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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Hiroshi Maekawa, Sodegaura, JP;
Mitsuru Sadamoto, Sodegaura, JP;
Souta Itou, Ichihara, JP;
Shin Fukuda, Sodegaura, JP;
Kentaro Suzuki, Musashino, JP;
Tetsuya Watanabe, Musashino, JP;
Katsumi Isozaki, Musashino, JP;
Hiroshi Maekawa, Sodegaura, JP;
Mitsuru Sadamoto, Sodegaura, JP;
Souta Itou, Ichihara, JP;
Shin Fukuda, Sodegaura, JP;
Kentaro Suzuki, Musashino, JP;
Tetsuya Watanabe, Musashino, JP;
Katsumi Isozaki, Musashino, JP;
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrolyzer is comprised of an anode and a cathode which are in contact with an electrolytic solution, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode is composed of an electric conductor having a gas permeable structure comprising a gas generating surface at which gas is generated by electrolysis of the electrolytic solution, a plurality of through holes leading from the gas generating surface to a different surface and allowing the gas generated on the gas generating surface to selectively pass therethrough, and a gas releasing surface which is the different surface for releasing the gas supplied from the gas generating surface via the through holes. At least one of a surface treatment which causes the gas generating surface to be lyophilic for the electrolytic solution and a surface treatment which causes the gas releasing surface to be lyophobic for the electrolytic solution is performed.