US4008144A
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Method for manufacturing of electrode having porous ceramic substrate coated with electrodeposited lead dioxide and the electrode manufactured by said method
Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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Filing: 1975-08-21
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Granted: 1977-02-15
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Expires: 1995-08-21
Abstract
Abstract An electrode having a lead dioxide coat electrodeposited on a porous ceramic substrate is manufactured by soaking a porous ceramic substrate in an aqueous lead (II) salt solution and thereby allowing lead oxide to be deposited in the porous surface layer and on the surface of the substrate thereafter soaking said porous ceramic substrate in a persulfate solution to cause oxidation of the lead oxide so deposited therein and thereon and effecting electrolysis in an aqueous lead (II) salt solution by using said lead dioxide-coated substrate as the anode and the aqueous solution as the electrolyte and thereby causing lead dioxide to the additionally electrodeposited on said lead dioxide coat. The electrode manufactured as described above excels in corrosion-resisting property and therefore proves quite advantageous as an electrode for use in the electrolysis of aqueous solutions.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiichi Torikai
- 👤 Yoji Kawami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:17
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B11/00; C25B11/04; C25B11/051; C25B11/054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
A method for the manufacture of an electrodeposited lead dioxide electrode incorporating a porous ceramic substrate, which method comprises: soaking a porous ceramic substrate in an aqueous lead (II) salt solution, removing said substrate from said aqueous solution and drying the substrate, soaking the dried substrate in one aqueous solution selected from the group consisting of an aqueous persulfate solution incorporating an aqueous ammonia and an aqueous persulfate solution incorporating an alkali metal hydroxide, and subsequently removing the substrate from said aqueous solution, washing and drying the substrate and thereby obtaining a composite having said ceramic substrate coated with a layer of lead dioxide consisting preponderantly of α-PbO 2 and formed on the surface and in the porous surface layer of said porous substrate, and thereafter disposing said composite in an electrolytic cell containing an aqueous lead (II) salt solution as the electrolyte and incorporating, as the cathode, a piece of a metal selected from the group consisting of lead, copper and stainless steel, passing a flow of electric current having an anode current density of 0.5 to 20 A/dm 2 to effect electrolysis and thereby further coating the composite (ceramic substrate coated lead dioxide) with a layer of black compact lead dioxide of α + β form excelling in electroconductivity.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
211 words
A method for the manufacture of an electrodeposited lead dioxide electrode incorporating a porous ceramic substrate, which method comprises: soaking a porous ceramic substrate in an aqueous lead (II) salt solution, removing said substrate from said aqueous solution and drying the substrate, soaking the dried substrate in one aqueous solution selected from the group consisting of an aqueous persulfate solution incorporating an aqueous ammonia and an aqueous persulfate solution incorporating an alkali metal hydroxide, and subsequently removing the substrate from said aqueous solution, washing and drying the substrate and thereby obtaining a composite having said ceramic substrate coated with a layer of lead dioxide consisting preponderantly of α-PbO 2 and formed on the surface and in the porous surface layer of said porous substrate, and thereafter disposing said composite in an electrolytic cell containing an aqueous lead (II) salt solution as the electrolyte and incorporating, as the cathode, a piece of a metal selected from the group consisting of lead, copper and stainless steel, passing a flow of electric current having an anode current density of 0.5 to 20 A/dm 2 to effect electrolysis and thereby further coating the composite (ceramic substrate coated lead dioxide) with a layer of black compact lead dioxide of α + β form excelling in electroconductivity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the substance of said porous ceramic substrate is at least one member selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, magnesia, zirconia and calcia.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said aqueous persulfate solution incorporating said aqueous ammonia is an aqueous solution obtained by adding to an 8 to 10 weight percent aqueous ammonia solution one persulfate selected from the group consisting of ammonium persulfate, sodium persulfate and potassium persulfate in an amount to give a concentration of 5 to 6 percent by weight based on the finally produced aqueous solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said aqueous persulfate solution incorporating said alkali metal hydroxide is obtained by having an aqueous alkali metal solution contain therein one persulfate selected from the group consisting of ammonium persulfate, sodium persulfate and potassium persulfate, with the pH value adjusted in the range of from 11 to 13.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said aqueous lead (II) salt solution used as the electrolyte is one member selected from the group consisting of lead nitrate, lead perchlorate and lead sulfamate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein said electrolyte contains 0.5 to 1.0 mole/liter of Pb(NO 3 ) 2 and has a pH value in the range of 6.0 to 2.0 and a liquid temperature of 20° to 60° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
An electrodeposited lead dioxide composite for use as an electrode, comprising a porous ceramic substrate, a layer preponderantly of α -lead dioxide deposited on the surface and in the porous surface layer of the substrate, and a layer of α + β lead dioxide deposited on said deposited layer of α-lead dioxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
An electrodeposited lead dioxide composite for use as an electrode, comprising a porous ceramic substrate, a layer preponderantly of α -lead dioxide deposited on the surface and in the porous surface layer of the substrate, and a layer of α + β lead dioxide deposited on said deposited layer of α-lead dioxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electrodeposited lead dioxide composite for use as an electrode according to claim 7, wherein said porous ceramic substrate is at least one member selected from the group consisting of porous silica, alumina, magnesia, zirconia and calcia.
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