PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE BY ELECTROLYSING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF AN ALKALI METAL CHLORIDE

摘要

A gas and liquid permeable cathode is bonded on an ion-exchange membrane and the composite electrode is used in an electrolytic cell for a production of sodium hydroxide by an electrolysis of an aqueous solution of sodium chloride. The cathode comprises a thermally decomposed nickel obtained from a nickel salt of fatty acid, Raney nickel, stabilized Raney nickel or carbonyl nickel and a polytetrafluoroethylene.