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How to recover Nickel metal from Nickel Chloride Solution

I have 2000 lit. of Nickel Chloride Solution, which contains 5% Nickel Metal. Please guide me how to recover or refine nickel metal from this solution by electrolysis or by precipitation method.

Rupesh Katrodia
consultant - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
August 1, 2009

You can plate it out, so get a good book on electroplating of nickel and all will be explained in as much detail as you need.

Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
August 19, 2009

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