Electroplating Process

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009211",
  "term": "Electroplating Process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Electroplating is the process of applying a metallic coating to an article by passing an electric current through an electrolyte in contact with the article, thereby forming a surface having properties or dimensions different from those of the article.\n\n2. An electrolytic process that uses or emits any of the plating and polishing metal HAP, as defined in this section, in which metal ions in solution are reduced onto the surface of the work piece (the cathode) via an electrical current. The metal ions in the solution are usually replenished by the dissolution of metal from solid metal anodes fabricated of the same metal being plated, or by direct replenishment of the solution with metal salts or oxides; electroplating is also called electrolytic plating.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Emissions Factors 12.20 Electroplating at http://www.epa.gov/ttnchie1/ap42/ch12/final/c12s20.pdf",
    "40 CFR 63.11511 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/electroplating-process/"
}