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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edgard Nicolas, Brussels, BE;
Louis Bourgeois, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
Solvay & Cie, , BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B / ; C25B / ; C25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204258 ; 204263 ; 204266 ; 204280 ; 2042 / ;
Abstract
A diaphragm cell for use in the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of alkali metal chloride. The cell is provided with a chamber divided by a diaphragm into an anode compartment having at least one anode therein and a cathode compartment having at least one cathode therein. The cathode has a catalytic surface different from the active surface of the anode. The cathode surface is made of a material which catalyses the decomposition of hypochlorite ions.