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Structure and Performance of Hydrophobic Gas Electrodes

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HYDROPHOBIC gas electrodes can demonstrate high performance even at ambient temperatures1. These electrodes are made by mixing a finely divided catalyst, such as Pt black, with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) dispersion and applying the mixture to a porous conducting substrate, such as a metal screen. The electrodes are dried and cured at 300° C for 1 h.

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  1. Energy Conversion Ltd, Priestly Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    A. D. S. TANTRAM

  2. Department of Chemistry, The City University, London, EC1

    A. C. C. TSEUNG

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TANTRAM, A., TSEUNG, A. Structure and Performance of Hydrophobic Gas Electrodes. Nature 221, 167–168 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221167a0

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