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Where does Boric acid go when nickel plating

So, what happens to all the Boron from the boric acid as it is depleted in plating baths such as sulfamate nickel and bright nickel? Greg.

Greg Watkins
1995

"INCO guide to nickel plating"
by International Nickel Ltd.

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Well, most boric acid in Nickel plating gets lost through dragout and ends up in the wastewater as … you guessed it … still boric acid. Trace amounts of Boron, though, where found in various Ni electrodeposits, so some of it gets into the metal.

"PlaterB" Berl Stein
NiCoForm, Inc.

Rochester, New York

1995

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