I tried air 'bubbling' too (with am aquarium pump) and got nothing.
Then I found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT5SdY7nlu8I think you really need something like that, if you want to go with air regeneration.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Jim <jhutch17@...> wrote:
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> Hi Mark
> I use 27% H2O2 bought at the pool supply store to rejuvenate my etch. I
> use ~7 ml H2O2 27% per ~300 ml of CuC12.
> I tried air bubbling and I was not satisfied. If you remember how fast
> the original etch solution using 3% H2O2 and 30% HCl , this rejuvenated
> solution is equally as fast.
> I air bubbled for TWO weeks and the resulting etch was VERY SLOW
> compared to the ~7ml of 27% H2O2 rejuvenated etch.
> Jim KI6MZ
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> On 5/3/2011 5:30 AM, Mark Lerman wrote:
> > If I add 3% H2O2 to regenerate my etchant, I'm adding a lot of
> > water to the mix, so I'm wondering if there's any advantage or
> > disadvantage in bubbling oxygen rather than air through CuCl2 etching
> > solution? Or does the air itself regenerate the solutionadequately in
> > addition to agitating it?
> >
> > Mark
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