Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1917 — New Method for Removing Rust. [ARTICLE]

New Method for Removing Rust.

For removing rust from iron or steel, Pascal Marino of London has patented a .method in which the. metal Is made the cathode In a phosphoric acid electrolyte. It is claimed that this add, unlike others, dissolves away the rust without attacking the solid metal and also tends to prevent subsequent rusting. The electrolyte may be a 10 per cent oif phosphoric acid in water or a 10 per ceqt solution of sodium phosphate with 10 per cent of the acid added. '