METHOD AND SOLUTION STATION FOR SOLIDING METALLIC NICKEL IN ELECTROLYTES

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for dissolving metallic nickel (1), in particular metallic nickel pellets or nickel granules (1), in electrolytes (2) used for the electrolytic coating of metal substrates with nickel in a coating system. According to the invention, the electrolyte (2) is supplied to a container (3) containing metallic nickel (1), wherein an oxidizing agent (4) is added to the electrolyte (2) and / or wherein an oxidizing agent (4) is formed in the electrolyte (2) by an electrochemical reaction, thereby increasing the solubility of nickel (1) in the electrolyte (2). The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method.