Electrochemically decomposing nitric acid

• Main Authors: GERHARD KREYSA, HELMUT SCHMIEDER, MICHAEL HEILGEIST
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.05.1983
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR; METALLURGY; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHYSICS; PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULARRADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE

The present invention relates to a method for electrochemically decomposing or reducing nitric acid in an electrolysis cell with the extensive or exclusive formation of nitrous oxide (dinitrogen monoxide), the method being carried out in the presence of silver or silver ions. The method is particula...