An electrolytic cell is disclosed comprising two or more compartments containing an anode, cathode, and one or more electrically neutral bi-polar electrodes. These cells can be utilized as batch or flowing cells. Increased capacity and lower maintenance is obtained using a diaphragm separating the compartments. This diaphragm is a special, finely woven synthetic non-ionic fabric having a low permeability. The preferred diaphragm is of Kanecaron modacrylic fiber. The bi-polar electrodes may be an...

An electrolytic cell which is preferably of the filter press type and which comprises at least one anode and at least one cathode, an inlet through which liquor may be charged to the electrolytic cell and an outlet through which liquor may be removed from the electrolytic cell, and means for recirculating liquor to the electrolytic cell, in which said recirculating means comprises a unit formed of a plurality of shaped sheets whch are preferably planar and together form at least one channel insi...

A cathode (10) surrounding an anode (14) stands on the bottom (11) of a tank (12) that can hold a varying volume of liquid (25) for electrolytic processing. A pump (18) circulates liquid from a drain (17) outside the cathode into a space between the cathode and anode; and although liquid can drain from inside the cathode back into the tank under the bottom of the cathode, the flow rate of the pump is larger so that the pump fills the cathode to overflowing, independently of the level of liquid i...

An electrolytic cell comprising a rectangular tank divided into a plurality of adjacent compartments by a plurality of spaced apart parallel electrode plates. The outboard electrodes may form one pair of the opposite tank walls. Alternate electrodes are of opposite polarity. The intermediate electrodes terminate short of the tank ends so that the slurry or solution may pass around both ends of the electrode. An agitator is mounted in each compartment. The agitators are shaped and positioned to d...

An electrolytic cell for recovering a metal from a solution has a diaphragm between a cathode and an anode. The diaphragm is supported by a support frame composed of a number of support columns. At least two of the support columns are made hollow in structure. A solution supply port is provided in at least one of the hollow support columns and a solution take-out port is provided in each of the remaining hollow support columns.

In an electrolytic apparatus for the production of chlorine from aqueous alkali metal chloride solution, comprising at least one electrolytic cell with equipment for the supply of the current, the supply of the starting product and the discharge of the products of electrolysis and a separating wall for separating the anode and cathode, the housing of the cell is composed of two hemispherical shells, the electrodes are connected with the hemispherical shells by conductive bolts projecting through...

Vertically stacked electrolytic cells are fluid-tightly separated from one another by separator and collector means generally horizontally disposed between superposed cells. Each of the cells has side walls and generally vertical and parallel spaced cathodes supported by the side walls, with generally vertical and parallel anode plates alternating with the cathodes. A current collector between the superposed cells is connected to lower ends of anode plates in the upper cell and to upper ends of ...

A lithium/chalcogen thermal cell having a ceramic electrolyte and a lithium ion-containing salt intermediate the anode and the electrolyte. The chalcogen is preferably selenium or sulphur and the ceramic electrolyte is preferably .beta.alumina, or .beta."alumina, or Li.sub.4 SiO.sub.4, or Li.sub.4 TiO.sub.4. Contact between the anode and the electrolyte is prevented by the intermediate salt and the ceramic electrolyte prevents self discharge of the cell resulting from dissolution of the electrod...

A novel electrolytic cell of the vertical electrode type comprising a novel cathode busbar structure, novel cathode elements and a novel anode base structure which enable the novel electrolytic cell to be designed to operate at high current capacities upward to about 500,000 amperes while maintaining high operating efficiencies. These high current capacities provide for high production capacities which result in high production rates for given cell room floor areas and reduce capital investment ...

The electrolysis of aqueous alkali metal chloride solutions wherein chlorine is liberated at the anode, is improved through the use of an anode comprising a valve metal substrate, a coating thereon of conductive oxide bronze, and an outer coating of a noble metal oxide.