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Electrolyte permeable diaphragm including a polymeric metal oxide
Assignee: PPG Industries Inc
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Filing: 1986-11-04
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2006-11-04
Abstract
Abstract A polymeric metal oxide such as polytitanic acid, polyzirconic acid or polysilicic acid is incorporated into a liquid permeable diaphragm formed of, e.g., asbestos, asbestos and a polymer resin, polytetrafluoroethylene, or a major amount polyfluorocarbon fibrils and a minor amount perfluorinated ion exchange material. Optionally, the diaphragm may also include inorganic materials such as zirconium oxide, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, talc, barium sulfate or potassium titanate, and hydrous inorganic gels such as magnesium oxide gel, zirconium oxide gel, titanium oxide gel or zirconyl phosphate gel.
Inventors
- 👤 W. Bruce Darlington
- 👤 Donald W. DuBois
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 00:59
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B13/00; C25B13/04; C25B13/05; C25B13/07; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544; Y10T428/31652; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A liquid permeable diaphragm for an electrolytic cell, the diaphragm comprising a major amount of fibrillated polyfluorocarbon, a minor amount of a perfluorinated ion exchange material and a polymeric metal oxide selected from the group consisting of polytitanic acid, polyzirconic acid, polysilicic acid, polyaluminic acid or mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A liquid permeable diaphragm for an electrolytic cell, the diaphragm comprising a major amount of fibrillated polyfluorocarbon, a minor amount of a perfluorinated ion exchange material and a polymeric metal oxide selected from the group consisting of polytitanic acid, polyzirconic acid, polysilicic acid, polyaluminic acid or mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The diaphragm of claim 1 wherein the perflourinated ion exchange material is a perfluorinated organic polymer having ion exchange functional groups selected from the group consisting of --COOM and --SO 3 M where M is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The diaphragm of claim 2 wherein the fibrillated polyfluorocarbon comprises polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
The diaphragm of claim 3 wherein the polymeric metal oxide is applied to a predisposed diaphragm mat of the fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene and the perfluorinated ion exchange material by impregnating the mat with a solution of a metal alkoxide, an alcohol and water, the metal being titanium, aluminum, zirconium, silicon or mixtures thereof and heating the impregnated mat at temperatures and for a period of time sufficient to cure the polymeric metal oxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
In a liquid permeable diaphragm for an electrolytic cell, the improvement wherein the diaphragm further includes a polymeric metal oxide selected from the group consisting of polytitanic acid, polyaluminic acid, polyzirconic acid, polysilicic acid or mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
In a liquid permeable diaphragm for an electrolytic cell, the improvement wherein the diaphragm further includes a polymeric metal oxide selected from the group consisting of polytitanic acid, polyaluminic acid, polyzirconic acid, polysilicic acid or mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The diaphragm of claim 5 wherein the diaphragm is an asbestos diaphragm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The diaphragm of claim 5 wherein the diaphragm includes asbestos and a polymeric resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The diaphragm of claim 5 wherein the diaphragm is an asbestos-free diaphragm consisting essentially of polyfluorocarbon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
The diaphragm of claim 8 wherein the polyfluorocarbon is polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A liquid permeable diaphragm for an electrolytic cell consisting essentially of fibrillated polyfluorocarbon and a polymeric metal oxide selected from the group consisting of polytitanic acid, polyaluminic acid, polyzirconic acid, polysilicic acid or mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
A liquid permeable diaphragm for an electrolytic cell consisting essentially of fibrillated polyfluorocarbon and a polymeric metal oxide selected from the group consisting of polytitanic acid, polyaluminic acid, polyzirconic acid, polysilicic acid or mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
The diaphragm of claim 10 wherein the polymeric metal oxide is applied to a predisposed mat of the fibrillated polyfluorocarbon by impregnating the mat with a solution of a metal alkoxide, an alcohol and water, the metal being titanium, aluminum, zirconium, silicon, or mixtures thereof and heating the impregnated mat at temperatures and for a period of time sufficient to cure the polymeric metal oxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
11 words
The diaphragm of claim 10 wherein the fibrillated polyfluorocarbon is polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
The diaphragm of claim 11 wherein the fibrillated polyfluorocarbon is polytetrafluoroethylene.
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