Laboratory
Electrochemical Laboratory
Our activity:
The Electrochemical Laboratory carries out work in the field of separation of metals from post-process solutions of the copper and zinc industry, obtained as a result of the processing and recovery of other metals in technological lines.
It specializes mainly in the recovery and electrodeposition of lead from leaching solutions, including those containing mineral acids, carboxylic acids and alkalis.
The research includes determining the impact of selected additives on the quality of the obtained products.
New materials for the electrochemical market
The Laboratory also conducts research on the properties of materials used in supercapacitors operating in alkaline and acidic aqueous environments.
The laboratory specializes in the preparation and modification of electrode materials using porous carbon materials (graphite, graphene, activated carbons, chars, carbon gels) – double layer capacitors (EDLC).
The subject of research is also the synthesis of pseudocapacitive materials based on selected non-ferrous metals – salts, oxides and oxo-hydroxides of metals. Metal precursors and carbon matrices can also be heat treated in a tube furnace in an inert, oxidizing and reducing gas atmosphere.
Offer
Laboratory offer
We perform the following tests and measurements:
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recovery of selected elements from waste streams of the non-ferrous metals industry
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electro-isolation of lead from industrial post-process solutions
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determining the impact of selected electrolyte additives on the quality of the electrolyte released metal
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preparation of porous electrode materials
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synthesis of chemically active pseudocapacitive materials
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electrochemical characteristics of supercapacitor electrodes in an aqueous environment
MODERN LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE
Equipment
Advanced laboratory equipment:
- SIGLENT power supply for electrochemical processes
- TTI power supplies for electrochemical processes
- Sample laboratory kit for electro-lead release
- PGSTAT-302N potentiostat (voltammetric, galvanostatic and impedance spectroscopy measurements)
- Kit for the characterization of electrode materials in an aqueous environment
- Carbolite tube furnace
Laboratory
Contact
Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals
Electrochemical Laboratory
Sowińskiego 5 street
44-100 Gliwice, POLAND
Head: Dr. Eng. Mateusz Ciszewski
