Melting Silver Plated Scrap (Metal Alloy Separation)

Continuing our process of refining silver plated scrap, we get to the results in this video and begin to see where all of our metal is. The copper is plating out nicely at the cathode. XFR results show that our copper is being removed from the anode bottle while our #silver concentrations are increasing.

The setup of the #copper cell aquarium has given us access to see inside of the anode bottle vs an opaque anode basket. Searching for impurities, we capture the slimes and solution, then test them with chemicals and the XRF. The process demonstrates that with a proper set up, it's easier and more efficient to clean the anode bottle vs some of my other experiments where a simple anode basket was used.

Along with test results, I show some great chemical reactions including the production of Chevreul's salt. It's one of my favorite reactions and there couldn't be a better time to display one of God's mysteries than Christmas.

Copper Electrolytic Cell #aquarium
Reverse #electroplating of Silver Plated #alloy

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