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-----Where to find polypropylene anode bag ⇦ huh? for platinum anode
Q. Good day every one
We are going to do iridium electroplating that needs a 0.5 mm thick polypropylene cloth bag for a platinum anode.
The plating temperature is 85 °C. The anode, as mentioned, is a platinum net (or mesh) where its dimensions are 2 cm x 2 cm with a thickness of about 10 microns.
Could you kindly tell me what are the companies that sell polypropylene cloth bags (0.5 mm thick)?
Thank you.
Graduate Student - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
January 10, 2011
A. Hi, Omar.
As I understand it, the purpose of anode bags ⇦ huh? is to contain any fines from the dissolution of the anode so they do not deposit on the work piece. So I am not actually understanding why you need anode bags for what sounds like a non-consumable anode.
But you may be able to get anode bags from Technic. If not, find a plating process distributor in a nearby large city; all plating process distributors will have anode bags. Good luck.
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