The waste water that my Silver production experiments produce needs to be treated to produce Ag+ ions before it is released to the sewage. The current process involves using HCl to breakdown Ag particles. the mechanism is as follows:
Ag --------> Ag+ + e-
HCl -------> H+ + Cl-
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Ag+ + Cl- -------> AgCl
The exothermic reaction of disassociation of HCl releases heat which in turn produces Nox gas.
I want to avoid HCl if possible to produce AgCl.
Do you know of any other alternate methods to produce AgCl without leading to release of Nox gas?
Any input is appreciated.
If you are interested in AgCl, there is no other option. If you want to get Ag2SO4, you can shift to H2SO4. Still the release of NOx is doubtful.
@ Nafees Mohammad Thank you sir for your reply. It is not Paramount that I produce AgCl . It can be any other form of Ag if necessary. But I want to completely avoid Nox gas release which make it a necessity that I use some milder acid that isn't HCl or H2So4 or HNO3. Is there any reducing agent which can do this job ? Any suggestions are welcome !
In order to oxidize Ag (release of electrons), you can use alternatively H2O2, which is a green reagent that does not produce any harmful byproducts.
Konstantinos Vasilios Plakas Thank you. This sounds really promising. I will run this experiment.
Olalekan Balogun Thank you for your response. But I am not sure how electromagnetic field is going to help me free an electron from Ag to get Ag+. Do you mean to use a galvanic cell? Can you elaborate?
Sorry I just understand your question, it can remove Age from wastewater to free electron not sure. Thanks