METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IN-SITU ELECTROPLATING OF ELECTRODES

    公开(公告)号:CA2662228A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-10

    申请号:CA2662228

    申请日:2009-04-09

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: The present techniques provide electrochemical devices having enhanced electrodes (46) with surfaces that facilitate operation, such as by formatio n of a porous nickel layer on an operative surface, particularly of the cathode (50 ). The porous metal layer increases the surface area of the electrode (46), which m ay result in increasing the efficiency of the electrochemical devices. The formation o f the porous metal layer is performed in situ, that is, after the assembly of the electrodes (46) into an electrochemical device. The in situ process offers a number of advantages, including the ability to protect the porous metal layer on the electrode surface from damage during assembly of the electrochemical device. The enhanced electrode (46) and the method for its processing may be used in any number o f electrochemical devices, and is particularly well suited for electrodes in a n electrolyzer (100) useful for splitting water (12) into hydrogen (14) and oxygen (16).

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    公开(公告)号:DE102009003778A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-17

    申请号:DE102009003778

    申请日:2009-04-09

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: The present techniques provide electrochemical devices having enhanced electrodes with surfaces that facilitate operation, such as by formation of a porous nickel layer on an operative surface, particularly of the cathode. The porous metal layer increases the surface area of the electrode, which may result in increasing the efficiency of the electrochemical devices. The formation of the porous metal layer is performed in situ, that is, after the assembly of the electrodes into an electrochemical device. The in situ process offers a number of advantages, including the ability to protect the porous metal layer on the electrode surface from damage during assembly of the electrochemical device. The enhanced electrode and the method for its processing may be used in any number of electrochemical devices, and is particularly well suited for electrodes in an electrolyzer useful for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.

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    公开(公告)号:NO20091422L

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-11

    申请号:NO20091422

    申请日:2009-04-07

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: The present techniques provide electrochemical devices having enhanced electrodes with surfaces that facilitate operation, such as by formation of a porous nickel layer on an operative surface, particularly of the cathode. The porous metal layer increases the surface area of the electrode, which may result in increasing the efficiency of the electrochemical devices. The formation of the porous metal layer is performed in situ, that is, after the assembly of the electrodes into an electrochemical device. The in situ process offers a number of advantages, including the ability to protect the porous metal layer on the electrode surface from damage during assembly of the electrochemical device. The enhanced electrode and the method for its processing may be used in any number of electrochemical devices, and is particularly well suited for electrodes in an electrolyzer useful for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.

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