IP Library Granted Patent US 12,359,328
Granted Patent B2
US 12,359,328 · App. 17/263,616 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Anode for electrolytic synthesis and method for producing fluorine gas or fluorine containing compound

Inventors: Yohsuke Fukuchi (Tokyo, JP); Katsumi Mikami (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Resonac Corporation
C25B11/075C25B1/245C25B1/50C25B11/065
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Patent No.
US 12,359,328
App. No.
17/263,616
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an anode for electrolytic synthesis capable of electrolytically synthesizing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound by a simple process and at a low cost while suppressing the occurrence of an anode effect. An anode for electrolytic synthesis ( 3 ) for electrolytically synthesizing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound includes an anode substrate formed of a carbonaceous material and a metal coating film coating the anode substrate. Metal constituting the metal coating film is nickel.

Claims (17)

1. An anode for electrolytic synthesis for electrolytically synthesizing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound,

the anode for electrolytic synthesis comprising:

an anode substrate formed of a carbonaceous material; and

a metal coating film entirely coating a portion formed of the carbonaceous material of the anode substrate, wherein

metal constituting the metal coating film is nickel,

at least a portion of the metal coating is contact with electrolytic solution, and

a mass of the nickel constituting the metal coating film is 0.01 g or more and 0.1 g or less per cm 2 of a surface of the anode substrate.

2. The anode for electrolytic synthesis according to claim 1 , wherein

a mass of the nickel constituting the metal coating film is 0.03 mass % or more and 0.4 mass % or less of a mass of an electrolytic solution used for the electrolytic synthesis.

3. A method for producing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound comprising:

electrolyzing an electrolytic solution containing hydrogen fluoride using the anode for electrolytic synthesis according to claim 1 .

4. A method for producing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound comprising:

performing pre-electrolysis of electrolyzing moisture contained in an electrolytic solution containing hydrogen fluoride, and then electrolyzing the electrolytic solution containing hydrogen fluoride using the anode for electrolytic synthesis according to claim 1 .

5. A method for producing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound comprising:

electrolyzing an electrolytic solution containing hydrogen fluoride using the anode for electrolytic synthesis according to claim 2 .

6. A method for producing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound comprising:

performing pre-electrolysis of electrolyzing moisture contained in an electrolytic solution containing hydrogen fluoride, and then electrolyzing the electrolytic solution containing hydrogen fluoride using the anode for electrolytic synthesis according to claim 2 .

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066547/0677 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064082/0513 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2021
From: FUKUCHI, YOHSUKE; MIKAMI, KATSUMI; KOBAYASHI, HIROSHI
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 055046/0162 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-146785 · Aug 3, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210292923A1 · Sep 23, 2021
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