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Alternative activators

Please, I'm a research scientist working on the electroless deposition of copper on non conductors.i can't source the needed palladium chloride activator/catalyst. I would very much appreciate your assistance by sugesting alternatives to palladium.

OFOEGBU OBINNA
Msc. student, Nnamdi Azikiwe University - Nigeria
2006

There are other ways to metallize non-conductors, including spraying with graphite or copper flake, or using two-part silvering solutions. But I don't know what your research goal is, so these may be no help.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2006

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