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Novel yttrium oxide electrodes and their uses
Assignee: Diamond Shamrock Technologies SA
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Filing: 1977-03-07
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Granted: 1978-07-04
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Expires: 1997-03-07
Abstract
Abstract Novel sintered electrodes comprised of a self-sustaining matrix of sintered powders of yttrium oxide and at least one electroconductive agent, the electrode being provided over at least a portion of its surface with at least electrocatalyst useful for electrolysis reaction and bipolar electrodes with the said matrix and electrolysis cells containing the said electrodes.
Inventors
- 👤 Vittorio De Nora
- 👤 Placido M. Spaziante
- 👤 Antonia Nidola
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:15
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B11/00; C25B11/04; C25C; C25C3/00; C25C3/06; C25C3/08; C25C3/12; C25B11/051; C25C7/00; C25C7/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
37 words
An electrode comprising a self-sustaining body of sintered powders of a major amount of yttrium oxide and at least one electroconductive agent being provided over at least a portion of its surface with at least one electrocatalyst.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electrode comprising a self-sustaining body of sintered powders of a major amount of yttrium oxide and at least one electroconductive agent being provided over at least a portion of its surface with at least one electrocatalyst.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electrode of claim 1 wherein the electroconductive agent is a minor portion of the sintered electrode body and is an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of zirconium and tin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electrode of claim 1 wherein the electroconductive agent is a minor portion of the sintered electrode body and is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of yttrium, chromium, molybdenum, zirconium, tantalum, tungsten, cobalt, nickel, palladium and silver.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrode of claim 1 wherein the electrocatalyst is at least one member selected from the group consisting of oxides of cobalt, nickel, manganese, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and silver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrode of claim 4 wherein the electrocatalyst is formed in situ on said sintered electrode body from a solution of salts of said metals which are converted to oxides on said sintered electrode body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrode of claim 4 in which the electrocatalyst is comprised of powdered oxides of said metals sintered into the outer layers of said electrode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
A bipolar electrode comprising a self-sustaining body of sintered powders of a major portion of yttrium oxide and at least one electroconductive agent, said electrode being provided over at least a portion of its anodic surface with at least one anodic electrocatalyst and over at least a portion of its cathodic surface with a layer of cathodic material selected from the group consisting of metal carbides, borides, nitrides, sulfides and carbonitrides and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
74 words
A bipolar electrode comprising a self-sustaining body of sintered powders of a major portion of yttrium oxide and at least one electroconductive agent, said electrode being provided over at least a portion of its anodic surface with at least one anodic electrocatalyst and over at least a portion of its cathodic surface with a layer of cathodic material selected from the group consisting of metal carbides, borides, nitrides, sulfides and carbonitrides and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electrode of claim 7 wherein the electroconductive agent is a minor portion of the sintered electrode body and is an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of zirconium and tin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electrode of claim 7 wherein the electroconductive agent is a minor portion of the sintered electrode body and is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of yttrium, chromium, molybdenum, zirconium, tantalum, tungsten, cobalt, nickel, palladium and silver.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrode of claim 7 wherein the electrocatalyst is selected from the group consisting of oxides of cobalt, nickel, manganese, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, silver and mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrode of claim 7 wherein the electrocatalyst is formed in situ on said sintered electrode body from a solution of salts of said metals which are converted to oxides on said sintered electrode body.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrode of claim 7 in which the electrocatalyst is comprised of powdered oxides of said metals sintered into the outer layers of said electrode.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A bipolar electrode of claim 7 wherein the layer of the said cathodic material is applied by flame spraying.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A bipolar electrode of claim 7 wherein the layer of the said cathodic material comprises powders of said cathodic material sintered into the outer cathodic surfaces of said electrode.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A bipolar electrode of claim 7 wherein the cathodic material is selected from the group comprising carbides, borides, nitrides, sulfides an carbonitrides of at least one metal selected from the group comprising yttrium, titanium and zirconium.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
In an electrolytic cell comprising at least one anode and at least one cathode and means for imposing an electric potential between the said anode and cathode, the improvement wherein the anode is an electrode of claim 1.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
56 words
An electrode for electrochemical reactions comprising a self-sustaining body of sintered powders with the major portion being comprised of yttrium oxide, said electrode being provided over at least a portion of its surface with at least one electrocatalyst selected from the group consisting of oxides of cobalt, nickel, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, silver, manganese, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
56 words
An electrode for electrochemical reactions comprising a self-sustaining body of sintered powders with the major portion being comprised of yttrium oxide, said electrode being provided over at least a portion of its surface with at least one electrocatalyst selected from the group consisting of oxides of cobalt, nickel, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, silver, manganese, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrode of claim 17 in which the sintered self-sustaining body contains an oxide from the group consisting of zirconium dioxide and stannous oxide and mixtures thereof.
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