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US 6,149,782 AGranted
Rhodium electrocatalyst and method of preparation
AssigneeDe Nora S.p.A.
InventorsRobert J. Allen, James R. Giallombardo, Daniel Czerwiec, Emory S. De Castro, Khaleda Shaikh
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Abstract
The invention relates to a novel rhodium sulfide catalyst for the reduction of oxygen in industrial electrolyzers. The catalyst is highly resistant towards corrosion and poisoning by organic species, thus resulting particularly suitable for use in aqueous hydrochloric acid electrolysis, when technical grade acid containing organic contaminants is employed.
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A catalyst for the electroreduction of oxygen comprising rhodium sulfide.
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