Complex formation of sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) with cadmium, iron, and nickel, whose presence is possible in starting raw material, is studied. Results obtained make it possible to use EDTA as a complexing solvent in nickel-cadmium battery processing technology.
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Translated from Metallurg, No. 8, pp. 35–36, August, 2015.
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Barashev, A.R., Mamyachenkov, S.V., Smirnova, Y.O. et al. Possibility of Using Complexing Reagent for Processing Spent Alkaline Batteries. Metallurgist 59, 664–666 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11015-015-0156-8
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