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Is electroplating tank a batch reactor or CSRT reactor?  

April 29, 2009

HI
I AM a STUDENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING I HAVE A SOME WORK ASSIGNMENT ON ELECTROPLATING ENGINEERING.
ELECTROPLATING REACTION CARRIED OUT IN TANK,WHICH TYPE OF REACTOR IS THIS?E.G BATCH REACTOR OR CSRT REACTOR OR ANY ELSE?
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEER IN ELECTROPLATING PLANT.HOW CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RELATED TO ELECTROPLATING PLANT?
KINDLY THESE ARE SOME MY PROBLEMS IF YOU PLEASE SOLVE THIS.

THANKS
REGARDS

TARIQ MALIK
STUDENT - PAKISTAN

Hi, Tariq. My initial reaction is that it is neither -- that it is not a chemical reactor. But the electrochemical reactions within electroplating tanks are exceptionally complicated and leave a great deal of room for study by chemical engineers.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.  finishing.com Brick, New Jersey