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Multi-component metal electrode
Assignee: Olin Corp
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Filing: 1975-04-15
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Granted: 1977-01-25
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Expires: 1995-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A multi-component metal electrode and a method for its preparation is described in which a film-forming metal base such as titanium is coated with an oxide of a film-forming metal, and then further coated with a conductive oxide, such as ruthenium oxide. A corrosion resistant oxide such as tantalum oxide, is applied to the ruthenium oxide. The corrosion-resistant metal oxide is formed by applying to the ruthenium oxide a solution of an inorganic compound of the corrosion-resistant metal, and heating the solution-coated electrode to evaporate the solvent and form a corrosion-resistant metal oxide. The resulting multi-component metal electrode of this invention can be used as an electrode in mercury cells and diaphragm cells.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Popplewell
- 👤 Michael J. Pryor
- 👤 Alexander F. Beck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:52
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B11/00; C25B11/04; C25B11/051; C25B11/073; C25B11/091; C25B11/093
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A multi-component metal electrode comprised of a. a film-forming metal base having b. a coating comprised of 1. a porous oxide of a film-forming metal containing radial cracks and being partially detached from said film-forming metal base, 2. a ruthenium oxide-containing conductive oxide, and 3. a chemically resistant metal oxide derived from an inorganic compound comprising at least part of said conductive oxide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A multi-component metal electrode comprised of a. a film-forming metal base having b. a coating comprised of 1. a porous oxide of a film-forming metal containing radial cracks and being partially detached from said film-forming metal base, 2. a ruthenium oxide-containing conductive oxide, and 3. a chemically resistant metal oxide derived from an inorganic compound comprising at least part of said conductive oxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 1 wherein said chemically resistant metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of tantalum oxide, niobium oxide, zirconium oxide, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide, rhenium oxide, rhodium oxide, osmium oxide, hafnium oxide and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
104 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 2 wherein voids are formed during processing by partial detachment at the interface between said metal base and said porous oxide, and voids are formed by radial cracks in said porous oxide, said voids contain a mixture of said ruthenium oxide-containing conductive oxide and said chemically resistant metal oxide, wherein said mixture contains from about 5 to about 30 percent by weight of said chemically resistant metal oxide, and the loading of said chemically resistant metal oxide on said metal electrode ranges from about 0.15 to about 5 grams per square meter of surface of said metal electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 3 wherein said film-forming metal is selected from the group consisting of titanium and tantalum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 4 wherein said electrode base metal has an etched surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 5 wherein said etched surface is coated with said porous oxide of a film-forming metal, and said partial detachment is at the interface between said etched surface and said porous oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 6 wherein said mixture contains from about 10 to about 20 percent by weight of said chemically resistant metal oxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 6 wherein said chemically resistant metal oxide is tantalum oxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 8 wherein said electrode base metal is titanium and said porous oxide of a film-forming metal is titanium oxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The multi-component metal electrode of claim 9 wherein the proportion of said tantalum oxide is from about 1 to about 3 grams per square meter of surface of said metal electrode.
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