Anodic evaporation

Fig. 4. Sliding cathode phototube (41) showing evaporation sources (1, 2) for depositing the alloy film on the photocathode (3), shielded partly as required by the glass screen (4). A quartz window (5) faces the cathode and connection is made to a gold film anode evaporated from (6).

Lead dissolves in liquid ammonia solutions of sodium giving a highly coloured liquid. The formation of pol) plumbides has been demonstrated by electrometrically titrating a solution of sodium in ammonia with one of lead iodide in ammonia the compounds formed are Na Pb and Na Pbg. The electrolysis of such a solution releases Na at the cathode and Pb at the anode. Evaporation gives [Na(NH3) ]4Pbg which loses NHg to leave pyrophoric Na Pbg. These compounds seem to possess a character between that of a true valency compound and an intermediate phase (Zintl, 1929),... 

The sample is placed in or on an electrode with a suitable geometry and volatilizes as a result of the high electrode temperature. Electrodes made of graphite and with a beaker form are often used. In the case of refractory matrices anodic evaporation is used and the positive column can be observed, or for very sensitive methods also the cathode layer where the volatilized sample ions are enriched (cathode layer effect). 

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell. The electrolyte in a PEFC is an ion-exchange (qv) membrane, a fluorinated sulfonic acid polymer, which is a proton conductor (see Membrane technology). The only Hquid present in this fuel cell is the product water thus corrosion problems are minimal. Water management in the membrane is critical for efficient performance. The fuel cell must operate under conditions where the by-product water does not evaporate faster than it is produced because the membrane must be hydrated to maintain acceptable proton conductivity. Because of the limitation on the operating temperature, usually less than 120°C, H2-rich gas having Htde or no (

Cyanides. Salts of the complex ion, [Au(CN)2] , can be formed directiy from gold, ie, gold dissolves ia dilute solutions of potassium cyanide ia the presence of air. Additionally, a gold anode dissolves ia a solution of potassium cyanide. The potassium salt can be isolated by evaporation of the solution and purified by recrystallization from water (177). Boiling of the complex cyanide ia hydrochloric acid results ia formation of AuCN [506-65-01]. Halogens add oxidatively to [Au(CN)2] to yield salts of [Au(CN)2X2] which are converted to the tetracyanoaurates usiag excess cyanide (178). These last can also be prepared directiy from the tetrahaloaurates. 

Cooling by means of evaporative cooling towers is required to maintain a constant temperature of 30—40°C. At higher temperatures, the deposit is rougher, impurity effects are more pronounced, lead codeposition is favored, and the manganese dioxide formed at the anode iacreases and tends to adhere rather than fall to the bottom of the cell. 

The reaction mixture is filtered. The soHds containing K MnO are leached, filtered, and the filtrate composition adjusted for electrolysis. The soHds are gangue. The Cams Chemical Co. electrolyzes a solution containing 120—150 g/L KOH and 50—60 g/L K MnO. The cells are bipolar (68). The anode side is monel and the cathode mild steel. The cathode consists of small protmsions from the bipolar unit. The base of the cathode is coated with a corrosion-resistant plastic such that the ratio of active cathode area to anode area is about 1 to 140. Cells operate at 1.2—1.4 kA. Anode and cathode current densities are about 85—100 A/m and 13—15 kA/m, respectively. The small cathode areas and large anode areas are used to minimize the reduction of permanganate at the cathode (69). Potassium permanganate is continuously crystallized from cell Hquors. The caustic mother Hquors are evaporated and returned to the cell feed preparation system. 

FIG. 5-12 Variation of absorptivity with temperature of radiation source. (1) Slate composition roofing. (2) Linoleum, red brown. (3) Asbestos slate. (4) Soft rubber, gray. (5) Concrete. (6) Porcelain. (7) Vitreous enamel, white. (8) Red brick. (9) Cork. (10) White dutch tile. (11) White chamotte. (12) MgO, evaporated. (13) Anodized aluminum. (14) Aluminum paint. (15) Polished aluminum. (16) Graphite. The two dashed lines bound the limits of data on gray paving brick, asbestos paper, wood, various cloths, plaster of parts, lithopone, and paper. To convert degrees Ranldne to kelvins, multiply by (5.556)(10 ). 

In strong sunlight, water can evaporate at defects in coatings and surface films, and lead to concentration and crystallization of salts (e.g., in the upper decks of the ship). This can damage surface films, giving rise to local anodes. This is the case when a ship slowly rises in the water on unloading and is later reimmersed on loading. 

Six caustic soda evaporators were anodically protected against stress corrosion in the aluminum industry in Germany in 1965 [27]. Each evaporator had an internal surface area of 2400 m. The transformer-rectifier had a capacity of 300 AJ 5 V and was operated intermittently for many years. Automatic switching on of the protection current only took place in case of need when the drop in potential reached... 

The external heating boxes for the caustic soda evaporator with forced circulation must be anodically protected separately. Ring-shaped impressed current electrodes of carbon steel are mounted and insulated on supporting brackets (see Fig, 21-12). 

In recent years, a number of protective installations have come into operation, especially where new installations must be maintained, or where older and already damaged installations have to be saved and operating costs have to be lowered. Worldwide, equipment, tanks and evaporators in the aluminum industry and industries using caustic alkalis with a capacity of 60,000 m and a surface area of 47,000 m are being anodically protected. Equipment for electrochemical protection has been installed with a total rating of 125 kW and 12 kA. 

The use of corrosion-resistant materials and the application of corrosion protection measures are in many cases the reason that industrial plants and structures can be built at all. This is particularly so in pipeline technology. Without cathodic protection and without suitable coating as a precondition for the efficiency of cathodic protection, long-distance transport of oil and gas under high pressures would not be possible. Furthermore, anodic protection was the only protective measure to make possible the safe operation of alkali solution evaporators (see Section 21.5). 

After drying, the anodized parts are primed with the adhesive primer. Time between anodize and priming is limited to prevent contamination of the active oxide layer. The primer is air-dried for a time to allow the solvents to evaporate and then baked at elevated temperature to cure. Many adhesive primers have very tight thickness requirements, for instance 0.00015" to 0.001", and require skilled spray operators to apply. A primer layer that is too thick can result in low peel strength while a layer that is too thin might not be continuous and could result in insufficient wetting of the surface by the adhesive during cure. 

Seraphin et a/. [39] reported that an arc evaporation of Fe/C composite anode also generated nanochains with similar morphology, described above. 

In a broad sense similar effective double layers can be formed via gaseous adsorption or evaporation (e.g. Na evaporated on Pt electrodes deposited on fT-A Ch has been shown to behave similarly to electrochemi-cally supplied Na). In other cases, such as the effective double layer formed upon anodic polarization of Pt deposited on YSZ, the electrochemically created effective double layer appears to be unique and cannot be formed via gaseous oxygen adsorption at least under realistic (<300 bar) oxygen pressure conditions. 

FIGURE 14.17 A diaphragm cell tor the electrolytic production of sodium hydroxide from brine (aqueous sodium chloride solution), represented by the blue color. The diaphragm (gold color) prevents the chlorine produced at the titanium anodes from mixing with the hydrogen and the sodium hydroxide formed at the steel cathodes. The liquid (cell liquor) is drawn off and the water is partly evaporated. The unconverted sodium chloride crystallizes, leaving the sodium hydroxide dissolved in the cell liquor. 

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