Method for producing electrodes having mixed metal oxide catalyst coatings

• Main Author: SUCHANSKI, MARY R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 20.08.1980
• Subjects: APPARATUS THEREFOR; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROFORMING; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; METALLURGY; PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTIONOF COATINGS; PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY ORREFINING OF METALS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

A mixed metal oxide electrocatalyst comprising oxides of at least two metals is formed by the thermal decomposition of metal-organic compounds, together with a method of producing electrodes for electrolytic processes carrying a coating of such an electrocatalyst and the electrodes themselves. The electrodes may be used either as anodes or cathodes in electrolytic processes, such as the electrolysis of alkali metal halides, electro-organic syntheses, electrowinning and water electrolysis, in electrolytic apparatus, such as fuel cells and metal/air batteries, and as insoluble anodes in plating processes.