Cathode for the electrolytic treatment of alkali halide
AssigneeKureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasakatsu Wagu, Makoto Fukuda, Shirou Suzuki
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Abstract
The invention relates to cathodic electrodes for use in the electrolytic treatment of alkali halide. The electrode has a substantial mass of copper or copper alloy, and the surface of the mass is roughened and activated by blasting solid and abrasive particles against the mass surface. The roughened surface is then coated with a rhodium or rhodium alloy layer. The effect is a substantial reduction of hydrogen superpotential value.
Claims1
A cathode electrode for use in the electrolysis of alkali halide, said cathode electrode comprising a mass of one of copper and copper alloy subjected to mechanical grinding by blasting with solid particles of 0.1-1,000 microns in their particle sizes so as to achieve a mechanically ground surface, the latter being coated with one of rhodium and rhodium alloy coated layer.
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