Permeable diaphragm for an electrochemical cell
AssigneeSolvay & Cie
InventorsRobert Guillaume, Jean-Pierre Pleska, Jean Indeherbergh
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Abstract
The invention relates to a permeable diaphragm for an electrochemical cell. The diaphragm consists of a sheet of fibrous, organic polymeric material, obtained from a suspension of the said polymeric material in an organic liquid. The invention applies to permeable diaphragms for cells for the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride solutions.
Claims17
A method for the manufacture of chlorine and hydrogen gases comprising electrolyzing an aqueous solution of alkali metal chloride in an electrolytic cell containing a permeable diaphragm comprised of a porous sheet of a fibrous organic polymeric material obtained from a suspension of the fibrous polymeric material in an organic liquid.
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