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My family and I went to Florida in September. We had an amazing week long vacation there where we stayed at Global Resort Homes, visited Gatorland, Sea World, and took a ride on an air boat through Boggy Creek Airboat Rides.
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If you are a homeschool family who would love to create a way for your child to learn a little history and have a TON of fun, take a boggy creek air boat ride.
Looking out over the water, I couldn't help but feel at home. I have grown up around the water and have spent many a day on a boat, fishing with my daddy.
Our family and several others boarded a huge air boat and were given headphones to protect our hearing. We then settled in for an awesome ride. The guide swayed us back and forth and even pushed us up into a brush pile hoping to get a glimpse at a brand new bunch of baby alligators that had just been born the week before.
Unfortunately the momma gator had already moved her brood somewhere else. I was so hoping to see a real gator (not the kind behind glass, but a real one).
Our guide took us further down the lake and shared the history of the area with us. It was really cool to learn about the trees and all the cool stuff hanging from them.
After taking us all the way back into the lake, we headed back out only to find this waiting for us around the corner. Everyone on the boat started clicking away with phones and cameras.
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After the ride was over, we got to listen to a man share a little more history with us and show us the gators that he had in a pin. Most of these were injured and they were nursing them back to health.
I asked the guide if anyone had ever told him he looked like Jack Black. He said no, but he thought he looked like Jack Black too.
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Lake Havasu Market Report – January 2019 Sales
According to statistics gathered by Flex MLS, sales dropped off dramatically from this time last year. While 201 Havasu homes were sold in January 2018, Flex MLS only showed 131 total sold in January 2019. That's a 34.8% reduction. Pending sales also experienced a downturn, with 202 recorded for last month (a 21.4% decrease from last January).
Lake Havasu Market Report – January 2019 Prices
Even with lower sales, prices still reported a slight uptick. The median sale price for a Lake Havasu home in January 2019 was $230,000, a 2.22% increase from the $225,000 of January 2018. While this marks a huge drop from the $274,950 median sale price shown in December 2018, that's typical for this time of year. If past market trends hold true for this year, we should see prices begin to creep up again from this month on.
Lake Havasu Market Report – January 2019 Inventory
We've had a low inventory of available homes on the Lake Havasu market for a long time now. That's part of the reason why prices have gone up while sales faltered a bit. Back in January 2018, Flex MLS only showed 4.14 months of inventory available. That rose 3.86% in January 2019 to 4.3 months available. That also marks a 19.4% increase from December 2018's 3.6 months. New listings rose by 6.1%, from 313 last January to 332 last month. The median amount of days a Havasu home stayed on the market before going under contract experienced a very slight uptick, from 40 in January 2018 to 42 in January 2019.
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The January 2019 Lake Havasu market report provided some good news for buyers. More available inventory may keep pricing increases to a minimum. Late last month, the Federal Reserve announced that they've decided to keep the benchmark interest rate at 2.25%-2.5% for the near future. That means that mortgage interest rates could remain steady for a bit. Currently, Bankrate.com shows 30-year fixed-rate loans at 4.5%. So, if you're interested in purchasing a Havasu home, now would be a good time to start looking. Contact me when you're ready to see what's available right now.
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Measuring for Roller Shades
Installing Romanzia Spring Roller Shades
Installing Romanzia Clutch Roller Shade
Mount the Brackets
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Martin L. Fackler (1933–2015) was an American military officer, surgeon and wound ballistics expert. He served in the U.S Navy from 1960 to 1975 and in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 1991. He was a field surgeon at the Naval Support Hospitals at Da Nang, Vietnam and at Yokosuka, Japan, and later a colonel in the US Army's Medical Corps.[1] He was the founder and head of the Wound Ballistics Laboratory for the Letterman Army Institute of Research from 1981 to 1991.[2][3] He was a member and leader of numerous distinguished organizations, among them the International Wound Ballistics Association, the French Wound Ballistics Society and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.[4] Dr. Fackler had numerous teaching appointments and was the author of over 300 publications in regards to wound ballistics, body armor, and treatment of injuries for both the military and civilian populations.[5] He is credited with a number of contributions to the field of terminal ballistics, including:[6][7][8]
- Developing and testing improved media in which the effects of bullet wounds could be simulated. This led to the widespread acceptance of 10% ballistic gelatin for evaluating penetration and expansion of projectiles.
- Establishing effects of projectile design and shape on wounding.
- He hypothesized that wound depth was much more important than previously thought, and recommended ammunition that could send a bullet at least twelve inches into his ballistic gelatin.
- He was the first researcher to demonstrate that fragmentation was the most effective means of inflicting wounds in a modern military rifle round. He asserted that the "permanent wound cavity" or actual damage caused by a projectile is the primary "stopping power" mechanism and that the "temporary wound cavity" or shock wave produced by the projectile is at best a secondary mechanism, if not irrelevant.[9]
Examples of Fackler's work on behalf of the U.S. military:
- ^ Martin L. Fackler Collection (AFC/2001/001/85182), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- ^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gainesville/obituary.aspx?pid=174977568
- ^ http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.85182/sr0001001.stream?start=2936&clipid=d54525e120 Audio Interview with Martin Fackler.
- ^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gainesville/obituary.aspx?pid=174977568
- ^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gainesville/obituary.aspx?pid=174977568
- ^ "Terminal Ballistics". Rathcoombe.net. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob93.html:"This resulted in the FBI Wound Ballistics Workshop of 1988 in Quantico, Virginia. Among those present were Dr. Martin Fackler, head of wound ballistics research for the US Army's medical training center, Letterman Institute. Fackler had developed an improved ballistic gelatin model that he had scientifically correlated to swine muscle tissue, which in turn is comparable to human muscle tissue. He hypothesized that wound depth was much more important than previously thought, and recommended ammunition that could send a bullet at least twelve inches into his ballistic gelatin."
- ^ http://www.firearmsid.com/Gelatin/Ballistic%20Gelatin%20Report.pdf
- ^ http://www.firearmstactical.com/pdf/fbi-hwfe.pdf
NATO Handbook Emergency War Surgery Chapter entitled Missile Caused Wounds was authored by Fackler.
External links[edit]
- Shooting Holes in Wounding Theories: The Mechanics of Terminal Ballistics
- What's wrong with the wound ballistics literature, and why
- Firearms Tactical Institute's Wound Ballistic site, Internet Archive copy, includes articles by Fackler.
- THE EFFECTS OF SMALL ARMS ON THE HUMAN BODY, By Martin L. Fackler, MD
- The Library of Congres, Veterans History Project, Home Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project, Martin L. Fackler, October 26, 2011...Audio Interviews with Martin Fackler.


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With London Bridal Fashion Week in full swing I thought we'd share with you some of our home grown talent, emerging from this weeks shows; gowns designed and made in Britain by both rising stars and established names. As lovers of design and style we know you'll be keen to keep you fingers on the fashion pulse and explore the stunning collections available for you to consider when in search of "the one".
We've always known there's jaw-dropping talent within our Great British shores but to see it showcased altogether like this makes us very proud to be able to champion them all. White Gallery London 2015 looks to have been the strongest yet, with some of the wedding industry's most prominent brands showcasing and partnering. We weren't able to make any of the catwalk shows this year *sob* but with images like these below, captured by Chris Dadey we feel like we've walked the runway with them. Here are our UK designer bridal style highlights:
Emma Hunt
Eliza Jane Howell
Naomi Neoh
Savin London
Alan Hannah
As for London Bridal Fashion Week – another stellar year and Lauren had the privilege of attending a private preview of the incredible new collection by one of our favourite designers Charlie Brear as well as meeting wonderful suppliers at the Etsy Wedding Show, which took place over the weekend – so keep your eye's peeled more news on both very soon!
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So stunning, I am going to bookmark this page for my wedding dress selection. Rightnow I am looking forward to picking out bridesmaid dresses. There are so many different kinds and colors that I can not wait to see my bridesmaids in them.


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Who could resist a cupcake shop outfitted with a skinny mirror? Everyone looks like a leggy supermodel. I'll take two please! hey cupcake! started as a roadside eatery by a guy named Wes who dispensed cupcakes from the window of a shiny Airstream trailer on South Congress. Now, Airstream food stands are sprinkled about the city selling everything from shaved ice (all proceeds donated to Dell Children's Hospital) to brisket tacos to Flip Happy crepes and Wes has added a storefront. All delicious and cheap.
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If you find yourself in Austin, pay a visit to hey cupcake! click here for locations.
