@inproceedings{23a784df9dda4d7a8efacc4f7d19c8e0,
title = "Characterization of industrially electrowon zinc: An investigation of sticky and non-sticky deposit behaviour",
abstract = "Physical, chemical, and microscopic characterization of industrially electrowon zinc was performed with a focus on elucidating a rational for the sticky and non-sticky behavior of the deposits. Preferred crystal deposition plane orientations were analyzed by XRD. The crystal orientations for the sticky samples reveal small angle growth (∼25°) to the cathode surface. In non-sticky samples the crystals are oriented at an average of ∼44° to the cathode surface. Deposit microstructures were studied by SEM and optical microscopy which revealed flat or basal zinc platelets with a number of pores for the sticky deposits whereas the non-sticky deposits were compact, sharp-edged and featured continuous grains with angular crystal plane depositions. The impurity contents in the deposits were studied by elemental (ICP) and EDX analyses. Microhardness studies of the cross-section of the deposits revealed that the sticky samples are softer than the non-sticky samples.",
author = "D. Dhak and M. Chen and E. Asselin and \{Di Carlo\}, S. and A. Alfantazi",
year = "2010",
language = "British English",
isbn = "9780470943151",
series = "Pb Zn 2010 - Lead-Zinc 2010 Symposium, Held in Conjunction with COM 2010",
pages = "827--837",
booktitle = "Pb Zn 2010 - Lead-Zinc 2010 Symposium, Held in Conjunction with COM 2010",
note = "5th Lead-Zinc Symposium, Pb Zn 2010, Held in Conjunction with COM 2010 ; Conference date: 03-10-2010 Through 06-10-2010",
}