摘要 |
AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL (18) PRODUCING SODIUM CHLORATE USES AN ELECTRODE, SPECIFICALLY AN ANODE, HAVING A SURFACE OR COATING OR TREATMENT OF A MIXED METAL OXIDE HAVING RUTHENIUM OXIDE AS AN ELECTROCATALYST, A PRECIOUS METAL OF THE PLATINUM GROUP OR ITS OXIDE AS A STABILITY ENHANCER, ANTIMONY OXIDE AS AN OXYGEN SUPPRESSANT AND A TITANIUM OXIDE BINDER. THE ELECTROCATALYTIC COATING IS ABOUT 21 MOLE PERCENT RUTHENIUM OXIDE, ABOUT 2 MOLE PERCENT IRIDIUM OXIDE, ABOUT 4 MOLE PERCENT ANTIMONY OXIDE AND THE BALANCE IS TITANIUM OXIDE. THE COATING IS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH DURABILITY AND LOW OXYGEN CONTENT IN AN OFF-GAS.
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