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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shoibal Banerjee, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B / ; C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
20415715 ; 204296 ; 521 27 ; 430286 ; 430287 ; 522153 ; 522-2 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a process for modifying a fluorinated cation exchange membrane by irradiation of the membrane in its salt form with a sufficient dose of non-spark-producing radiation to increase the current efficiency in the use of the membrane for electrolyzing sodium chloride solution to produce high concentrations of caustic.