On Mar 22, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Michael Rowe wrote:
>
> Chromium is extremely toxic
>
> There is a caution against using stainless steel for the
> sacrificial plates because of its chromium content.
Michael is correct here!
Using Stainless steel will produce nasty stuff. I wear rubber gloves
when I use Stainless steel as an anode because you end up with
(poisonous) chromates in your electrolyte. (Actually, I use gloves
any time I reach into the tanks).
Just for clarification - The gasses produced during electrolysis are:
hydrogen from the cathode (-) (or the part we are cleaning).
And oxygen from the anode (+) (or the sacrificial electrode).
Electrolytic cleaning should be done in a ventilated area.
Kevin V.
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