The behavior of organic components in copper recovery from electroless plating bath effluents using 3D electrode systems

Gökhan Orhan*, Sebahattin Gürmen, Servet Timur

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Abstract

An electrochemical method was applied for the recovery of copper both from the spent solutions and from the rinse waters of electroless copper plating baths, containing copper sulfate, formaldehyde, quadrol, and NaOH. Experiments were conducted in a rotating packed cell (Rollschichtzelle®) to investigate the effects of current density, electrolyte composition, temperature, and pH on the copper recovery. All the copper (final CCu = 0.1 ppm) was recovered from the waste and rinse waters of chemical copper plating plants with 70% current efficiency by the electrochemical treatment in a rotating packed cell at 130 A/m2 current density, room temperature, with 5 mm diameter cathode granules, with the presence of formaldehyde, and with a specific energy consumption of 3.2-3.5 kW h/kg Cu. On the other hand, final copper concentrations of 5 ppm were reached with 62% current efficiency and 5.5-5.8 kW h/kg Cu specific energy consumption, with electrolytes containing no formaldehyde.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)261-267
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume112
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Aug 2004

Keywords

  • Copper recovery
  • Copper reduction electrolysis
  • Electroless copper plating
  • Formaldehyde
  • Quadrol

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