ERIC Number: EJ1178629
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-May
Pages: 5
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Recycling Metals from Spent Screen-Printed Electrodes While Learning the Fundamentals of Electrochemical Sensing
González-Sánchez, María-Isabel; Gómez-Monedero, Beatriz; Agrisuelas, Jerónimo; Valero, Edelmira
Journal of Chemical Education, v95 n5 p847-851 May 2018
A laboratory experiment in which students recycle silver and platinum selectively from spent screen-printed platinum electrodes is described. The recovered silver in solution is used to show its spontaneous redox reaction with a copper sheet. The recovered platinum is electrodeposited onto a screen-printed carbon electrode to develop a sensor for hydrogen peroxide quantification in a commercially available hair lightener. The experiment is designed for a 3 h laboratory period and can be adapted for upper-division undergraduate education, graduate education, or even research students in electrochemistry, environmental chemistry, analytical chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or physical chemistry laboratories. It allows students to train in adequately handling strong acids, working in fume hoods, and neutralizing acid gases. It also allows one to teach the basics of metal recycling and enables students to learn the fundamentals of electrochemical sensing. The experiment also helps to raise student awareness of waste disposal problems and how recycling can help to reduce the amount of waste that we create.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Hands on Science, Metallurgy, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments, Recycling, Conservation (Environment)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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