Global Patent Index - EP 0610946 A1

EP 0610946 A1 19940817 - Activated cathode for chlor-alkali cells and method for preparing the same.

Title (en)

Activated cathode for chlor-alkali cells and method for preparing the same.

Title (de)

Aktivierte Kathode für Chlor-alkali Zellen und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung.

Title (fr)

Cathode activée pour cellules chlore-alcali et son procédé de fabrication.

Publication

EP 0610946 A1 19940817 (EN)

Application

EP 94102148 A 19940211

Priority

IT MI930255 A 19930212

Abstract (en)

An activated cathode assembly for use in diaphragm or membrane electrolysis cells comprising pairs of interleaved cathodes and anodes (B) having openings, said cathodes being provided with a corrosion resistant ion exchange membrane or porous diaphragm, said cells (C) being provided with inlets for feeding brine and outlets for the withdrawal of chlorine (H), hydrogen (I) and caustic (L), the cathode assembly comprising a rigid cathode structure covered with a thin and flexible corrosion resistant, perforated or expanded sheet or mesh (F) provided with an electrocatalytic coating for hydrogen evolution in an alkaline environment, the cathode structure and sheet or mesh (F) being in electrical and mechanical contact with each other; method of preparing said assembly and an electrolysis cell using said assembly.

IPC 1-7

C25B 9/00; C25B 11/03

IPC 8 full level

C25B 9/19 (2021.01); C25B 9/23 (2021.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C25B 9/19 (2021.01); C25B 11/03 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0610946 A1 19940817; BG 98449 A 19941115; BR 9400498 A 19940823; CA 2114757 A1 19940813; CN 1090893 A 19940817; IL 108489 A0 19940530; IT 1263898 B 19960905; IT MI930255 A0 19930212; IT MI930255 A1 19940812; JP H06340991 A 19941213; NO 940458 D0 19940210; NO 940458 L 19940815; PL 302210 A1 19940822; ZA 94915 B 19940822

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94102148 A 19940211; BG 9844994 A 19940210; BR 9400498 A 19940210; CA 2114757 A 19940202; CN 93118587 A 19931023; IL 10848994 A 19940131; IT MI930255 A 19930212; JP 1500894 A 19940209; NO 940458 A 19940210; PL 30221094 A 19940211; ZA 94915 A 19940210