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Dentist needs electrolytic cleaning of 18-8 stainless steel
I am an orthodontist, and I have a lot of braces that need to be recycled(cleansed). In India we do not have recycling services from the manufacturers. The braces are made of 18-8 stainless steel. They are used along with resins which is the contaminant after use. We need to electrolyse the brace in order to cleanse it from all the contaminant i.e.the brace has to lose a little of its superficial metal. Suggest me about the electrolyte that should be used.
Atul Kulkarnidoctor - Bijapur, Karnataka, India
2004
2004
You can use next solution:
20-40 gm NaOH
20-40 gm trisodium phosphate
⇦ this on
eBay
or
Amazon [affil links]
20-40 gm sodium carbonate
⇦ this on
eBay or
Amazon]
(water free)
1 lit water,60-80 °C,3-10 min cathodic,
1-3 min anodic,4-10 A/dm2
Good luck!
- Zagreb , Croatia
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