Wastewater discharged from metal-finishing processes usually contains nickel, a hazardous substance that is used extensively in the surface finishing industry. In the present study, an acidic solution containing nickel was treated using strong acid cation exchange resin. A continuous lab-scale cation exchange arrangement permitting the assessment of electric current as an enhancement mechanism ...

Long-term reverse osmosis tests were conducted with electroplating wastes on a new membrane referred to as NS-100. This membrane consists of a polyurea layer, formed by the reaction of tolylene diisocyanate with polyethylenimine, deposited on a porous polysulfone support film. The membranes were tested as liners within 0.5411. diameter fiber glass tubes. A total of 2360 hr of continuous reverse...

Denomination Magnetism Aided Machining (MAM) comprises a number of relatively new industrial machining (firstly finishing and surface improving) processes being developed at the present time too. MAM is effective – among others – in polishing, deburring and burnishing of metal parts. The authors give a brief outline of these modern processes, and make an attempt to systematize them. The paper s...

Ultrasound processes are particularly interesting for a great variety of applications like formation of developed surfaces, finishing, catalyst formation, polymerization and surface polymer attachment, etc. Here, we report on the ultrasound-driven formation of metal surface nanofoams in aqueous media. Systematic investigation of ultrasound effects on various types of aluminium, iron and magnesi...

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Waste metals in the form of metal oxide (hydroxide) sludges are generated in significant amounts by the metal finishing industries, and their accumulations pose problems for disposal and challenges for recycle. The availability of technically feasible efficient separations of metals such as nickel, cobalt, chromium, cadmium, copper, tin, zinc, lead, manganese, molybdenum, and titanium from plat...

the vibratory finishing is one of the important mass finishing processes. this can be applied for finishing many metallic and non- metallic components using abrasive materials such as steel, ceramic, natural materials and etc. the vibratory finishing process is used for some purposes such as surfaces polishing, deburring, oxide layer removing and rounding the edges. evaluation of surface roughn...

Trichloroethylene is a major nonflammable industrial solvent. In 2011, the estimated capacity of the commercial production of trichloroethylene in the United States was 270 million pounds. Historically, the most important use of trichloroethylene has been vapor degreasing of metal parts. This use has declined over the past decade due to increased environmental regulations governing trichloroeth...

Cyanide (CN) is a toxic species that is found predominantly in industrial effluents generated by metallurgical operations. Cyanide's strong affinity for metals makes it favorable as an agent for metal finishing and treatment and as a lixivant for metal leaching, particularly gold. These technologies are environmentally sound but require safeguards to prevent accidental spills from contaminating...