Silver Recovery with Reverse Electroplating - Spoons & Forks Test!
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Decided to check how much silver is in 10 plated spoons and forks. I believe I am not too greedy but ... result looks low to me!
I remember results for forks and spoons at about 2-2.5g per peace ... so options here are two ... these forks and spoons were used a lot and not that much silver plating left or I am missing something!
Experiments will continue!!!
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@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Мерси!
I wrote on wrong video, for this method does it work for Gold plated items? Thanks
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, it is not working for gold plated items, unfortunately.
I’ve been using your method and love, however I’ve recently run into an issue I was hoping you could help me solve. Even at 1.8 volts I seem to be putting base metal into solution, my brine has become cloudy and I see yellows and greens coming off. What can I do to refresh the solution, or do I just need to make a new batch? Thank you so much for your videos, I’ve seen all of them now.
@gavinclark6815
2 жыл бұрын
To clarify, it was working fine previously.
@escrapchannel
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, looks like a new solution needed. To be honest I always create a new solution for each batch I process, so it never happened to me in the past.
@gavinclark6815
2 жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel Thank you so much!
Could you use a sulfuric acid cell? So its quicker ?
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, if I decide to use sulphuric acid I will not use reverse electroplating. Quickest silver plating removal is a bath of concentrated sulphuric acid and 5% concentrated nitric acid. Just wash out all silver really quickly!
can the silver be recovered from solution using copper bar as well or is the hcl to lye to sugar the best method?
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, copper bar/wire works too. Just takes time.
@bestworst1979
3 жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel one more question is ther silver in solution mine is reddish brown do i just filter and wash it until its clear then use copper not sure if u used any acid to redcue the other mewtals in this soltuion
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
@@bestworst1979 Hi, you have silver in two forms - 1. Small pieces of the silver plating visible and floating. This is metal silver. 2. Silver in the solution as Ag+ cation. Metal silver you can filter and collect from filter paper. Filter from solution should go to silver chloride residue or to metal silver after reduction with copper.
@bestworst1979
3 жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel ok im just worried abgout the salt will that affect the precipitation of the silver
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, you should first filter the metal silver. If you see black to purple color - no worries. This is silver that goes from solution to metal silver forced by sun light :) After you’ll remove silver metal filtering you can follow the table silt and sugar recovery path for the solution.
How do u get the silver from solution
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
I usually substitute silver with zinc. I use zinc granules with stirring and 80-100 degrees heating.
It's take too much time. I have 500kg of wire with silver coating. Please help me and wire is only 0.2mm only
@escrapchannel
3 ай бұрын
Hi, for such amount reverse electroplating is too slow. Easiest way is to dissolve all wire in nitric acid, if you can find it cheap.
What other solution can I use instead of sodium sulfite in distilled water?
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hello, ammonium nitrate also works well.
@DaEntourage
3 жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel wow, I am surprised you responded. Thanks a lot!
@raymondreyes8046
Жыл бұрын
How do I make sodium sulfite? I have sodium sulphide is that the same?
@escrapchannel
Жыл бұрын
Hi! No, it is not the same. I buy it.
Hallo Wieviel Löffel, wieviel Gabel haben Sie das bekommen 9 Gramm Silver?Haben das Versilbertes Besteck gewogen?Können Sie mir Versilbertes Material Gewicht nennen?MfG Senel
@escrapchannel
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I did not check the weight of the silver plater material, unfortunately. Silver is from 10 spoons and forks. You can’t really predict the result as different material was used more or less and respectively more or less silver scrubbed during usage.
@sahinsenel852
3 ай бұрын
Können Sie Löffel ve Gabel Länge sagen?Gleiche Löffel und Gabel finde ich schon, dann kann ich Gewicht raus finden. Lg.Senel
Не плохой слиток получился! 👍🤝
@escrapchannel
4 жыл бұрын
Looks small, I remember I read long time ago about silver plating and it should be multi-layer ... will check if I correctly remember next weekend :)
Hey friend i do have over 40kg of sylver nickel alloy scrap do you think i can get sylver from it??
@escrapchannel
Жыл бұрын
Hi, do you have analysis of the content, to k now which other metals are present? Yes, you can recover silver from any alloy.
@georgevala3245
Жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel nickel bronze and sylver
@escrapchannel
Жыл бұрын
@@georgevala3245 It depends on silver % if worthy or not. But if you just dissolve 40 kg of alloy in nitric acid you will need 120 litres of acid. So it is not cheap and quick. If profitable depends on the silver content in the alloy.
Greetings friend, great job
@escrapchannel
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
So you used a stainless steel electrode? Were you worried about hydrogen gas
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, reaction goes slow so hydrogen gas is not an issue. Also an open window helps for that amount.
no refining?
@escrapchannel
Жыл бұрын
Hi, no. It was not refined to 999.
Hey , how you recover silver from the solution?
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, silver chloride I waited to drop at the bottom and then I recovered silver from it with Zinc granules. Zinc replaces silver and we get metal silver.
@gtbgupta
3 жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel It would be great if you can make a video on this too :)
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, I have a video on this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmuLprBwoqnSqaQ.html
So how much will you pay for plated forks and spoons. I have 5 gallon buckets
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, usually I pay below 50 cents.
@jenmatters9159
3 жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel per piece? How about larger plates and pitchers?
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
@@jenmatters9159 when I buy silver plating I basically spend money on base metal, so per kg price of base metal.
@jenmatters9159
3 жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel how do I contact you to sale you what I have
@escrapchannel
3 жыл бұрын
@@jenmatters9159 Hi, I am working on a project in Switzerland now, so I can’t do my hobby and don’t buy scrap items.
Not a bad yield at all if you want to put the time in. Great vid....👍
@escrapchannel
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
You'll be there all day with that baby toothbrush.
@escrapchannel
10 ай бұрын
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@escrapchannel
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
im sure that all that equipment, power and time is not worth the recovery, anleast what i have seen on your channel. Is it only just for fun as a hobby?
@escrapchannel
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, for me it is a hobby! I do not count the time invested and do many experiments for fun, not for profit. I know at least two people making their living recovering precious metals from electronic scrap, so maybe if correctly organized as full time job it is possible to have profit. Never tried! From my perspective, the main bottleneck is to organize a constant supply of good quality electronic scrap to have this hobby profitable.
@heinrichhein2605
4 жыл бұрын
@@escrapchannel cool yes i also do it just for fun