BIFURCATED ELECTRODE OF USE IN ELECTROLYTIC CELLS

摘要

An electrode of use in electrolytic cells, particularly water electrolyser cells for the production of hydrogen, and comprising an electrically conductive first metal sheet (12) having an electrochemically active gas-evolving planar surface; an electrically conductive second metal electrochemically active gas-evolving screen (20) intimately adjacent and parallel to the planar surface to define an electrolyte and gas-evolving chamber between the sheet and the screen having a narrow width. The electrode provides improvements in voltage and efficiency, longer-term electrode stability and opportunity for periodic depolarization.