Noble metal/vanadium alloy catalyst and method for making

Patent · Tue May 13 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5555256

Jalan, V M

A novel catalyst comprises an alloy of a noble metal and vanadium. The catalyst is particularly useful in an electrochemical cell cathode electrode. The method for making the alloy involves reacting a vanadium compound with sodium dithionite to form a sol of a finely dispersed vanadium sulfite complex, and then reacting noble metal particles with the complex in a reducing environment.

• Assignee: United Technologies Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 4202934
• OSTI ID: 5555256
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 3 Jul 1978; Other Information: PAT-APPL-922005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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