Description
An innovative technology of stainless steel pickling by fixed concentration HF/HNO mixtures through diffusion dialysis acid reclamation has been developed and put into practical operation by Daido Steel collaboration with Uniyika.The system is composed of 3 main parts.1. Automated analyzing controllers of HFm HNO and dissolved metal.2. Diffusion dialysis cells utilizing ion-selective membranes.3. Acid replenishment apparatuses.The system was installed in July, 1989 in 12,000-T/month capacity pickling line at Hoshizaki Works.