Fixer recycling combined with silver recovery.
A trial over nine months has been described, of equipment combining fixer-recirculation with electrolytic silver recovery. The equipment has performed satisfactorily and a reduction of 50% in fixer consumption has been achieved without encountering difficulty. An increase in silver yield has resulted, although not yet accurately quantified. The equipment is neat and compact (25 in X 16 in X 29 in high) and will fit under a darkroom bench. It was fitted to a busy processor, handling among other things, the accident and emergency workload. It has proved adequate to deal with a heavy workload and further installations in the district are planned.
D012834:Silver; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation; D006113:United Kingdom
D012834:Silver