Platinized Titanium & Niobium Anode Dimensionally Stable Anode

Tiaano,a complete design and manufacturing the Platinised Titanium anodes and Mixed Metal Oxide Anodes for water treatment industrial applications. Platinised Titanium Anodes and Mixed Metal Oxide Anodes are found in industrial applications, such as, hypochlorite generation in waste water, in refineries, petrochemical plants and power plants, for potable water supplies and in food processing. Marine applications include the above as well as use in off shore platforms and the prevention of mussel, barnacle and algal growth on ships hulls.

Platinised Titanium Anodes and Mixed Metal Oxide anodes that are able to withstand these variances in properties, whilst working at their maximum efficiency, current density and design life, and still proving economical.

Platinised / MMO Titanium Anodes in Water treatment:-

Titanium anodes for swimming pool disinfection

Titanium anodes for saltwater chlorinators

Titanium anodes for seawater chlorinators

Titanium anodes for water electrolysis

Titanium anodes for ionizer of water

Titanium anodes for sewage treatment

Titanium anodes for recycling of waste water

Titanium anodes for water Treatment equipment

Titanium anodes for chlorine dioxide cell

Platinised Titanium Mesh Anodes are composed of titanium mesh substrate with a platinum layer plated on it. Platinized titanium mesh anodes are designed with specific platinum material (Pt) which makes the anodes dimensionally stable for many years. Tiaano designs and manufacture platinised titanium mesh anodes with different dimensions and plating thicknesses. Tiaano have the facility to do platinum plating 0.5 micron to 20 micron thick by the process of Electro deposition.

Tiaano Platinized Titanium expanded Mesh Anodes are used in various applications. Tiaano have the facility to prepare Platinised Titanium , Platinised Niobium and Platinised Nickel alloys. We have the inplant production capacity of 20 m2 per day. We are exporting the anodes more than 64 countries.

Advantages of Platinized Titanium Mesh Anode (Pt Ti):-

Ø  Platinized Titanium mesh anodes can be easily fixed to all surfaces.

Ø  Platinized titanium mesh anode has advantage being an inert anode which do not corrode and remains dimensionally stable for a long period.

Ø  Even metal distribution and of platinum layer and optimal adhesion on the titanium mesh.

Ø  Platinized titanium mesh anodes are dimensionally stable and long- lasting.

Ø  Platinized titanium mesh anodes have good mechanical properties

Ø  Platinised titanium mesh anode the base material is reusable after re-plating.

Ø  Platinized titanium mesh anodes requires less anode maintenance.

Ø  Platinised titanium mesh anodes are having uniform conductivity

Ø  Platinised titanium mesh anodes are having uniform current distribution properties

Tiaano supply comprehensive range of platinum plated titanium or niobium anodes in the form of cylindrical anodes, Mesh anode , Circle anode, plate / foil anodes, rod/bar anodes fin anodes, bend anodes, wire anodes, Box anode, Rod anode, Wire anode, Ring anode, Ribbon anodes, Tubular anodes, Strip anodes and custom made for various industrial application including Electroplating , Electro dialysis, Electroforming, Electrochemical Sensing, Electro winning and Metal recovery (Refining of metals) - Electrolytic Regeneration of chromic acid - Electroplating for precious and base metals - Electrolytic recovery for precious and base metals.

Platinized titanium anodes have successfully replaced lead anodes in hard chromium plating due to their advantages of lower maintenance, improved quality of deposition, higher productivity and consistency.

Platinum titanium cylindrical mesh commonly used in electrolysis, electroplating, gold plating applications. Platinised anodes are manufactured with a titanium or niobium base structure, in the form of either sheet, expanded mesh, rod, wire or tube. These anodes and products allow efficient and precise plating of components in areas such as Electro plating, hard chrome plating and precious metal plating. The application of these anodes has reduced the process time and dramatically improved costs in a number of operations required.

Major Applications of the Platinised Titanium Anodes:-

Gold plating, Decorative chrome plating,  PCB industry, Silver plating, copper plating, instrumentation, platinum plating, electrowinning, rhodium plating, chromium plating , sensing elements, cathodic protection and hard chrome plating.

Common Laboratory Beakers are used for Laboratory plating tests, small batch plating, electrochemical production of organic & inorganic compounds and many. The common beakers are available in the sizes of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 & 5.0 liters by volume. Standard Platinized Titanium Anodes [PTA] and Mixed Metal Oxide coated Anodes [MMOA] are available for said glass beakers. Anodes are available in the form of expanded mesh, with hook, sheet with hook. The substrate of the electrodes are Titanium, Nickel, and Niobium based on the application.

Platinized Titanium Anode is available with the standard platinum plating layer thickness of 2.5 micron. Plating thick can be increased up to 20 micron according to the customer’s requirement. The anodes are used for the production of perchlorate and in plating bath as a insoluble anodes.

Current Output is dependent on …

1. Substrate, Catalyst & Coating Thick

2. Application & Design life

3. pH & operating Temperature

4. Conductivity of Electrolyte

Advantages:-

•         Simple cable installation

•         Easy handling and set-up

•         Anode segments are replaceable

The primary use of platinized titanium anodes is in the field of Cathodic Protection (ICCP). Tiaano®, a complete design and fabrication company established in 1992 is into designing, manufacturing and supply of MMO & Platinum plated Titanium and Niobium anodes for Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP). 

Civil probe anodes, wire anodes, piggy back anodes, anode flex, canister pack anodes, rod anodes, strip anodes, disc anodes, tank bottom ribbon anodes, mesh ribbon anodes, discrete mesh anodes are also in our scope of production.

