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The electrochemical recycling of printed-wiring-board etchants

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The possibility of using electrolytic processing to regenerate etchants while simultaneously recovering copper used in the printed-wiring-board industry is considered for such systems as ferric chloride, acid, and ammoniacal-cupric chloride. This article discusses the cell design and anodic and cathodic processes, and concludes that the electrolytic process is ecofriendly with a minimal discharge of effluents.

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  1. Electrohydrometallurgy Division of CECRI, Karaikudi, India

    P. Adaikkalam (senior scientists), G. N. Srinivasan (senior scientists) & K. V. Venkateswaran (head of the Electrohydrometallurgy Division of CECRI)

  2. Electrohydrometallurgy Division, Karaikudi, CECRI, 630006, Tamilnadu, India

    P. Adaikkalam (senior scientists), G. N. Srinivasan (senior scientists) & K. V. Venkateswaran (head of the Electrohydrometallurgy Division of CECRI)

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Adaikkalam, P., Srinivasan, G.N. & Venkateswaran, K.V. The electrochemical recycling of printed-wiring-board etchants. JOM 54, 48–50 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02701851

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