US1607869A - Electrolytic refining of metals - Google Patents
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- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 title description 3
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 title description 3
- 150000002739 metals Chemical class 0.000 title description 3
- 238000007670 refining Methods 0.000 title description 3
- 239000003153 chemical reaction reagent Substances 0.000 description 23
- 239000003792 electrolyte Substances 0.000 description 13
- HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Zinc Chemical group [Zn] HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 12
- 229910052725 zinc Inorganic materials 0.000 description 12
- 239000011701 zinc Substances 0.000 description 12
- 238000004070 electrodeposition Methods 0.000 description 8
- LSNNMFCWUKXFEE-UHFFFAOYSA-L sulfite Chemical group [O-]S([O-])=O LSNNMFCWUKXFEE-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 7
- QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sulfuric acid Chemical compound OS(O)(=O)=O QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 6
- 235000011149 sulphuric acid Nutrition 0.000 description 6
- 239000001117 sulphuric acid Substances 0.000 description 6
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 4
- 239000002253 acid Substances 0.000 description 3
- 239000003292 glue Substances 0.000 description 3
- HYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N furfural Chemical compound O=CC1=CC=CO1 HYBBIBNJHNGZAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 229920005610 lignin Polymers 0.000 description 2
- 238000006467 substitution reaction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000002699 waste material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229920001131 Pulp (paper) Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 238000003723 Smelting Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000009825 accumulation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 150000007513 acids Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 230000001464 adherent effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 150000001299 aldehydes Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 239000012141 concentrate Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000470 constituent Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000001704 evaporation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000008020 evaporation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005065 mining Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000011343 solid material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000000346 sugar Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 150000008163 sugars Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- BDHFUVZGWQCTTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N sulfonic acid Chemical compound OS(=O)=O BDHFUVZGWQCTTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000011345 viscous material Substances 0.000 description 1
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- NWONKYPBYAMBJT-UHFFFAOYSA-L zinc sulfate Chemical compound [Zn+2].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O NWONKYPBYAMBJT-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 1
- 235000009529 zinc sulphate Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000011686 zinc sulphate Substances 0.000 description 1
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- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25C1/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of solutions
- C25C1/16—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of solutions of zinc, cadmium or mercury
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- the invention relates to the electrodeposition of metals and more particularly to the electrodeposition of zinc.
- This reagent is a sulphite liquor concentrate comprising the solid or viscous materials obtained from the waste sulphite liquors produced by treating certain woods with sulphite solutions.
- colloidal substance which ,may be designated as sulphite lignose.
- the principal constituents of this substance are or may be lignin sulphuric acid, lignin sulphonic acid, aldehyde sulphonic acids, furfural, and plant sugars.
- sulphite lignose may be used as an addition reagent in certain electrolytes with remarkably advantageous results. It may be used to replace many of the addition reagents commonly used, weight for weight, and owing to its ex tremely low price, a substantial economy may be effected. It may be used alone or in partial replacement of some of the commonly used addition reagents effecting not only an economy thereby, but permitting the substitution to take place in an old electrolyte and thus avoid the cost of new electrolyte when changing over to this addition reagent.
- this addition reagent has given particularly excellent results in the electrodeposition of zinc with a sulphuric acid electrolyte. lVhile the composition of the electrolyte can vary considerably without materially affecting the character of the deposit, excellent results have been obtained with an electrolyte which at the start contained 100 grams of zinc as zinc sulphate per liter, and which at the end contained 30 grams of zinc and 100 grams of free sulphuric acid per liter.
- the common addition reagent in the electrodeposition of zinc has been glue, but complete substitution of this new addition reagent can be efiected.
- this addition reagent when used alone is added daily to the electrolyte in the form of a water solution at the rate of one to two pounds of the dry reagent per ton of zinc produced, while if used in conjunction with glue the total quantity of the two reagents added daily is one to two pounds per ton of zinc produced with the glue and the new reagent varying in such proportion as desired.
- the new reagent alone or in conjunction with other addition reagents produces bright and dense deposits of zinc with sulphuric acid electrolytes.
- That improvement in the electrodeposition of zinc with sulphuric acid electrolytes which consists in the use in the acid electrolyte of sulphite lignose as an addition reagent.
- That improvement in the electrodeposition of zinc with sulphuric acid electrolytes which consists in the use as an addition reagent in the acid electrolyte of sul hite lignose. in conjunction with other ad ition reagents.
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Description
Patented Nov. 23, 1926.
UNITED STATES FRANK F. COLCORD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,
PATENT OFFICE.
