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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Marilyn J. Niksa, Chardon, OH (US);
Andrew J. Niksa, Chardon, OH (US);
Marilyn J. Niksa, Chardon, OH (US);
Andrew J. Niksa, Chardon, OH (US);
Water Star, Inc., Newbury, OH (US);
Abstract
A composition and method of manufacture of electrodes having controlled electrochemical activity to allow the electrodes to be designed for a variety of electro-oxidation processes. The electrodes are comprised of a compact coating deposited onto a conductive substrate, the coating being formed as multiple layers of a mixture of one or more platinum group metal oxides and one or more valve metal oxides. The formation of multiple layers allows the concentrations of platinum group metal and valve metal to be varied for each layer as desired for an application. For example, an electrode structure can be manufactured for use as an anode in electroplating processes, such that the oxidation of the organic additives in the electrolyte is markedly inhibited. Another electrode can be manufactured to operate at high anodic potentials in aqueous electrolytes to generate strong oxidants, e.g., hydrogen peroxide or ozone.