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Development of the Noble Metal/Oxide Coated Titanium Electrode
PART II: THE MOVE FROM PLATINUM/IRIDIUM TO RUTHENIUM OXIDE ELECTROCATALYSTS
Platinum Metals Review
Article Synopsis
In the first part of this paper, published in the January issue, development work resulting in the first noble metal/oxide coated titanium electrode was described and some of the teething problems encountered were discussed. Here, the story is continued with the further development of paint compositions: platinum only and platinum/iridium, for coating the electrodes, and their utilisation in chlorate, mercury- and diaphragm-type chlor-alkali cells. Later, these coatings were replaced by ones containing ruthenium dioxide, This part begins with the early platinum paint compostions.