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Dimensionally stable anode for electrolysis, method for maintaining dimensions of anode during electrolysis

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1531430
A dimensionally stable electrode is provided comprising a hollow substrate with an open upper end for confining a fluid containing a metal, a film covering portions of the external surface; and a mechanism for replenishing the film. Also provided is a method for maintaining the dimensions of an anode during electrolysis comprising adapting an interior surface of the anode to receive a fluid containing a metal, facilitating transport of the metal to an exterior surface of the anode, forming a protective film on the exterior surface, wherein the transported metal is a cation of the formed protective film, and maintaining the protective film on the exterior surface while the anode is in use.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
Assignee:
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Patent Number(s):
6,083,362
Application Number:
09/129,960
OSTI ID:
1531430
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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