Majoy Fields of Platinised Titanium Anode in ICCP Application:-

Internal protection of condensers, process equipment, floating vessels

Internal protection of water tanks and pipelines

Protection of reinforced concrete structures

Buried Structures; Below and Above Ground Tanks

Marine Structures, Well Casings, Pilings, Piers & Jetties

Vessels, Tanks, Heat exchangers, Pipes.

Parking Garages, Columns, Balconies, Historical Structures.

Above ground storage tanks base, Steel rebar in concrete,

Liner flex for inplant pipework.

Advantage of platinized titanium anode in ICCP Application:-

• Effective, environment-friendly

• High current efficiency

• High anti-corrosion property & lasting working life

• Keep the operating voltage stably

• Small size & lightweight

• Recoatable & Repetitive titanium material

Platinum is one of the precious metals. Platinized titanium anodes are extensively used in Electro Plating, metal finishing, metal recovery processes. They have successfully replaced lead anodes in electroplating applications due to their lower consumption, dimensional accuracy, ability to form precise deposit thicknesses on desired geometric shapes, predictable plating chemistry and ease of maintenance. These anodes can be designed and formed with various geometries based upon the parts to be electroplated.

For high-quality electroplating anodes, manufactured to customer specifications and design, Electroplating is used to coat certain metals with a thin layer of a pure metal, like copper, chromium, platinum, nickel, palladium silver, zinc, gold or any of several alloys. During the process, an electric current passes through a solution known as an electrolyte. The composition of the electrolyte depends on the desired coating. The item being electroplated (cathode) is immersed into the electrolyte solution, as is the plating anode.

Tiaano manufacturing and supplying Platinised Titanium Mesh Anode (with frame, electrical connector and Hook) and custom made anodes for Electro plating Application. We have the facility to do platinum plating 0.5 micron to 20 micron thick by the process of Electro deposition. We also do replating of existing titanium mesh.

Platinized Titanium and Niobium probe / cantilever type anodes are also available for use in Internal ICCP of process vessels such as pipes, condenser water boxes and heat exchangers where the interior is difficult to access and its space limited. Such anodes are often mounted through the vessel shell, with the anode part of the probe extending into the vessel, and wire connections made to the probe on the exterior of the vessel.

Tiaano offer Platinised Titanium and Niobium cantilever (probe) anodes for this application (medium seawater, fresh water and brackish water) Also Tiaano offer platinized Rods and Tubes suitable for cantilevers (probes).

The primary use of platinized titanium anodes is in the field of Cathodic Protection. The anodes are used in structures buried in soil and the steel exposed to marine environments such as oil and gas producing platforms, ships, oil well casings and jetties.

Combining Platinum and Titanium / Niobium for Outstanding Corrosion Prevention:-

Platinized Titanium Anodes synergistically combine the favorable electrochemical features of platinum (Pt) with the corrosion resistance and other characteristics of titanium. They are anodes normally produced by the electrochemical deposition of a very thin layer of platinum metal onto a titanium substrate. These anodes operate as inert anodes with high durability and are preferred because they remain insoluble in common electrolytes.

Tiaano offer Platinum plated Anode and cathodes (Electrodes) for various research and developments. Many article provides a history of platinised anodes by reviewing innovations in the chlor-alkali industry, electroplating, electro galvanizing, electro winning etc.... These anodes are attractive for numerous reasons (e.g., long life and educed energy consumption), but they must still overcome the hurdle of cost to gain wider acceptance for applications in the various process industries.

Chemical Behavior of Platinum and Titanium:-

Platinum is preferred on an anode's outer surface because it is highly resistant to corrosion and can ensure current flow in most electrolyte media without leading to the formation of an insulating layer on itself. Because it doesn’t corrode, it doesn’t produce corrosion products and hence the consumption rate is very low.

Platinum is inert in fused salts and acids, whereas it is dissolved in aqua regia. There is no risk of hydrogen embrittlement. It is one of the few rare metals that perfectly resist chlorides of seawater.

Titanium shows reasonably good resistance to a marine environment (seawater in particular). It does not react with concentrated (80%) solutions of metallic chlorides. However, it is susceptible to attack by hydrofluoric acid (HF) and hot hydrochloric acid (HCl) of higher concentrations. Even hydrogen peroxide and hot nitric acid can attack titanium. Oxidizing agents normally do not attack titanium because it readily forms a protective oxide coating. However, non-oxidizing substances such as sulfuric acid (above 5% concentration) and phosphoric acid (above 30%) can attack titanium. From a hydrogen embrittlement point of view, titanium fares better than tantalum as an anode material.

Advantages of Platinized Titanium Anodes:-

Platinum has the advantages of electro chemical inertness, mechanical strength, workability and favorable electrical conductivity. However, it is prohibitively expensive. Development of platinum on titanium and platinum on tantalum (plated) materials has opened up the feasibility of using these for anode materials for Electro Plating, metal finishing and cathodic protection systems in critical applications.

Platinum is the most effective metal for any electro chemical or electrolysis process due to its current conducting property. Platinum being the most expensive material rational utilization of Platinum for the greater benefit ensures economical solution. Platinized Anodes is none but a rational utilization of platinum by coating or plating limited quantity on to titanium to achieve the same result as using platinum metal.

Platinized Titanium anodes can be operated at very high current densities. 75Amps per dm² are typical. All of the current flows from the platinum plated / coated portion of the anode surface. However, if this coating is damaged, current may also flow from the substrate material resulting in its premature failure. The primary limitation of platinized anodes is that the oxide film on the substrate can break down if excessive anode-to-electrolyte voltages are encountered. The practical limit for platinized titanium is 12 volts.

Specifications of Platinized Titanium Anode:-