Iridium tantalum coated titanium anode
Titaniumanodesandtitaniumelectrodes(MMO)aremadeofapreciousmetaliridiumsaltcoatedonatitanium(valvetypemetal)substrateandsinteredathightemperature.Theyarewidelyusedinelectroplating(copper,gold,nickel,chrome,zinc,etc.)Andotherhydrometallurgicalindustries.Thepreparationandapplicationoftitaniumanodesandtitaniumelectrodeshavebeenquitemature,andhaveahistoryof40years.Comparedwithtraditionalelectrodes,titaniumanodesandtitaniumelectrodeshaveadvantagesthatotherelectrodescannotmatch:1)TechnicalcharacteristicsHighworkingcurrent,highefficiency,andexcellentantibacterialcorrosionperformance;longelectrodelife;currentdensitycanbeadjustedrandomly,operatingcurrentdensity:lessthan10000A/M2,iridiumtantalumtitaniumanodeandtitaniumelectrodeareoxygenevolutionanodes2)HighcatalyticactivityAsweallknow,theplatinum-platedelectrodeisahighperoxygenpotential(1.563V,relativetomercurysulphate)electrode,whiletheMMOanodeisalowoxygenevolutionoverpotential(1.385Vrelativetomercurysulfite)electrode,whichiseasiertoanalyzeoxygen.Therefore,duringelectrolysis,thetankpressureisrelativelylow,whichsaveselectricity.Thisphenomenonisparticularlynoticeableincopperfoilpost-treatmentalkalinecopper-platedwalls.3)NopollutionTitaniumanodesandtitaniumelectrodesareceramicoxidesofthepreciousmetaliridium.Afterthetitaniumsubstrateiscleanedonthesurfacebyoxalicacidathightemperature,thesurfaceoxidessuchastitaniumoxideandtitaniumdioxidearecompletelycleaned.Theoxideisafairlystableoxide,almostinsolubleinanyacidandbase,andtheoxidecoatingisabout20µm.Theoxideisfirmlybondedanddoesnotfalloff.Therefore,thetitaniumanodeandthetitaniumelectrodewillnotpollutetheplatingsolutioninanormalworkingenvironment,whichisbasicallythesameastheplatinumelectrode.4)ValueformoneyThepriceofiridiumtantalumtitaniumanodeandtitaniumelectrodeanodeisabout60%ofthatofplatinum-platedelectrode.Ithasbetterelectrochemicalstabilityinalkalineelectroplatingcopperelectrolyte,andithasexcellentelectrolyticactivityanddurability.Fromthecostanalysisofthetitaniumanode,titaniumelectrodeandPTelectrodeofBaojiZhimingSpecialMetalCo.,Ltd.,itisobviousthattheiridiumtantalumtitaniumanodeandiridiumtantalumtitaniumelectrodeareeconomical.5)Becausetheapplicationofcopperinprintedcircuitsrequirestheuseofpulsedperiodicperiodicreverse(PPR),theuseofplatinum-platedtitaniuminsolubleanodesisprohibited.ThepresenceofchloridesinthesulfuricacidelectrolyteinthiscurrentenvironmentwillcauseTheplatinumlayerwaspeeled.However,thisphenomenoncanbeavoidedbyusingsizeiridiumtantalumtitaniumanodeandiridiumtantalumtitaniumelectrode.6)Iridium-titanium-titaniumanodeandiridium-tantalum-titaniumelectroderequirelessmaintenance.Noneedtoshutdownproductiontocleanandreplaceanodes,whichgreatlyincreasesproductivityandsavescosts;7)Iridium-titanium-titaniumanodesandiridium-tantalum-titaniumelectrodeshavehighoxygenevolutionpotentialcharacteristics,andtherefore,theyhaveparticularlygoodcorrosionresistanceinstrongacidsystems;