ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF NI/(NI+RUO2) ACTIVE CATHODES FOR HYDROGEN EVOLUTION IN CHLORALKALI ELECTROLYSIS

被引:53
作者
IWAKURA, C [1 ]
TANAKA, M [1 ]
NAKAMATSU, S [1 ]
INOUE, H [1 ]
MATSUOKA, M [1 ]
FURUKAWA, N [1 ]
机构
[1] PERMELEC ELECTRODE LTD,FUJISAWA,KANAGAWA 252,JAPAN
关键词
RUTHENIUM DIOXIDE; ACTIVE CATHODE; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; CHLORALKALI ELECTROLYSIS;
D O I
10.1016/0013-4686(95)00006-Z
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Ni/(Ni + RuO2) active cathodes were prepared by simultaneous electrodeposition of Ni and RuO2 on a Ni substrate from an electrolyte solution (Watts bath) in which RuO2 particles were suspended by vigorous stirring. The resulting cathodes were electrochemically characterized and it was found that the enhanced electrocatalytic activity of the cathodes was mainly ascribable to the increase of active sites or the content of RuO2 particles. Furthermore, the performance of the Ni/(Ni + RuO2) active cathodes was evaluated for the use in chlor-alkali electrolysis in a laboratory scale. The hydrogen overvoltage of the cathodes was confirmed to be very low and the high durability was observed under the industrial chlor-alkali electrolysis conditions. In addition, the cathodes had excellent tolerance to repeated short-circuiting.
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