Steel wire cleaning using cold plasma

• Main Authors: Zainal, Muhamad Nor Firdaus, Redzuan, Norizah, Misnal, Mohd. Fadthul Ikmal, Ahmad, Norhayati, Raja Ibrahim, Raja Kamarulzaman
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92027/1/MuhamadNorFirdaus2020_SteelWireCleaningusingColdPlasma.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92027/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/884/1/012118

Current galvanizing process used hydrochloric acid to remove oxide layer and mild acidic bath to remove oil on metal wire surface. These cleaning processes are compulsory before steel wire coated with zinc. These chemicals cleaning technique cause ecological harm and produce toxic waste. To consider...