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EP 0252172 B1 19890208 - ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS

Title (en)

ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS

Publication

EP 0252172 B1 19890208 (DE)

Application

EP 86109265 A 19860707

Priority

EP 86109265 A 19860707

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4806224A] An electroltytic process is described by which in order to increase the depletion factory, the material coefficient of the electrolyte passing through an electrolytic cell is increased along the direction of the electrolytic flow.

IPC 1-7

C25C 7/06; C25B 15/00

IPC 8 full level

C25B 1/00 (2006.01); C25C 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C25C 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 4806224 A 19890221; AT E40720 T1 19890215; DE 3662060 D1 19890316; DE 8619501 U1 19861106; EP 0252172 A1 19880113; EP 0252172 B1 19890208; ES 2007633 A6 19890701; JP S6314884 A 19880122; PT 85218 A 19880729; PT 85218 B 19930730

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2035787 A 19870302; AT 86109265 T 19860707; DE 3662060 T 19860707; DE 8619501 U 19860719; EP 86109265 A 19860707; ES 8701977 A 19870706; JP 2191087 A 19870203; PT 8521887 A 19870630