Anode assembly for electrolytic cells

Abstract

Abstract AN ANODE ASSEMLY SUITABLE FOR USE IN A CELL FOR THE ELECTROLYSIS OF ALKALI METAL HALIDE SOLUTIONS WHICH COMPRISES (1) A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLELLY DISPOSED PLATELIKE ELECTRODES, EACH OF WHICH HAVE A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL PLATE-LIKE FACES, SAID ELECTRODES HAVING AN OUTER SURFACE OF A VALVE METAL, CO COATED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY ACTIVE MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID ELECTRDOES FURTHER HAVING TWO SETS OF SUBSTANITALLY OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SIDES, (2) A PLURALITY OF MOUNTING MEMBERS, ONE OF SAID MOUNTING MEMBERS BEING SECURED TO EACH FACE OF EACH ELECTRODE AT A POINT ADJACENT ONE SIDE OF ONE OF SAID SETS OF SIDES AND EXTENDING BETWEEN THE TWO OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SIDES OF SAID OTHER SET, SAID MOUNTING MEMBERS EACH BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE FACE OF THE ELECTRODE OT WHICH IT IS SECURED AND EXTENDING THEREFROM A DISTANCE WHICH IS ABOUT ONE-HALF THE DESIRED DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT ELECTRODES IN THE FINAL ANODE ASSEMBLY SAID MOUNTING MEMBER ON THE FACE OF ONE ELECTRODE BEING SECURED TO THE CORRESPONDING MOUNTING MEMBER ON THE FACE OF AN ADJACENT ELECTRDOE SO AS TO FORM A UNITARY ANODE ASSEMBLY AND (3) ELECTRIAL CONNECTION MEANS ON SAID PLATE-LIKE ELECTRODES, ADJACENT THE SAID MOUNTING MEMBERS.

Inventors

• 👤 W Ruthel
• 👤 Long J De
• 👤 R Evans

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