I've been doing some extensive research on electrolysis and working out the proper setup to get some very old car parts cleaned safely, easily, and effectively.
One of things I don't want to do is to create a poisionous Hexavalent Chromium solution so I will be avoiding using stainless steel as my anode. I saw people recommending not using Galvanized Steel either, but only because if it is used as the container for the solution and the anode at the same time, you would have a major leak on your hands in a matter of hours.
My plan, is to use a 55 US Gallon plastic drum as the main container, then use a galvanized steel 31 US Gallon garbage can as the anode inside of the plastic drum. This would eliminate the water leak issue and give me much more coverage area to clean the part in question. However, I'm not a chemist and never claimed to be. My question is this: Is there any danger is using galvanized steel as an anode (Poisonous or otherwise)?
I wouldn't ask, but every single Google result I found recommended not using galvanized steel simply because it wouldn't make a good container, which isn't my goal. I simply want to use it as an anode. Thanks for any replies!
