Regeneration and reuse of exhausted solutions of electroless nickel plating wood veneer

Abstract

The regeneration of exhausted solutions of electroless nickel plating wood veneer was realized using soluble calcium salt to precipitate and remove phosphite and then using fluoride to remove residual calcium ions from the solution. The effect of the pH value of the solution, treatment temperature and the molar ratio of calcium ions to phosphite ions on the removal efficiency of phosphite was investigated. Wood veneer was electroless plated using regenerated solutions. A coating with better electrical conductivity and electromagnetic shielding was obtained.

Keywords

electroless nickel plating, wood, regeneration of exhausted solution, electrical conductivity, electromagnetic shielding