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Oxygen electrode preparation
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1978-09-05
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Granted: 1981-05-26
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Expires: 1998-09-05
Abstract
Abstract Porous electrode bodies are effectively provided with efficient internal surface deposits of manganese oxide(s) catalyst formations by decomposition, under an atmosphere that can either be oxidizing, reducing or inert in nature, at an elevated temperature of a pre-applied anionic manganese salt reagent (notably manganese nitrate but also certain carboxylic acid salts of manganese, etc.) in order to chemically decompose the reagent to advantageous manganese oxide forms within the body pores. Exposure to a reducing environment after catalyst deposition ameliorates the provided catalyst structure by rendering therein more electrocatalytically active variations of the emplaced manganese oxides. Highly reliable and satisfactory electrode products particularly well suited for use as depolarized cathodes, especially in chlor-alkali cells, are obtained from the treatment.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary A. Deborski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/86; H01M4/88; H01M4/8825; H01M4/8846; C; C25; C25B; C25B11/00; C25B11/04; C25B11/051; C25B11/054; H01M4/90; H01M4/9016; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
Method of providing an electrocatalytically-active manganese oxide deposit on the interior pore wall surfaces of a porous electrode body comprising: applying to the interior walls of the electrode body a liquid, anionic-manganese pyrolytic salt reagent selected from the group consisting of manganese nitrate, manganese carbonate, carboxylic acid salts of manganese containing up to about 20 carbon atoms in the organic acid radical portion of the salt, and mixtures thereof; then heating the reagent-bearing electrode at a body temperature between one that is at least at about the decomposition temperature of the reagent and about 700° C. until the reagent decomposes to manganese oxide(s) layer deposit formations on said pore walls; and washing and refining the deposit laden body with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
Method of providing an electrocatalytically-active manganese oxide deposit on the interior pore wall surfaces of a porous electrode body comprising: applying to the interior walls of the electrode body a liquid, anionic-manganese pyrolytic salt reagent selected from the group consisting of manganese nitrate, manganese carbonate, carboxylic acid salts of manganese containing up to about 20 carbon atoms in the organic acid radical portion of the salt, and mixtures thereof; then heating the reagent-bearing electrode at a body temperature between one that is at least at about the decomposition temperature of the reagent and about 700° C. until the reagent decomposes to manganese oxide(s) layer deposit formations on said pore walls; and washing and refining the deposit laden body with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
172 words
Method of providing an electrocatalytically-active manganese oxide deposit on the interior pore wall surfaces of a porous electrode body comprising: applying to the interior walls of the electrode body a liquid, anionic-manganese pyrolytic salt reagent selected from the group consisting of manganese nitrate, manganese carbonate, carboxylic acid salts of manganese containing up to about 20 carbon atoms in the organic acid radical portion of the salt, and mixtures thereof; then heating the reagent-bearing electrode at a body temperature between one that is at least at about the decomposition temperature of the reagent and about 700° C. until the reagent decomposes to manganese oxide(s) layer deposit formations on said pore walls; sequentially repeating the reagent wetting step and the heating step until the said deposit formations are adequate in quantity to leave a deposit loading of the electrode that is between about 0.005 and about 7.5 milligrams of manganese oxide(s) catalyst per cubic centimeter of porous electrode body volume; and washing and refining the deposit laden body with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
172 words
Method of providing an electrocatalytically-active manganese oxide deposit on the interior pore wall surfaces of a porous electrode body comprising: applying to the interior walls of the electrode body a liquid, anionic-manganese pyrolytic salt reagent selected from the group consisting of manganese nitrate, manganese carbonate, carboxylic acid salts of manganese containing up to about 20 carbon atoms in the organic acid radical portion of the salt, and mixtures thereof; then heating the reagent-bearing electrode at a body temperature between one that is at least at about the decomposition temperature of the reagent and about 700° C. until the reagent decomposes to manganese oxide(s) layer deposit formations on said pore walls; sequentially repeating the reagent wetting step and the heating step until the said deposit formations are adequate in quantity to leave a deposit loading of the electrode that is between about 0.005 and about 7.5 milligrams of manganese oxide(s) catalyst per cubic centimeter of porous electrode body volume; and washing and refining the deposit laden body with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
18 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein the reagent-bearing electrode is heated in a gaseous oxidizing atmosphere.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
18 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein the reagent-bearing electrode is heated in a gaseous reducing atmosphere.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
20 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein said liquid dispersion of the manganese salt reagent is an aqueous solution.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
55 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein said reagent wetting and heating steps are sequentially repeated until the said deposit formations are adequate in quantity to leave a deposit loading of the electrode that is between about 1 and about 2.5 milligrams of manganese oxide(s) catalyst per cubic centimeter of porous electrode body volume.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
20 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein the said temperature is between about 250° C. and about 600° C.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
15 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein the manganese salt reagent is manganese nitrate.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
15 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein the manganese salt reagent is manganese acetate.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
15 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein the manganese salt reagent is manganese oxalate.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
15 words
The method of claims 1 or 2, wherein the electrode body is comprised of nickel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
176 words
Method of providing an electrocatalytically-active manganese oxide deposit on the interior pore wall surfaces of a porous electrode body consisting essentially of applying to the interior walls of the electrode body a liquid, anionic-manganese pyrolytic salt reagent selected from the group consisting of manganese nitrate, manganese carbonate, carboxylic acid salts of manganese containing up to about 20 carbon atoms in the organic acid radical portion of the salt; and mixtures thereof; then heating the reagent-bearing electrode at a body temperature between one that is at least at about the decomposition temperature of the reagent and about 700° C. until the reagent decomposes to manganese oxide(s) layer deposit formations on said pore walls; washing and refining the deposit laden body with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution; and sequentially repeating the reagent wetting step; the heating step and washing step until the said deposit formations are adequate in quantity to leave a deposit loading of the electrode that is between about 0.005 and about 7.5 milligrams of manganese oxide(s) catalyst per cubic centimeter of porous electrode body volume.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
176 words
Method of providing an electrocatalytically-active manganese oxide deposit on the interior pore wall surfaces of a porous electrode body consisting essentially of applying to the interior walls of the electrode body a liquid, anionic-manganese pyrolytic salt reagent selected from the group consisting of manganese nitrate, manganese carbonate, carboxylic acid salts of manganese containing up to about 20 carbon atoms in the organic acid radical portion of the salt; and mixtures thereof; then heating the reagent-bearing electrode at a body temperature between one that is at least at about the decomposition temperature of the reagent and about 700° C. until the reagent decomposes to manganese oxide(s) layer deposit formations on said pore walls; washing and refining the deposit laden body with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution; and sequentially repeating the reagent wetting step; the heating step and washing step until the said deposit formations are adequate in quantity to leave a deposit loading of the electrode that is between about 0.005 and about 7.5 milligrams of manganese oxide(s) catalyst per cubic centimeter of porous electrode body volume.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
The product produced by the method of claims 1 or 2.
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