US4233147A
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Membrane cell with an electrode for the production of a gas
Assignee: Solvay SA
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Filing: 1979-07-17
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Granted: 1980-11-11
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Expires: 1999-07-17
Abstract
Abstract An electrode for the production of gas in an electrolytic cell of the membrane type with substantially vertical electrodes. The electrode is a substantially vertical conducting plate having a horizontal zone for connecting it to a current lead and is pierced by apertures for the evolution of a gas. Oblique vanes project from the plate opposite the apertures. The apertures are substantially vertically extending slots and the vanes are elongated extending from an active face of the electrode and are arranged adjacent the vertical slots.
Inventors
- 👤 Umberto Giacopelli
- 👤 Bruno Grassi
- 👤 Rene Crabbe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:10
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B11/00; C25B11/02; C25B11/03; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
In an electrolytic cell of the membrane type having at least two vertical electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode, a membrane between the anode and the cathode, at least one of both said anode and said cathode comprising a vertical conductive plate, said plate having a horizontal zone for connecting an electrical lead thereto, said plate having vertically extending narrow slots distributed thereon, the slots comprising vertical elongated slots, said plate having vertically disposed elongated vanes extending obliquely from an active face of said plate and disposed adjacent ones of the vertical elongated slots, each of said vanes being disposed opposite a corresponding slot substantially in parallel vertical rows, and said vertical elongated slots and said vertical vanes being disposed effectively to transfer gas from the active face of the plate to a rear side of the plate and thus avoid bubbles of gas in an anode-cathode gap between the anode and the cathode and effective to reduce composition of electrical energy during electrolysis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
In an electrolytic cell of the membrane type having at least two vertical electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode, a membrane between the anode and the cathode, at least one of both said anode and said cathode comprising a vertical conductive plate, said plate having a horizontal zone for connecting an electrical lead thereto, said plate having vertically extending narrow slots distributed thereon, the slots comprising vertical elongated slots, said plate having vertically disposed elongated vanes extending obliquely from an active face of said plate and disposed adjacent ones of the vertical elongated slots, each of said vanes being disposed opposite a corresponding slot substantially in parallel vertical rows, and said vertical elongated slots and said vertical vanes being disposed effectively to transfer gas from the active face of the plate to a rear side of the plate and thus avoid bubbles of gas in an anode-cathode gap between the anode and the cathode and effective to reduce composition of electrical energy during electrolysis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
In an electrolyte cell according to claim 1, in which the vanes each have on their surface remote from said slots an electrically conducting coating made of a material selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, the alloys of these metals and the compounds of these metals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
In an electrolyte cell according to claim 1, in which said plate and the vanes are of a common material, said material selected from the group consisting of titanium, or tantalum, or tungsten or niobium, or zirconium, or the alloys of these materials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
In an electrolyte cell according to claim 2, in which the vanes on said plate make an angle of substantially between 10° and 80° with a general plane of the corresponding plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
In an electrolyte cell according to claim 1, in which said plate and the vanes thereon are made of iron, or nickel or the alloys thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
In an electrolyte cell according to claim 1, in which said vanes make an angle of substantially between 30° and 70° with the general plane of the plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
In an electrolyte cell according to claim 1, in which said plate is provided on its active face with a conductive coating made of a material selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, the alloys of these metals and compounds of these metals.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-11-11 | 1988-05-12 | 1988-11-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-11-11 | 1992-05-12 | 1992-11-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |