Investigation of licorice extract as a green additive on microstructure, hardness, and wear behavior of electrodeposited nickel coatings
Seyed Mohammad Jesmani, Mahdi Aberi, Hafez Banasaz, Sadegh Mirzamohammadi · 2025
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Seyed Mohammad Jesmani and co-authors test licorice extract as an eco-friendly additive in nickel plating, the industrial coating process usually tuned with synthetic chemicals. They added several doses of the extract to a standard plating bath and coated copper, then examined structure, hardness, and wear. Without the extract, the coating was coarse and softer.
The extract refined the grain structure and smoothed the surface. At the best dose, hardness more than doubled and wear resistance improved with lower friction. Doubling that dose again caused stress cracks, spoiling the balance between hardness and integrity. The authors conclude that a plant extract can genuinely improve nickel electrodeposition, an appealing option for greener manufacturing.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Seyed Mohammad Jesmani, Mahdi Aberi, Hafez Banasaz, Sadegh Mirzamohammadi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |