"Orrin Iseminger" wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:55:08 GMT, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


First, I'm curious about what the toxic waste issue would be with
stainless.
Do you have a link or a reference?

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Ed Huntress

I don't have a reference, but I have about eight years of almost
continuous experience using electrolysis.

I was told that stainless steel wouldn't degrade when used as a waste
electrode when doing electrolytic derusting. So, I used a thin sheet
of SS scrap.

It took a while, but the sheet stainless eventually looked like a lace
curtain. Worse, my solution turned yellow: hexavalent chromium.

That's interesting. Did you use one of the standard, weak alkaline
solutions?

Ed Huntress