Electrically conductive fibrous web substrate and cathodic element comprised thereof
First Claim
1. A bonded, coherent fibrous web substrate including a fibrous web matrix which comprises a plurality of fibers, at least a portion of which comprising electrically conductive fibers, and a binder consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer, said plurality of fibers being coherently bonded together with said fluorine-containing polymer, and said web substrate having a resistivity of up to about 0.4 Ω
- cm.
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Abstract
Bonded, coherent fibrous web substrates well adopted as cathodic elements for electrolytic cells and advantageously incorporating an electrocatalytic agent, include a web matrix which comprises a plurality of fibers, at least a portion of which comprising electrically conductive fibers, e.g., carbon fibers, said plurality of fibers being coherently bonded together with a fluorine-containing polymer, and said web substrate having a resistivity of up to about 0.4 Ω.cm.
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- 1. A bonded, coherent fibrous web substrate including a fibrous web matrix which comprises a plurality of fibers, at least a portion of which comprising electrically conductive fibers, and a binder consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer, said plurality of fibers being coherently bonded together with said fluorine-containing polymer, and said web substrate having a resistivity of up to about 0.4 Ω
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41. A bonded, coherent fibrous web substrate including a fibrous web matrix which comprises a plurality of fibers, at least a portion of which comprise electrically conductive fibers, and a binder consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer, said plurality of fibers being coherently bonded together with said fluorine-containing polymer, and said web substrate having a resistivity of up to about 0.4 Ω
- cm, wherein said web matrix comprises electrically non-conductive fibers having a resistivity in excess of 0.4 Ω
cm, the diameters of which being less than about 1 mm and the lengths of which being in excess of about 0.5 mm and electrically conductive fibers.
- cm, wherein said web matrix comprises electrically non-conductive fibers having a resistivity in excess of 0.4 Ω
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