Ama-anode we-cylindrical magnesium ayingxenye ebalulekile emkhakheni wokuvikelwa kwe-cathodic, ikakhulukazi ukuvimbela ukugqwala ezinhlakeni ezahlukahlukene zensimbi. Lawa ma-anode avame ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni zasolwandle, amapayipi, namathangi okugcina, lapho bedlala indima ebalulekile ekuvikeleni izindawo zensimbi emiphumeleni elimazayo yokugqwala. Ukuhlukumezeka kuyinqubo yemvelo eyenzeka lapho i-meta