Electroactivated cathode materials

摘要

Disclosed are electroactivated shaped articles, well adapted as cathode elements and composites, especially for electrolytic cells for the electrolysis of sodium chloride. The articles include a mass of fibrous material consolidated in a matrix of fluoropolymer binder wherein at least a portion of the fibers are electrically conductive. The shaped articles have a resistivity of less than 0.4 ohm cm, and have at least one electrocatalytically active agent uniformly dispersed therethrough. The electrocatalytically active agent(s) is (are) selected from Raney metals or Raney alloys depleted in fugitive metal values.