Anodes

DSA® anodes are titanium anodes coated with proprietary and patented mixed metal oxide compositions comprised of different elements such as iridium, ruthenium, platinum, rhodium, and tantalum.

Long Life

Flexibility

High Performance

anodes

DSA® anodes

In Electrochemistry the anode is the electrode where the oxidation reaction occurs.  De Nora commercializes its anodes with DSA® brand, very well known in electrochemical industry. The application on a valve metal substrate of a mixed metal oxide (MMO) coating, having catalytic proprieties for a selected anodic reaction, allows a long and stable operation of the DSA® anode in several important industrial applications, including the long-established application in the chlor-alkali industry as well as the most recent utilizations in oxygen evolution.

De Nora produces anodes in a wide range of shapes and sizes utilizing titanium (or different metals) sheet, mesh, wire, rod, strip, plate, wire, tubular or combinations thereof. Their size varies from few cm² to several m².

Anode design is determined by:

  • The electrochemical cell or installation where the anodes are used
  • The process conditions such as electrolyte composition, temperature, current density, design life, etc
  • Mechanical load of the anode
  • Electrical conductivity of the base material

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