To examine the applicability of new forms of PbO
2 anodes to chlorine production, potentials of these anodes in the electrolysis of aqueous NaCl solution (300g/l) were measured by a quasistationary galvanostatic method and compared with the potentials measured in the same way for graphite, platinum and RuO
2-TiO
2 (DSA-type) anodes.
The potentials of the PbO
2 anodes were higher than that of the DSA-type anode, but lower than that of the platinum anode. The potential of the α-PbO
2 anode was lower than that of the β-PbO
2anode, which was about the same as the potential of the graphite anode. The α-PbO
2 anode may be suitable for producing NaClO. In the use of the β-PbO
2 anode, the addition of surfactants to the anolyte was found to be effective in facilitating the liberation of the bubbles formed on the anode surface and accordingly lowering the potential.
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