Limiting current of electrochemical deposition of copper from copper sulfate and sulfuric acid solution on a vertical electrode under conditions of natural convection
Ap. Grigin et Ad. Davydov, Limiting current of electrochemical deposition of copper from copper sulfate and sulfuric acid solution on a vertical electrode under conditions of natural convection, J ELEC CHEM, 493(1-2), 2000, pp. 15-19
The transport problem is solved and a new equation is derived for calculati
on of the limiting current of copper deposition on a plane vertical cathode
in CuSO4 + H2SO4 (in excess) solution under the conditions of natural conv
ection. In contrast to the earlier published studies, no ionic transport nu
mbers were used for consideration of the contribution of migration transfer
. The derived equation allows us to determine quantitatively the effect on
the limiting current not only of the mass coefficient of supporting electro
lyte, but also of the diffusion coefficients of its ions. (C) 2000 Elsevier
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