Graphite Anodes in Brine Electrolysis
- 1 January 1947
- journal article
- Published by The Electrochemical Society in Transactions of The Electrochemical Society
- Vol. 92 (1) , 23-44
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3071802
Abstract
A study of the rate of attack on graphite anodes in the electrolysis of chloride solutions to produce chlorate has been made. The effect of such factors as chloride concentration, temperature, and anode current density on graphite consumption has been investigated. Over a temperature interval of 25° to 66° C and a range of sodium chloride concentration of 75 to 250 g./L, a 22‐fold variation in rate of graphite attack has been found. With certain assumptions, the change in rate of graphite attack with anode current density has been utilized to determine the relative contributions of purely electrochemical and purely chemical oxidation of the graphite to the total attack.Keywords
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