Abstract
This article discusses the potential application of electrically conductive polymers as protective coatings for permanent lead anodes employed in aqueous electrowinning processes. Also, presented are results from a preliminary study of the performance of two intrinsically conductive polymers (polyaniline and poly 3,4,5-trifluorophenylthiophene [TFPT]) under mild copper electrowinning conditions as conductive and protective coatings on anodic surfaces. The laboratory results indicated that using lead alloy anodes coated with TFPT merits continued research.
Original language | British English |
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Pages (from-to) | 49-55 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | JOM |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2003 |