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Electroplating Solution Management (Patents Pending)
The disposal or treatment of spent metal plating solutions poses significant challenges for the electroplating industry. GBI's approach to electroplating solution management relates to a biotreatment process of metal-plating solutions to eliminate the dissolved metal content thus allowing for discharge to the environment. In particular, the biotreatment using alkane-utilizing bacteria will reduce the dissolved metal concentration below allowable discharge thresholds thus allowing for the solution to be discharged as non-toxic waste directly to a municipal wastewater treatment facility.
Electroplating is the process of coating an object with a thin layer of some metal through electrolytic deposition. The process is widely used for the purpose of rendering a lustrous finish on desirable articles, jewelry, or utensils. The general object of electroplating is to employ the article to be plated as the cathode in an electrolytic bath composed of a solution of the salt of the metal being plated.
If your company produces spent electroplating solutions, call a GBI representative to discuss how our innovative electroplating solution management process can reduce your overall disposal costs.
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