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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AU;
Inventors:
Douglas MacFarlane, Brighton East, AU;
Alexey Izgorodin, East Malvern, AU;
Assignee:
AQUAHYDREX PTY LTD, North Wollongong, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 1/30 (2006.01); C01B 15/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 1/30 (2013.01); C01B 15/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for electrolysis comprising a cathode and an anode comprising a catalyst, both the cathode and anode at least partly immersed in an electrolyte, the process characterised in that the electrolyte at least partly inhibits further oxidation of a product formed at the anode. Typically the catalyst comprises one or more metal-(Group VIb) semiconductors, and one or more metal-(GroupVIb))-phosphorous species.