Gas diffusion electrode

摘要

A gas diffusion electrode is used as a cathode for an electrolysis of an alkali metal chloride or an electrode in a fuel cell etc. A gas diffusion electrode has a porous layer made of a sintered mixture of a filler, a catalyst and a hydrophobic material which is formed by decomposing a pore forming agent selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt or iron salts of a carboxylic acids which is incorporated in a mixture of said filler, said catalysts and said hydrophobic material.