Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Apparatus – Electrolytic
Patent
1995-05-01
1997-04-22
Gorgos, Kathryn
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Apparatus
Electrolytic
204282, 204283, C25B 900
Patent
active
056226098
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an electrochemical cell which has an electrode, which may be either an anode or a cathode, and a membrane disposed in contact with one side of the electrode. An anode current bus is disposed on the other side of the anode, and a cathode current bus is disposed on the other side of the cathode. An anode current distributor collects current from an anode current bus and distributes it to the anode by electronic conduction, and a cathode current distributor collects current from the cathode and distributes it to the cathode bus by electronic conduction. The anode or the cathode current distributor is made of a metal which is treated by either nitriding, boriding or carbiding the metal in order to make the metal oxide growth resistant. Alternatively, the current distributor on the cathode side may be made of a nickel-based alloy. The current distributor thus provides a barrier between the current bus and the electrode, and the anolyte, catholyte and products of the cell. This is especially important in aggressive environments, such as hydrogen chloride. Thus, the cell of the present invention is particularly useful in converting anhydrous hydrogen halide directly to essentially dry halogen gas, such as anhydrous hydrogen chloride to chlorine gas, or for converting aqueous hydrogen chloride to wet chlorine gas.
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Eames Douglas J.
Felix Vinci M.
Law, Jr. Clarence G.
Newman John S.
Reichert David L.
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Gorgos Kathryn
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