07-23 | George F Keeleric | Grinding wheel assembly |
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