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Department of Electrochemical Deposition and Metal Dissolution

Head: M. Monev Ph.D., e-mail: monev "at" ipc.bas.bg

Staff:
Prof. Ivan Krastev Ph.D., D.Sc., phone (+3592) 9792574, e-mail: krastev "at" ipc.bas.bg; Senior Researchers: Ts. Dobrev Ph.D., L. Mirkova Ph.D., I. Ivanov Ph.D., M. Petrova Ph.D.
Research Associates: Y. Stefanov Ph.D.,
A. Hrussanova Ph.D., T. Valkova Ph.D., Ts. Dobrovolska Ph.D.

Research topics: 

  • Electrochemical investigations and development of new plating processes of metals and alloys
  • Investigations of the properties of different electrolytes
  • Investigations of the properties of electrodeposited metals and alloys
  • Investigations of electrode processes during electrodeposition and electrodissolution of metals and alloys
  • Electrochemical measurements of the hydrogen permeation during electrodeposition on different metal substrates
  • Investigations of self-organization phenomena during electrodeposition of silver alloys
  • New methods for testing the corrosion resistance of chromate films
  • Electrode processes in the electrowinning and electrorefining of zinc, copper and lead
  • Development of new anodic materials for hydroelectrometallurgy

Waves of different phases of Ag-Sb alloy electrodeposits

Spiral structures in Ag-Sb alloy coatings

Applications:

  • Galvanotechnique and surface treatment industry - new technological processes, quality control and environment protection
  • Corrosion protection - protective coatings, inhibitors, conversion coatings and chemical and electrochemical testing
  • Electrodeposition of new materials - alloys, multilayers, composites and nanocomposites
  • Hydroelectrometallurgy - inhibitors, new anode materials, high purity deposits and low energy costs

Spiral cracks in nickel electrodeposits after hydrogenation

Hydrogen bubbles during electroextraction of zinc

 
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