US4253922A
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Cathode electrocatalysts for solid polymer electrolyte chlor-alkali cells
Assignee: PPG Industries Inc
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Filing: 1979-02-23
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Granted: 1981-03-03
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Expires: 1999-02-23
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a method of preparing porous transition metal catalysts for a solid polymer electrolyte electrolytic cell. Also disclosed is the use of solid carriers for carrying oxidant to a depolarized solid polymer electrolyte cell. Finally, there is disclosed the use of an intercalation compound of carbon and fluorine as the cathode catalyst.
Inventors
- 👤 Cletus N. Welch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:06
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B9/00; C25B9/70; C25B9/73; C25B9/77; C25B1/00; C25B1/01; C25B1/34; C25B1/46; C25B9/05; C25B9/13; C25B9/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
In a method of electrolysis comprising feeding an aqueous alkali metal chloride brine to an electrolytic cell having an anolyte compartment separated from a catholyte compartment by a solid polymer electrolyte, said solid polymer electrolyte having an anodic electrocatalyst facing the anolyte compartment and a cathodic electrocatalyst facing the catholyte compartment; imposing an electrical potential across the solid polymer electrolyte; and withdrawing chlorine from the anolyte compartment and alkali metal hydroxide from the catholyte compartment; the improvement comprising providing a cathode depolarization catalyst comprising an intercalation compound of carbon and fluorine on the cathodic side of the solid polymer electrolyte, and feeding an oxidant to said catholyte compartment whereby to substantially eliminate hydrogen evolution, at the cathodic hydroxyl evolution catalyst.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
In a method of electrolysis comprising feeding an aqueous alkali metal chloride brine to an electrolytic cell having an anolyte compartment separated from a catholyte compartment by a solid polymer electrolyte, said solid polymer electrolyte having an anodic electrocatalyst facing the anolyte compartment and a cathodic electrocatalyst facing the catholyte compartment; imposing an electrical potential across the solid polymer electrolyte; and withdrawing chlorine from the anolyte compartment and alkali metal hydroxide from the catholyte compartment; the improvement comprising providing a cathode depolarization catalyst comprising an intercalation compound of carbon and fluorine on the cathodic side of the solid polymer electrolyte, and feeding an oxidant to said catholyte compartment whereby to substantially eliminate hydrogen evolution, at the cathodic hydroxyl evolution catalyst.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the solid polymer electrolyte comprises a fluorinated cation exchange membrane having carboxylic acid groups as the ion exchange group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 2 where the cation exchange membrane has an ion exchange capacity of 0.5 to 2.0 milliequivalents per gram of dry polymer and a glass transition temperature above minus 80° C. but at least 20° C. below the electrolyte temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said cathode has a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion in contact with oxidant and wherein said hydrophilic portion comprises the intercalation compound of carbon and fluorine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the oxidant is oxygen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the intercalation compound of carbon and fluorine has the empirical formula CF x where x is between 0.25 and 1.0.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said cathode comprises a HO 2 -disproportionation catalyst.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
76 words
In an electrolytic cell having a solid polymer electrolyte with an anodic electrocatalyst on an anodic, first surface thereof and a cathodic catalyst on an opposite, cathodic second surface thereof, the improvement wherein the electrolytic cell further includes means for feeding oxidant to the cathodic, second surface of the solid polymer electrolyte, and the cathodic catalyst in contact with the cathodic, second surface of the solid polymer electrolyte comprises an intercalation compound of carbon and fluorine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
76 words
In an electrolytic cell having a solid polymer electrolyte with an anodic electrocatalyst on an anodic, first surface thereof and a cathodic catalyst on an opposite, cathodic second surface thereof, the improvement wherein the electrolytic cell further includes means for feeding oxidant to the cathodic, second surface of the solid polymer electrolyte, and the cathodic catalyst in contact with the cathodic, second surface of the solid polymer electrolyte comprises an intercalation compound of carbon and fluorine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrolyte cell of claim 8 wherein the solid intercalation compound of carbon and fluorine has the empirical formula CF x where x is between 0.25 and 0.70.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electrolyte cell of claim 8 wherein the cathodic catalyst in contact with the cathodic second surface of the solid polymer electrolyte comprises an HO 2 -- disproportionation compound.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
115 words
In a method of electrolysis in an electrolytic cell having an anolyte compartment separated from a catholyte compartment by a solid polymer electrolyte, said polymer electrolyte having an anodic catalyst facing the anolyte compartment and a cathodic catalyst facing the catholyte compartment, which method comprises feeding brine to the anolyte compartment; feeding an oxidant to the catholyte compartment; imposing an electrical potential across the solid polymer electrolyte; and withdrawing chlorine from the anolyte compartment and alkali metal hydroxide from the catholyte compartment; the improvement comprising feeding the oxidant to the catholyte compartment as a complex chosen from the group consisting of transition metal phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate complexes, phosphinomanganese complexes, and binuclear copper (II) complexes of 1-phenyl-1,3,5-hexanetrionate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
115 words
In a method of electrolysis in an electrolytic cell having an anolyte compartment separated from a catholyte compartment by a solid polymer electrolyte, said polymer electrolyte having an anodic catalyst facing the anolyte compartment and a cathodic catalyst facing the catholyte compartment, which method comprises feeding brine to the anolyte compartment; feeding an oxidant to the catholyte compartment; imposing an electrical potential across the solid polymer electrolyte; and withdrawing chlorine from the anolyte compartment and alkali metal hydroxide from the catholyte compartment; the improvement comprising feeding the oxidant to the catholyte compartment as a complex chosen from the group consisting of transition metal phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate complexes, phosphinomanganese complexes, and binuclear copper (II) complexes of 1-phenyl-1,3,5-hexanetrionate.
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