Magnet incorporated electrically conductive electrodes

A electrode comprising a non-porous composite and a current collector in electrical contact with the composite, wherein the composite does not comprise a surface coating comprising magnetic particles, further wherein the composite comprises at least about 10 weight percent electrically conductive particles, at least about 0.5 weight percent magnetic particles, and an optional binder, and further wherein the composite comprises at least about 80 weight percent with respect to the combined weight of the electrically conductive particles, the magnetic particles and the binder.

An electrically conductive electrode comprising at least about 10 weight percent electrically conductive particles, magnetic particles and a surface coating of electrical conductor covering at least about 20 percent of the electrode surface area, wherein said surface coating does not comprise a magnetic coating.

A method for performing electrochemical reactions, the method comprising transporting electrons involved in the electrochemical reactions through an electrochemically inert electrode comprising a composite and a surface coating of electrical conductor, wherein the composite comprises at least about 10 weight percent electrochemically inert, electrically conductive particles and at least about 0.5 weight percent magnetic particles, wherein the electrochemically inert electrode is electrochemically inert under the conditions of the electrochemical reactions, and further wherein the surface coating covers at least about 20 percent of the electrochemically inert electrode surface area and the surface coating does not comprise a magnetic coating.

An electrochemical cell comprising a tank, a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrical connection with an emf source to provide an emf across the electrodes, a solution within the tank in effective contact with the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the solution comprises an electrolyte and reactants that can form product compositions in response to the emf and wherein at least of one the first electrode and the second electrode is a magnetically modified electrode comprising a composite and a surface coating of electrical conductor, wherein the composite comprises electrically conductive particles and magnetic particles, wherein the surface coating covers at least about 20 percent of the electrode surface area and the surface coating does not comprise magnetic particles, and further wherein the magnetically modified electrode exhibits an electrochemical flux per unit electroactive area at least about 20% relative to an equivalent electrochemical cell without magnetic particles within the electrode.