Pollution Prevention and Control Technologies for Electroplating Operations

The 2nd edition of Pollution Prevention and Control for Electroplating Operations was released in March 2009. This original text is the most widely referenced book on this subject. The new edition contains important updates covering water use, waste reduction, chemical recovery, and bath maintenance. Contents..... Process by Process Recommendations based on 20 years of cumulative information from numerous plating shops and other industry sources. Includes industry data, benchmarks, case studies and examples. Water Use/Drag-out Reduction: Rinsing strategies, minimizing water use, closed-loop processing, water reuse, zero discharge, benchmarks, and case studies. Bath Maintenance: Solutions for various plating baths, including filtration, carbon treatment, ion exchange, acid sorption, membrane technologies, porous pot, and microfiltration. Includes diagrams and case studies. Chemical Recovery: Approaches for various plating processes including evaporators, ion exchange, electrowinning, electrodialysis, and reverse osmosis. Includes diagrams and case studies. End-of-Pipe Treatment: Chrome reduction, cyanide destruction, metals precipitation, ion exchange, costs, chemicals, and data. Includes diagrams of conventional and advanced technologies. Chemical Substitution: Alternatives for chromium, cadmium, cyanide, and chlorinated solvents. Off-Site Recovery/Disposal: Industry data, waste characteristics, costs, and locations.