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Metal Finishing Process
Barrel method electroplating
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Metal Finishing Objectives
• List key chemicals associated with metal finishing
• Describe basic metal finishing processes
• Describe electroplating process details
• List major modes of release to the environment
• Identify analytical methods useful for detecting metal finishing contaminants in the environment
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• Billion of dollars per year
• Tens of thousands of businesses
• Both large and small businesses, from steel rolling mills and automotive manufacturing to "mom and pop" job shops
Process Overview
Gold-plated jewelry claspsZinc-plated screws “galvanized”
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• Metal surface preparation
• Surface protection and / or decoration
• Focus on electroplating (Barrel method )
Process Overview
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Metal Finishing Process Video
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Metal Finishing Process Video
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SolventsBenzeneTCEetc.
CoatingsCadmiumChromiumCyanideetc.
Acids and BasesHCLCaustic
Key Chemicals
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Solvents 2005 ATSDR RankBenzene 6TCE 16etc.
Coatings 2005ATSDR RankCadmium 8Chromium 18, 77Cyanide 28etc.
Acids and Bases 2005 ATSDR RankHCL >100Caustic >100
Key Chemicals
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Specialty Electronic Parts - Rack Method
Cu, In, Ga, Se sequentially electroplated onto solar panels
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RM
R
P
B
W
NEUTRALIZED SALTS, METALS, SOLVENTS,
EMULSIONS
CYANIDE, METAL SALTS,
SOLVENTS, BASES, ACIDS
FINISHED METAL
RECYCLED SOLVENTS
METAL SLUDGE, SCALE
UNFINISHED METAL PRODUCTS
SOLVENT VAPORS
Standard Process Schematic
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Process Details - Metal Surface Preparation
• Physical modification– De-scale, cut, shape, smooth
• Surface oil removal– Wipe, dip, vapor degrease
• Final cleaning– Detergent, acid, base, anodic, cathodic, ultrasonic
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TYPICAL VAPOR DEGREASER
FREEBOARD
VAPOR
CONDENSINGCOILS AND
COOLING JACKET
BOILINGSOLVENT HEATERS
SOLVENT LEVEL
VAPOR LINE
PART
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Process Details – Cleaning / Degreasing
Solvents that are most used:
– Trichloroethylene
– 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
– Methylene chloride
– Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
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Organic coatings– Solvent based– Water based– 100% solids
Process Details - Surface Protection / Decoration
Inorganic / metal coatings– Physical deposition– Chemical deposition– Electrochemical methods
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Process Details – Chemical Conversion Coating
• Conditions surface for painting or coating
• Uses chromates, phosphates, phosphoric acid, and hexavalent chromium
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• Electrochemical process
• Converts surface metal to insoluble oxide
• Uses chromic, sulfuric, or boric acids
Process Details - Anodizing
Chromic Acid Anodizing vat
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Process Details - Electroplating Process• Electrochemical process• Acid, alkaline, or neutral pH• Uses metal salts, cyanides, brighteners, solid metal anodes
– Cyanides keep metal ions in solution– Brighteners make surface more reflective
Fiber drums of ZnCN concentrate in abandoned plating shop
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ALKALINE CLEANER RINSE ACID DIP RINSE
PLATING DRAG-OUT TANKS RINSE FINISHING
TREATMENT RINSE
SURFACE PREPARATION
SURFACE TREATMENT
Source: adapted from EPA 1995
Process Details - Electroplating Process
Waste water Discharge
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Source: adapted from EPA 1995
GENERATOR OR RECTIFIER
ANODE BUS BAR+
B CATHODE BUS BAR
CATHODES
VOLTMETER
AMMETER
ANODES
+B
Process Details - Electroplating Process
WorkpieceTo be plated
Platingmetal
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Plating vat for Chrome Plating
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Source: EPA 1990
Process Details - Common Electroplating Bath Compositions
Bath Name Composition
Brass and bronze Copper cyanide, zinc cyanide, sodium cyanide, sodium carbonate, ammonia, Rochelle salt
Chromium Chromic acid, sulfuric acid
Cadmium cyanide Cadmium cyanide, cadmium oxide, sodium cyanide, sodium hydroxide
Cadmium fluoroborate Cadmium fluoroborate, fluoroboric acid, boric acid, ammonium fluoroborate, licorice
Zinc Zn metal, sodium hydroxide, sodium cyanide (some non-CN baths too)
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Modes of Release
• Air emissions– Solvent vapors– Acid mists
• Water releases– Rinse water– Spent plating bath treatment– Washdown liquids
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Metal Finishing Process Video
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Modes of Release
• Soil– Washdown liquids– Solvent spills
• Groundwater– Hexavalent chromium (more mobile)– Chlorinated solvents (DNAPL)
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Modes of Release
• Solid and hazardous wastes
– TCLP metals (D006, D007, etc.)
– Wastewater (F006)
– Spent plating baths (F007, F008, F009)
– Quenching baths, etc. (F010, F012, F019)
Nickel Plating Bath
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Analytical Considerations
• Laboratory methods– Metals: AA, ICP– Solvents: GC/MS
• Field analytical methods– Hazard Categorization– Metals: XRF– Solvents: Portable GC, Portable GC/MS– CN gas: Real time instruments, Draeger
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Summary
• Mostly small businesses with limited environmental control programs
• Use a wide variety of chemicals:– Organic solvents– Metals, metal salts, and cyanide– Corrosives
• Metal finishing wastes can affect all four media: soil, surface water and sediment, air, and groundwater