In the meantime, here is my favorite vanilla cupcake recipe:
1 3/4 c. cake flour
1 1/4 c. unbleached all purpose flour
2 c. sugar
1 T baking powder
3/4 t. salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into 1 inch cubes
4 large eggs
1 c. whole milk
1 t. pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flours, sugar, baking powder and salt, and mix on low until combined. Add butter, mixing until just coated with flour.
In a large measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla. With the mixer on medium, add liquid ingredients in three parts, scraping down the sides of bowl before each
addition. Beat until ingredients are incorporated, but do not over beat.
Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups, filling them to two thirds full. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a cake tester comes out clean, about 17 to 20 minutes.
Cool before frosting.
Makes about 30 cupcakes if you keep your fingers out of the batter.
Vanilla Frosting
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
8 c. powdered sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 t. vanilla
glob of cream cheese to your liking - optional - around here, we think everything tastes better with cream cheese!
Cream butter until smooth with an electric mixer. Add the rest of the ingredients and whip until smooth.


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Alternative Energy Found in Biofuels
Biofuels are produced by converting organic matter into fuel for powering our society. More often today, these biofuels are being used as an alternative energy source to the fossil fuels that we currently depend upon. Ethanol and derivatives of plants such as sugar cane, as well as vegetable and corn oils are all included in the aresenal of different biofuels. The International Energy Agency (IEA) tells us that ethanol could comprise up to 10 percent of the world's usable gasoline by 2025, and up to 30 percent by 2050. Today, the percentage figure is two percent.
However, we have a long way to go to refine these biofuels that we are researching and they become extremely economical and practical. Oregon State University did a study that proves this concept. We have yet to develop biofuels that are as energy efficient as gasoline made from petroleum. Energy efficiency is the measure of how much usable energy for our needed purposes is derived from a certain amount of input energy. (Nothing that mankind has ever used has derived more energy from output than from the needed input. In other words, the end product is what we use as alternative energy and needs to be more efficent than the effort used to produce it.)
The OSU study found corn-derived ethanol to be only 20% energy efficient while gasoline made from petroleum is 75% energy efficient and biodiesel fuel was recorded at 69% energy efficient. However, the study did turn up one positive: cellulose-derived ethanol was charted at 85% efficiency, which is even higher than that of the fantastically efficient nuclear energy.
There are several nations which are seriously involved in the development of biofuels. Brazil happens to be the world's biggest producer of ethanols derived from sugars. The country produces approximately three and a half billion gallons of ethanol per year. The United States, while being the world's greatest oil-guzzler, is already the second largest producer of biofuels behind Brazil. The European Union's biodiesel production capacity is now in excess of four million (British) tonnes – mostly derived from rapeseed oil; soybean oil and a marginal quantity of palm oil.
Recently, oil futures have been down on the New York Stock Exchange, as analysts from several different countries are predicting a surge in biofuel availability. This would offset the value of oil, dropping crude oil prices on the international market to somewhere around $40 per barrel. The Chicago Stock Exchange has a grain futures market which is starting to "steal" investment activity away from the oil futures in NY, as investors are definitely expecting better profitability to start coming from biofuels.
Indeed, it is predicted by a consensus of analysts that biofuels shall be supplying seven percent of the entire world's transportation fuels by the year 2030. Demand for diesel and gasoline may slow down dramatically, says one energy markets analyst, if the government subsidizes firms distributing biofuels and further pushes to promote the use of eco-friendly fuel.
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Fantastic Beasts is giving us a whole new group of people to call friends and if the movie does well maybe we'll get more of their stories. Either way, fans win.


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Chiropractic medicine can have its benefits, but just like any other profession, there are some chiropractors who are dishonest, or "bad." As a patient, you may not be sure how to tell whether you're seeing an honest chiropractor who sincerely wants to help you.
Below are certain things that you should watch out for when visiting a chiropractor.
The simple fact is most chiropractors have relationships with lawyers and they send cases back and forth. If you ask how much you are being charged and they say "don't worry about it, the insurance company is paying" then you should worry. That means they are inflating the bill and it all has to be paid out of YOUR SETTLEMENT. Ask to pay cash as you go.
