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dc.contributor.author | Schoeman, Liezl![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Sole, Kathryn C.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-02T10:46:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-02T10:46:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-07 | |
dc.description | This paper was first presented at the 3rd Young Professionals Conference, 9–10 March 2017, Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa. | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | Extraction of nickel from either laterite or sulphide ores involves various complex hydrometallurgical processes, the final step of which is often electrowinning to produce pure nickel metal. Methods to investigate, monitor, and control the electrowinning process are therefore of importance for producing nickel metal of desirable quality and purity. The significance of potential measurements during the electrowinning process is well established. Many potential measurement methods, however, are not sufficiently accurate or repeatable, and it is therefore often difficult to monitor and control the electrodeposition process accurately. The relationship between nucleation (deposition of the first nickel clusters to the cathode surface) and growth (as more and more nickel clusters deposit) during electrodeposition is paramount for controlling the formation and quality of the nickel metal electrodeposit. A need therefore still exists for accurate measurement of both nucleation and plating overpotentials during the early stages of electrodeposition. In this investigation, a polarization measurement technique was developed for nickel electrodeposition from sulphate electrolytes under typical commercial electrowinning conditions. This method is repeatable and accurate within approximately 10 mV, and enables the quick and concise monitoring of both nucleation and plating during nickel electrodeposition. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2018 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.saimm.co.za/journal-papers | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Schoeman, L. & Sole, K.C. 2017, 'Accurate measurement of polarization potentials during electrodeposition of nickel metal from sulphate electrolytes', Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 117, no. 7, pp. 623-628. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0038-223X (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2225-6253 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.17159/2411-9717/2017/v117n7a3 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65288 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2017 | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Nickel electrowinning | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Polarization potential measurement | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Sulphate electrolyte | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Galvanodynamic scan | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | |
dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-12 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production | |
dc.title | Accurate measurement of polarization potentials during electrodeposition of nickel metal from sulphate electrolytes | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |