RINSE WATER RECYCLING

FOR CHROME PLATING PLANT

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 Objective:
 To Recycle the rinse water

 To Recover chromic acid

 To Reduce waste

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 PROCESS
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• Rinse water 2-5 ppm chromic acid passed through

1st Exchanger
• Metals absorbed in 1st Exchanger
• Rinse water passed through 2nd Exchanger
• Chromic Acid absorbed in 2nd Exchanger
• Pure deionised water which comes out of 2nd
Exchanger can be collected and reused
• Absorbed chromic acid is stripped from the 2nd
Exchanger with NaOH
• Excess Alkali is absorbed in 3rd Exchanger
• 3-5% Chromic Acid recovered after 3rd Exchanger

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IMPURITIES REMOVED
Fe3+
Zn2+
Cu2+
Ni2+
Cr3+
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• Exhausted Cation resin

regenerated with 2 BV of
10% H2SO4 (or 10% HCl)
• Exhausted Anion resin
Regeneration regenerated with 2 BV of
Procedure 4% NaOH

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 DM Water

Regenerant Regenerant
H2SO4 NaOH

IX IX IX
H2CrO4

Fe3+
Cr3+ Na2CrO4
Cu2+ (50 g/l CrO3) H2CrO4
Ni2+ (50 g/l CrO3)
Zn2+
CrO42-

Waste Water

Distilled Water

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Thank You !

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