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Zinc plating with zinc oxide

Dear sir I want to do zinc electroplating on steel. If I displace zinc cyanide to zinc oxide [affil links] , what happens within bath and deposit. Thanks, Hashemi

Hashemi
- Esfahan, IRAN
2003

What happens is it doesn't work :-)

You may need to purchase a proprietary process from a supplier who offers non-cyanide alkaline zinc plating chemistry. For efficiency you may also need some new equipment including a "generation tank". Zinc oxide without proper additives and control will yield an unsatisfactory deposit.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2003

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