US4032427A
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Porous anode separator
Assignee: Olin Corp
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Filing: 1975-11-03
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Granted: 1977-06-28
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Expires: 1995-11-03
Abstract
Abstract Electrolysis of alkali metal chloride solutions to produce chlorine and alkali metal hydroxides is accomplished in a cell comprising an anode compartment, a cathode compartment and an anode separator which divides the anode compartment from the cathode compartment. The anode separator is comprised of a porous plate of a valve metal having an electrochemically active coating on the face, and an electrochemically non-active coating on the back and a portion of the interior. The electrochemically non-active barrier layer may include resinous materials, for example, polyarylene compounds or polyolefin compounds.
Inventors
- 👤 Igor V. Kadija
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:50
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B11/00; C25B11/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An anode separator comprising a porous plate of a valve metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, tantalum and niobium, said porous plate having a face, a back and an interior structure, said face having an electrochemically active coating selected from the group consisting of a platinum group metal, a platinum group metal oxide and mixtures thereof, said back and a portion of said interior having an electrochemically non-active barrier layer comprising a mixture of an oxide of titanium, tantalum or niobium and a ceramic oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, and mixtures thereof, wherein said portion is at least 10 percent of said interior structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An anode separator comprising a porous plate of a valve metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, tantalum and niobium, said porous plate having a face, a back and an interior structure, said face having an electrochemically active coating selected from the group consisting of a platinum group metal, a platinum group metal oxide and mixtures thereof, said back and a portion of said interior having an electrochemically non-active barrier layer comprising a mixture of an oxide of titanium, tantalum or niobium and a ceramic oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, and mixtures thereof, wherein said portion is at least 10 percent of said interior structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The anode separator of claim 1 wherein said ceramic oxide is silicon oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The anode separator of claim 1 wherein said valve metal is titanium and said porous plate has a thickness of from about 1/24th to about 3/8ths of an inch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The anode separator of claim 3 wherein said porous plate has a porosity of from about 30 percent to about 75 percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The anode separator of claim 4 wherein said porous plate has a pore size of from about 5 microns to about 500 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The anode separator of claim 4 wherein said valve metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide and tantalum oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The anode separator of claim 6 wherein said ceramic oxide is silicon oxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The anode separator of claim 6 wherein said ceramic oxide is a mixture of silicon oxide and aluminum oxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The anode separator of claim 7 wherein said electrochemically active coating is a platinum group metal oxide selected from the group consisting of platinum oxide, palladium oxide, iridium oxide, ruthenium oxide, rhodium oxide and osmium oxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The anode separator of claim 9 wherein said electrochemically active coating is ruthenium oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The anode separator of claim 10 wherein said valve metal oxide is titanium oxide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The anode separator of claim 1 wherein said portion of said interior structure having said barrier layer is from about 10 to about 90 percent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The anode separator of claim 10 wherein said porous plate has a foraminous structure of a valve metal enveloped by said porous plate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The anode separator of claim 13 wherein said foraminous structure is an expanded mesh.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The anode separator of claim 14 wherein said valve metal is titanium.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-06-27 | 1980-12-27 | 1981-06-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-06-27 | 1984-12-27 | 1985-06-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-06-27 | 1988-12-27 | 1989-06-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |