ELECTROCHEMICAL DISCHARGE OF NICKEL WITH LOW INTERNAL STRESSES

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https://doi.org/10.15421/jchemtech.v33i1.314059

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electrodeposition, nickel, sulfur-containing organic substances, kinetics, internal stresses

Abstract

The work is devoted to the current topic of electrochemical separation of nickel with low voltages from sulfate electrolytes of electroextraction. Scrap processing of strategic nickel-containing superalloys with electroextraction of nickel is an urgent task today. Electrochemically deposited nickel is characterized by high internal tensile stresses, which leads to its delamination from the cathode surface. To reduce the internal stresses of nickel deposits obtained in such systems, it is proposed to use sulfur-containing organic compounds of sodium allylsulfonate, sodium orthoarylsulfonate, and sodium propynylsulfonate. It was established that allylsulfonate and orthoarylsulfonate practically do not affect the kinetics of nickel release. Propynyl sulfonate with a concentration of more than 5 mmol/l significantly inhibits the process of electrodeposition of nickel, which is related to the adsorption capacity of this compound with the triple bond present in the molecule. It is shown that due to the presence of a sulfo group in the composition of the molecules, the used organic additives contribute to the reduction of the internal stresses of nickel deposits. It was established that allyl sulfonate and orthoaryl sulfonate are the most promising reagents that contribute to reducing the internal stresses of electrodeposited nickel. Low-stress nickel deposits can be obtained in the range of current densities from 2 to 7 A/dm2 at a concentration of these additives from 15 to 30 mmol/l.

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2025-04-15