Size and weight graded multi-ply laminar electrodes

Patent · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:864969

Liu, Chia-Tsun ^[1]; Demczyk, Brian G ^[2]; Rittko, Irvin R ^[3]

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1. Monroeville, PA
2. Rostrover Township, Westmoreland County, PA
3. Murrysville Borough, PA

An electrode is made comprising a porous backing sheet, and attached thereto a catalytically active layer having an electrolyte permeable side and a backing layer contacting side, where the active layer comprises a homogeneous mixture of active hydrophobic and hydrophilic agglomerates with catalyst disposed equally throughout the active layer, and where the agglomerate size increases from the electrolyte permeable side to the backing sheet contacting side.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa. (USA)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4444852
• OSTI ID: 864969
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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