The invention discloses a surface
nickel plating process for
quartz glass, and aims to improve the
adhesive force, uniformity and functional performance of a
nickel plating layer, simplify the process flow and meet the
environmental protection requirement. The process comprises the following steps: firstly, cleaning and roughening the surface of
quartz glass, removing surface impurities through a 2%
sodium hydroxide solution and a 10%
hydrofluoric acid solution, and forming a microscopic rough structure; then treating in a sensitizing solution composed of stannous
chloride and
hydrochloric acid to enable the surface to adsorb stannous ions; then treating in an activating solution composed of
palladium chloride and
hydrochloric acid to form a catalytic
active layer; then carrying out
nickel plating reaction in a chemical nickel plating solution with the temperature of 85 DEG C and the pH value of 4.5, wherein the thickness of a plating layer is 5-10 microns; and finally, the waste liquid is neutralized and flocculated to realize environment-friendly
discharge. The process is simple and convenient to operate, and the generated
nickel coating is uniform and compact, has excellent
conductivity and
corrosion resistance, and can be widely applied to the fields of
electronics,
optics and
chemistry.