公开(公告)号：EP0864004B1

公开(公告)日：2000-03-15

申请号：EP96936948.7

申请日：1996-10-21

申请人： ELTECH SYSTEMS CORPORATION

发明人： GETSY, Andy, W. ,  MANNING, Gregory, J. ,  KUBINSKI, Robert, B. ,  GARLAND, Kevin, B.

IPC分类号： C25B9/04 ,  C25B9/00

CPC分类号： C25B9/20 ,  C25B9/04

摘要： A filter press electrolyzer (10), such as for use in a chlor-alkali cell, has electrode assemblies which include a pan-shaped structure (21 and 61). The pan members (21 and 61) have a planar floor (22 and 62) and an upright side (23 and 63) around the peripheral edge of the floor (22 and 62). The upright side terminates upwardly in a rim (24 and 64). The pan members (21 and 61) are elongate, thereby providing long, at least substantially parallel sides at long pan edges as well as short sides at the top and bottom of the pan. On the pan floor (22 and 62) are a series of parallel, rigid stand-offs, which project upwardly from the floor (22 and 62). These hold electrodes away from the back of the pan (21 and 61). These electrodes are typically large, somewhat flexible and at least substantially planar members, usually made of metal mesh. The stand-offs can include principal stand-offs (50 and 80) located at the central area of the pan (21 and 61), plus additional stand-offs (40 and 70), typically one each at the top and bottom of the pan (21 and 61). The principal cathode stand-offs (80) in the pan (61) of a cathode assembly (30) align in an offset manner between the principal anode stand-offs (40) in the pan (21) of an adjacent anode assembly (20). The height of the principal stand-offs (50 and 80) rises above the rim of the pan (21 and 61). In this manner, the flexible electrodes deflect between the cathode and anode stand-offs, and the flexing minimizes the distance between adjacent anode and cathode members.