ASSIGNOR TO UNITED STATES SMELTING,
REFINING & MINING COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.
ELECTROLYTIC REFINING OF METALS.
No Drawing.
The invention relates to the electrodeposition of metals and more particularly to the electrodeposition of zinc.
It is the practice in the electrodeposition of zinc to use so-called addition reagents in theelectrolyte and the present invention is based on the discovery of a new reagent of this character which may be used with marked advantage oyer prior reagents in the electrodeposition of zinc. This reagent is a sulphite liquor concentrate comprising the solid or viscous materials obtained from the waste sulphite liquors produced by treating certain woods with sulphite solutions. The
evaporation of these liquors leaves a colloidal substance which ,may be designated as sulphite lignose. The principal constituents of this substance are or may be lignin sulphuric acid, lignin sulphonic acid, aldehyde sulphonic acids, furfural, and plant sugars.
This substance is cheaply made from the waste sulphite liquors produced from the manufacture of paper pulp and is known under the trade names lignol and goulac.
I have discovered that sulphite lignose may be used as an addition reagent in certain electrolytes with remarkably advantageous results. It may be used to replace many of the addition reagents commonly used, weight for weight, and owing to its ex tremely low price, a substantial economy may be effected. It may be used alone or in partial replacement of some of the commonly used addition reagents effecting not only an economy thereby, but permitting the substitution to take place in an old electrolyte and thus avoid the cost of new electrolyte when changing over to this addition reagent. In many cases it produces a cathode depos tsuperior to deposits obtained from other addition reagents, increasing thereby the efli- .eiency of the operation and resulting in an important economy in the power consump tion. No accumulation in the electrolyte of substances which might finally cause the deposit to form non-adherent and crystalline Application filed .Tune 1, 1925. Serial No. 34,222.
deposits has been noticed With this addition reagent, as in the case with some of the prior addition reagents commonly used.
The use of this addition reagent has given particularly excellent results in the electrodeposition of zinc with a sulphuric acid electrolyte. lVhile the composition of the electrolyte can vary considerably without materially affecting the character of the deposit, excellent results have been obtained with an electrolyte which at the start contained 100 grams of zinc as zinc sulphate per liter, and which at the end contained 30 grams of zinc and 100 grams of free sulphuric acid per liter. The common addition reagent in the electrodeposition of zinc has been glue, but complete substitution of this new addition reagent can be efiected. In actual practice this addition reagent when used alone is added daily to the electrolyte in the form of a water solution at the rate of one to two pounds of the dry reagent per ton of zinc produced, while if used in conjunction with glue the total quantity of the two reagents added daily is one to two pounds per ton of zinc produced with the glue and the new reagent varying in such proportion as desired. The new reagent alone or in conjunction with other addition reagents produces bright and dense deposits of zinc with sulphuric acid electrolytes.
What is claimed is:
1. That improvement in the electrodeposition of zinc with sulphuric acid electrolytes which consists in the use in the acid electrolyte of sulphite lignose as an addition reagent.
2. That improvement in the electrodeposition of zinc with sulphuric acid electrolytes which consists in the use as an addition reagent in the acid electrolyte of sul hite lignose. in conjunction with other ad ition reagents.
In testimony whereof I have name to this specification.
FRANK F. COLCORD.
signed my
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2529700A (en) * | 1946-08-01 | 1950-11-14 | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Method of electrolytically producing zinc of high purity |
| US2632728A (en) * | 1950-12-06 | 1953-03-24 | Poor & Co | Compositions and method for electroplating zinc |
| US3637475A (en) * | 1968-09-23 | 1972-01-25 | Mini Ind Constructillor | Zinc-plating bath for bright or glossy coating |
| US4547269A (en) * | 1983-09-28 | 1985-10-15 | Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft | Method of electrodepositing zinc on steel prior to phosphating |
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Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2529700A (en) * | 1946-08-01 | 1950-11-14 | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Method of electrolytically producing zinc of high purity |
| US2632728A (en) * | 1950-12-06 | 1953-03-24 | Poor & Co | Compositions and method for electroplating zinc |
| US3637475A (en) * | 1968-09-23 | 1972-01-25 | Mini Ind Constructillor | Zinc-plating bath for bright or glossy coating |
| US4547269A (en) * | 1983-09-28 | 1985-10-15 | Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft | Method of electrodepositing zinc on steel prior to phosphating |
| EP0137540A3 (en) * | 1983-09-28 | 1987-05-27 | Metallgesellschaft Ag | Process for the electrolytic zinc plating of steel |
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