The results of the electrochemical separation of sulfate and zinc chloride regeneration solutions; the pH influence on the electrolysis process and the extracting efficiency of metallic zinc are presented in the work. It has been established that electrolysis should be carried out in a two-cell electrolyzer to remove metals effectively.
The article presents the results of the study on the process of copper electroevolution from the regeneration solutions in one- and two-chamber electrolyzers at different concentrations of sulfuric acid and the solutions of copper chlorides at different concentrations of hydrochloric acid – in a three-chamber electrolyzer. The conditions of electrochemical recovery of heavy metals from acidic and saline solutions were determined. It was shown that the most effective recovery of heavy metal cations from hydrochloric acid solutions occurs in three-chamber electrolyzers. On the basis of the results obtained, a technological scheme of a local plant for treatment of washing water of galvanic industries was proposed.