New Technology of Electroless Silver Plating on Fly Ash Cenospheres with Thermo-Alkaline Activation
Electroless silver plating on the surface of fly ash cenospheres was prepared by slowly adding the solution of AgNO3 into the mixed solution of D-glucose solution and alkaline solution after thermo-alkaline treatment. The morphology and composition of the silver-coated fly ash cenospheres composite powders were observed and analyzed by using SEM, EDS and XRD, and the influence of pH, loading quantity on silver plating was invested. The results revealed that, with the pH value of plating solution increasing, the precipitation of silver is improved, but led to self-accelerating decomposition if too high, and the influence of loading quantity on silver relative content and electro-conductivity of composite powders is very great. The silver shell of composite particles is even and compact when the pH value is 12.57 and the loading quantity is 4g/L, which resistivity can reach to 0.05Ω•cm.