From: pj@jostle.com   
      
   On Sat, 16 May 2020 05:19:20 +0200 (GMT+02:00), Libor Striz   
    wrote:   
      
   >Peter Jason  Wrote in message:   
   >   
   >> I want to dissolve iron scraps electrolytically; that is turn them into   
   Fe++ for easy disposal. I want to use Sulfuric acid as electrolyte. What   
   voltage DC should I use per Kg of Iron,  and would graphite be OK for one of   
   the terminals?   
   >   
   >It is environmentally very unlucky way to dispose iron and cannot   
   > be recommended.   
   >   
   >Btw, it cca 3 400 000 C/kg, i.e. cca 960 Ah/kg, so about 2-3 kWh/kg.   
   >   
   >Considering price of electricity and acid ( almost 2 kg of pure   
   > acid per kg of iron )   
   >it would be very expensive disposal, aside of the fact you replace   
   > one type of waste by much worse waste.   
      
   Thank you.  Luckily we found a drum reconditioner to take away all our   
   old drums. and plastic ones too.  It's hard to dispose of them these   
   days because imports are displacing manufacture.   
      
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