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Title:
ELECTROCHEMICAL HALF-CELL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003064728
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrochemical half-cell, in particular for the electrolysis of aqueous solutions of hydrogen chloride. Said cell comprises at least one gas chamber, which has a gas supply and a gas discharge, in addition to a liquid outlet and comprises a gas diffusion electrode, which lies on an electrically conductive current distributor and makes contact with the latter in a conductive manner. According to the invention, the current distributor has an exposed surface ranging between 5 and 65 %, preferably between 10 and 60 % and more specifically between 15 and 50 %, in relation to the total surface of said current distributor and a thickness of between 0.3 mm and 5 mm and preferably between 0.35 and 0.6 mm.

Inventors:
GESTERMANN FRITZ (DE)
BULAN ANDREAS (DE)
MALCHOW RICHARD (DE)
PINTER HANS-DIETER (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2003/000480
Publication Date:
January 15, 2004
Filing Date:
January 20, 2003
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Assignee:
BAYER AG (DE)
GESTERMANN FRITZ (DE)
BULAN ANDREAS (DE)
MALCHOW RICHARD (DE)
PINTER HANS-DIETER (DE)
International Classes:
C25B1/26; C25B9/00; C25B9/02; C25B9/04; C25B11/03; H01M4/86; H01M4/92; H01M8/0232; H01M8/0245; H01M8/0247; (IPC1-7): C25B11/03; C25B9/00; H01M4/86
Domestic Patent References:
WO2001026172A12001-04-12
Foreign References:
EP0817297A21998-01-07
EP0785294A11997-07-23
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