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Summary
An acid zinc plating process which uses a sodium chloride supporting electrolyte is now practical. Cathodic depolarisation caused by the smaller sodium ion in the electric double layer can have a detrimental effect on the performance of conventional potassium chloride acid zinc brighteners. This problem is overcome with the use of special brighteners which are apparently stronger cathodic inhibitors.