摘要:
An electrochemical treating apparatus comprising an electrolytic cell comprising an anode and a cathode spaced apart from the anode, the anode including an electrode material made of diamond and the cathode including an electrode material made of diamond. Also disclosed is an electrochemical treating method for electrochemically decomposing a substance contained in a gas or solution, which comprises introducing a gas or solution containing a substance to be treated into the electrolytic cell, passing an electric current through the electrolytic cell, and recovering a treated gas or solution. In a preferred embodiment, the electrolytic cell comprises an anode including an electrode material made of diamond, a cathode including an electrode material made of diamond and an ion exchange resin or an ion exchange membrane as an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode.
摘要:
A process for producing a gas electrode is disclosed, comprising sintering a mixture of carbon powder and a fluorine resin powder to form a sheet as a gas electrode base, coating one side of the sheet base with an organic solution prepared by dissolving a platinum group metal salt in an organic solvent capable of forming an organic complex with the metal salt, drying the coating layer, and calcining the coating layer at a temperature of from 250.degree. to 380.degree. C. in an inert atmosphere to reduce the platinum group metal oxide thereby forming a catalyst layer on the sheet base. Reduction (calcination) of the platinum group metal salt can be effected without using dangerous hydrogen gas and without being accompanied by decomposition of the fluorine resin and provides a uniform catalyst layer comprising fine platinum particles having a large surface area with a minimized thickness.
摘要:
The electrolytic cell 1 for producing alkali hydroxide or hydrogen peroxide is divided into the anode compartment 3 and the cathode compartment 4 by the cation exchange membrane 2. The cathode compartment 4 is further divided by the anion exchange membrane 6 into the solution compartment 7 containing a concentrated aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide and the gas compartment accommodating the gas cathode 8. The anion exchange membrane 6 prevents the gas cathode 8 from coming into direct or indirect contact with the aqueous solution of alkali hydroxide. This leads to the extended life of the gas cathode. The above-mentioned arrangement is effective in large-sized electrolytic cells. Thus, the present invention can be applied to industrial electrolysis which has never been achieved with the conventional gas electrode.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for water treatment. The method comprises supplying an oxygen-containing gas to cathode 6 to yield hydrogen peroxide, supplying an inorganic acid to anode 5 through an acid solution addition opening 4 to yield an oxidation product, e.g., hypochlorous acid, and using both the hydrogen peroxide and oxidation product thus generated to treat a liquid to be treated. The atmosphere around the cathode surface is kept neutral to acidic due to the acidity of the coexisting oxidation product to thereby inhibit the deposition of metal hydroxides.
摘要:
A method of reducing nitrous oxide which comprises introducing nitrous oxide into a reaction chamber disposed in contact with an electrolytic chamber having an anode and a cathode comprising a hydrogen-absorbing material, the cathode serving as a diaphragm separating the reaction chamber and the electrolytic chamber, and contacting the nitrous oxide with the diaphragm to thereby continuously reduce the nitrous oxide with hydrogen atoms electrolytically generated on the cathode, absorbed by the hydrogen-absorbing material and passing through the diaphragm. The cathode preferably has catalyst comprising a platinum group metal black deposited on the side of the cathode opposite the anode. Also disclosed is an electrolytic cell for the reduction of nitrous oxide partitioned with a diaphragm into an electrolytic chamber having an anode and a reduction reaction chamber, the diaphragm comprising a hydrogen-absorbing material, and the side of the diaphragm facing the electrolytic chamber serving as a cathode.
摘要:
A method for brine electrolysis using a gas electrode and an electrolytic cell therefor, in which gas electrode 31 permeable to gas and liquid is arranged in cathode chamber 24 in contact with ion-exchange membrane 22. Sodium hydroxide produced on electrode substance 30 of gas electrode 31 easily penetrates the gas electrode and is recovered from the cathode chamber. No sodium hydroxide is produced within the ion-exchange membrane so that penetration of sodium hydroxide into the anode chamber is thereby prevented.
摘要:
Electrode structures of solid polymer electrolyte type for use in electrolysis are disclosed, (i) in which an adhering layer containing fine particles loaded with a .beta.-lead dioxide powder is formed on one surface of an ion-exchange membrane serving as a solid polymer electrolyte, and an electrodeposited layer of lead dioxide being formed on the surface of the adhering layer, and (ii) in which an electrodeposited layer of lead dioxide having dispersed therein fine particles loaded with a .beta.-lead dioxide powder is formed electrolytically between an ion-exchange membrane serving as a solid polymer electrolyte and a current collector positioned close to the ion-exchange membrane, to thereby form a unitary assembly. The present electrode structures are useful for production of ozone by electrolysis of water and for production of peroxides by electrolysis of aqueous solutions.
摘要:
An electrode for electrolysis comprising an electrode base material and an electrode substance having an electrically conductive diamond structure covering the surface of the electrode base material. The electrode substance having an electrically conductive diamond structure may be a diamond containing an impurity selected from boron, phosphorus and graphite. Alternatively, the electrode substance having an electrically conductive diamond structure may comprise a composite of a diamond and an electrically conductive material. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode further comprises an interlayer comprising at least one of the carbide of a valve metal and silicon carbide disposed between the electrode base material and the electrode substance having an electrically conductive diamond structure. Also disclosed is an electrolytic cell having two chambers including an anode chamber and a cathode chamber partitioned by an ion-exchange membrane. At least one of the anode placed in the anode chamber and a cathode placed in the cathode chamber is an electrode comprising an electrode base material and an electrode substance having an electrically conductive diamond structure covering the surface of the electrode base material. An electrolytic cell having three chambers is also disclosed, including an anode chamber, an intermediate chamber and a cathode chamber partitioned by ion-exchange membranes. At least one of an anode placed in the anode chamber and a cathode placed in the cathode chamber is an electrode comprising an electrode base material and an electrode substance having an electrically conductive diamond structure covering the surface of the electrode base material.
摘要:
A liquid-permeable gas-diffusion cathode adapted for caustic soda electrolysis in contact with an ion-exchange membrane partitioning an electrolytic cell into an anode chamber and a cathode gas chamber. Plural horizontal concave grooves and/or convex portions are provided in an interval with one another on the surface of the gas-diffusion cathode facing the gas chamber. Plural vertical concave grooves may also be provided in an interval on the surface of the cathode crossing the horizontal grooves and/or convex portions. Aqueous caustic soda solution thus formed flows downward along the grooves, etc., without covering other portions of the cathode surface, and is easily released therefrom without clogging perforations in the gas-diffusion layer of the cathode.
摘要:
A gas diffusion electrode comprising a water permeable gas diffusion and reaction layer and a porous and electrically conductive electrode current collector having a water repellency bonded to the gas diffusion and reaction layer.