I n recent years there has been con-siderable interest in zinc electrodeposition in the
presence of additives.'-l8 Generally, zinc is electroplated from aqueous baths containing
conducting salts, surfactants, buffers, and brighteners. The presence of these species can
act as catalyzers or inhibitors of the electrodeposition; however, more rigorous control of the
process is necessary to obtain highquality deposits. One of the additives used in
electroplating baths is glycer-01,'~ but its effects haven't been confiied, since it has always …