DETERMINATION OF THE CHLORINE-OXYGEN RATIO IN THE ELECTROLYSIS OF URANYL CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS

摘要

The percentage yield of chlorine should be greater at those electrodes having the higher oxygen overvoltages and the lower chlorine over-voltages. (The meaning of chlorine overvoltages is obscure. The potential over the reversible potential necessary for its evolution is probably influenced by the presence of oxygen on the electrode surface.) for example, at a current density of 0.1 amp/cm² the oxygen overvoltages for platinum and graphite are about 1.28 and 1.09. These values indicate higher efficiency at platinum electrodes.