Bipolar electrode and method for constructing same
AssigneeKerr-McGee Chemical Corporation
InventorOlen L. Riggs, Jr.
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Abstract
An improved bipolar electrode having an anodic member and a cathodic member connected in an assembled position spaced a distance apart via a fastener assembly disposed between the anodic member and the cathodic member. In one aspect of the present invention, a portion of the fastener assembly is constructed of an electrically conductive material and, in this aspect, the fastener assembly establishes electrical continuity between the anodic member and the cathodic member in addition to providing the mechanical interconnection between the anodic member and the cathodic member.
Claims30
A bipolar electrode, comprising:
- an anodic member having a first face and a second face;
- a cathodic member having a first face and a second face, the second face of the cathodic member generally facing the second face of the anodic member and being spaced a distance therefrom;
- a fastener assembly disposed between the anodic member and the cathodic member, having a portion connected to the second face of the anodic member and another portion connected to the second face of the cathodic member, the fastener assembly mechanically connecting the anodic member and the cathodic member in a fastened position and having a portion constructed of an electrically conductive material electrically connecting the anodic member and the cathodic member in series in a fastened position of the fastener assembly;
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- seal means having a portion engaging the anodic member and a portion engaging the cathodic member forming a seal between the cathodic member and the anodic member to substantially seal electrolyte from a portion of the space between the anodic member and the cathodic member.
An improved electrolytic cell having electrodes connected to an electrical power source and at least partially immersed in an electrolyte wherein the electrolytic cell includes at least one bipolar electrode including an anodic member having a first face and a second face and a cathodic member having a first face and a second face, the improvement comprising:
- a fastener assembly disposed between the second face of the anodic member and the second face of the cathodic member of each bipolar electrode in the electrolytic cell, each fastener assembly having a portion connected to the second face of the anodic member and the second face of the cathodic member of one of the bipolar electrodes, and each fastener assembly mechanically connecting the anodic member and the cathodic member and spacing the second face of the anodic member a distance from the second face of the cathodic member in one of the bipolar electrodes in the electrolytic cell, a portion of the fastener assembly being constructed of an electrically conductive material establishing electrical continuity between the anodic member and the cathodic member in a fastened position of the fastener assembly;
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- means for substantially sealing electrolyte from a substantial portion of the space between the second face of the anodic member and the second face of the cathodic member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.