Effect of alkaline electrolysis conditions on current efficiency and morphology of zinc powder

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 72-76

  Sharifi, B ^a   Mojtahedi, M ^a   Goodarzi, M ^a   Vahdati Khaki, J ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Current efficiency; KOH concentration; Morphology; Zinc powder; Zincate electrolysis

Indexed keywords

CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTIC ZINC; HYDROGEN RELEASE; KOH CONCENTRATION; ON CURRENTS; POWDER MORPHOLOGY; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SEM IMAGING; ZINC POWDER; ZINCATE ELECTROLYSIS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN; MORPHOLOGY; POWDERS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; ZINC; ZINC POWDER METALLURGY;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 68949205552     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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