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Bipolar electrolyzer having silicon laminate backplate

US4040934A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 1975
Grant dateAug 9, 1977
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Expiry dateNov 14, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25B9/77
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a bipolar electrolyzer having a plurality of bipolar units space from and parallel to each other with a pair of bipolar units defining a single electrolytic cell therebetween. Each of the bipolar units has an anode on one surface and a cathode on the opposite surface, so that the cathode of one bipolar unit faces the anode of the next adjacent bipolar unit. A steel plate is one exposed surface of the backplate and a silicon sheet in electrical contact with the steel plate is the opposite exposed surface of the backplate. The steel plate and the silicon sheet are bonded together with a suitable electroconductive bonding material.

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