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text: Share: Comments Print September 5, 2009 at 4:56 PM Game thread: Seattle at Minnesota Posted by Jayda Evans STORM LOSE: I really think officials don't like Wright. Agler calls her "a rising superstar," but she gets calls like she has the history of Danny Fortson or something. I don't understand it. Anyway, down the stretch, Seattle was tagged for every foul possible and Wright tossed up an air ball to culminate in a 76-68 loss. Wiggins was a catalyst or benefactor for Minnesota, scoring six of her team's 8-0 run to closeout the win. The Lynx stay alive in the playoff hunt, but Seattle clinched second because San Antonio defeated Los Angeles. Thankfully for all of the injuries Seattle is facing, the Storm doesn't play again until Thursday. Agler is giving the team two days off, not practicing again until Tuesday. no word on if Jackson is going to be in the lineup. With two games left and second place secured, I would guess she rests regardless. But I thought Seattle would win this game. Houston led the Lynx with 22 points while Wiggins added 18. Wright had 20 for Seattle and Cash added 19. ALREADY PARTYING: Wiggings jumped into Houston's arms after hitting a jumper with 29.5 seconds left that put the Lynx up 74-68. Maybe they aren't dead. WOW!: Little just made a dozy to put Seattle up 65-61, then she took a charge to irk the Target Center crowd. With 5:21 remaining in the game, it looks like Seattle will win and that Minnesota's season is over. Little has 17 while Wright and Cash lead with 18 apiece. FIRST LEAD: The Storm took their first lead of the game after A-Rob stole the ball on defense and Cash converted a three-point play to put Seattle up 47-46. It was 24-7 run, but Minnesota quickly responded with a three-pointer. Score now tied at 49 points apiece in the third quarter. HOLY RUN!: The Storm made some adjustments and found some pride at the half, going on a small but significant 9-3 run to pull within 42-38 with 7:34 remaining. PeeWee capped the spurt with a breakaway layin that forced the Lynx to call time. MONEY BALL: Well, Seattle had a small spark at the buzzer with a big three-pointer at the buzzer by Cash. Add an old fashion three-point play by Pee-Wee and the Storm is down 39-29. Seattle is getting good play from A-Rob, but Burse was benched, again, after getting called for an offensive foul. Seattle is shooting 41.4 percent but allowing Minnesota to shoot 55.2 percent. Seattle has given up 21 points in 13 turnovers. BURSE BENCHED: Burse was pulled early and is just being put back in. This time foul trouble isn't to blame. Agler has been looking for something and really isn't getting it as Seattle has 12 turnovers for 18 Minnesota points. The Lynx lead 34-22. GET IT WRIGHT: Wright is running the point, a position she'd rather not be in and you can see why with the turnovers and fouls. But Wright is slowly getting the Storm rolling. Slowly. Seattle within 25-13. A-Rob playing well and Ashley Walker is strong on the boards. A-ROB'S SECTION: The Tennessee women's soccer team did show for the Storm game, standing to do a quick Ashley Robinson cheer. A-Rob couldn't get the team to wear green or yellow, however. Seattle closes the quarter down 18-5. Do you have to ask? Yes, that's a season and franchise low. The previous this season was eight against Chicago. TIME: So far the Storm reserves aren't better than the Lynx starters. Minnesota up 16-5 with 1:37 remaining in the opening quarter as Seattle gets beat by backdoor cuts on defense and continues to throw up bricks (2-of-14 FGs). Feeling sorry for the local FSN broadcast. Yeah, watching it via Live Access is a pain, but you almost need a buffer to view this. ICE COLD: Storm is 1-of-10 from the field to start the game, trailing 12-2 to Minnesota. The Lynx are getting good play inside from Humphrey. Seattle getting open looks, but can't knock them down. DIAL SWITCH: Remember the Storm broadcast is on KIXI (880 AM) due to the Nebraska football game on the regular KKNW (1150 AM). True, injuries happen. But with stars dropping like rain in Seattle — weeks before the postseason begins — you've got to wonder if the year-round play is rearing its ugly head. Again. And this isn't even the worst of it. Talk on press row was how next season the players are looking at 16-months of straight play due to the WNBA season ending late, players leaving two-weeks later to fufil overseas contracts and then immediately joining camp. Down the road is the World Championships and Olympics, so think anyone is going to start risking their career now? I bring this up because Storm PG Sue Bird woke this morning with a stiff neck. She stretched and said she heard a crack. She's unable to move the neck side-to-side and said she really only doesn't feel pain when standing. Bird joins Minnesota C Nicky Anosike (sore left knee) as two expected players not suiting up tonight. As you probably know, Seattle is already without Lauren Jackson (back), Katie Gearlds (knee) and the Minnesota is without Seimone Augustus (knee). Others around the league who's been hurt? Oh, Sylvia Fowles (knee), Katie Douglas (ankle), Alana Beard (ankle), and Lisa Leslie (knee). That's just to name a few. Tonight's Lynx-Storm injuries make the matchup extremely interesting. Seattle doesn't need the win, but would like it to seal at least second in the West and continue the push for the regular-season title. Minnesota needs the win in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Lynx magic number with San Antonio is three, meaning any combination of wins/losses equaling three will either knock them out or in to the postseason. It'll already be difficult against Seattle, which has won the past seven games. The last one Jackson didn't play and Bird had just three points, so their absence tonight may not matter. Let's get to it. Here's your starting lineup: STORM F Swin Cash F Janell Burse C Camille Little G Shannon Johnson G Tanisha Wright LYNX F Roneeka Hodges F Charde Houston CTasha Humphrey G Candice Wiggins G Kelly Miller Comments


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Silicon carbide-valve metal borides-carbon electrodes
Novel sintered electrodes consisting essentially of 40 to 90% by weight of at least one valve metal boride, 5 to 40% by weight of silicon carbide and 5 to 40% by weight of carbon useful for electrolysis reactions, particularly electrolysis of halide ions to the corresponding halogen and to a novel electrolytic cell, a novel bipolar electrode and to a novel process for effecting the electrochemical processes, particularly electrolysis of molten metal halides.
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Dimensionally stable electrodes for anodic and cathodic reactions in electrolysis cells have recently become of general use in the eletrochemical industry replacing the consumable electrodes of carbon, graphite and lead alloys. They are particularly useful in flowing mercury cathode cells and in diaphragm cells for the production of chlorine and caustic, in metal electrowinning cells wherein pure metal is recovered from chloride or sulfate aqueous solution as well as in the cathodic protection of ships' hulls and other metal structures.
Dimensionally stable electrodes generally comprise a valve metal base, such as Ti, Ta, Zr, Hf, Nb and W, which under anodic polarization develope a corrosion-resistant but non-electrically conductive oxide layer or "barrier layer," coated over at least a portion of the surface with an electrically conductive and electrocatalytic layer containing platinum group metal oxides or platinum group metals (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,711,385; 3,763,498 and 3,846,273) and sometimes oxides of also valve metals. Molybdenum, vanadium, aluminum and yttrium are also metals which, within certain environments, show distinct valve metal characteristics, i.e. the formation of a filming layer of oxides substantially protecting the metal from further oxidation or corrosion. (e.g. anodic treatment of Al).
Electroconductive and electrocatalytic coatings made of or containing platinum group metals or platinum group metal oxides are, however, expensive and are eventually subjected to consumption or deactivation in certain electrolytic processes and, therefore, reactivation or recoating is necessary to reactivate exhausted electrodes.
Furthermore, electrodes of this type are not operable in a number of electrolytic processes. For example, in molten salt electrolytes, the valve metal support is rapidly dissolved, since the thin protective oxide layer is either not formed at all or is rapidly destroyed by the electrolyte with the consequent dissolution of the valve metal base and loss of the catalytic noble metal coating. Moreover, in several aqueous electrolytes,such as bromide solutions or in sea-water, the breakdown voltage of the protective oxide layer on the exposed valve metal base is too low and the valve metal base is often corroded under anodic polarization.
Recently, other types of electrodes have been suggested to replace the rapidly consumed anodes and carbon cathodes in severely corrosive applications, such as the electrolysis of molten salts, typically for the electrolysis of molten fluoride baths such as those used to produce aluminum from molten cryolite. In this particular electrolytic process, which is of great economic importance, carbon anodes are consumed at a rate of approximately 500 kg of carbon per ton of aluminum produced and expensive constant adjustment apparatus is used to maintain a small and uniform gap between the corroding anode surface and the liquid aluminum cathode. It is estimated that over 6 million tons of carbon anodes are consumed in one year by aluminum producers. The carbon anodes are burned away according to the reation:
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 + 3/2 C .increment. 2Al + 3/2 CO.sub.2
but the actual consumption rate is much higher due to fragilization and breaking away of carbon particles and to intermittent sparking which takes place across anodic gas films which often form over areas of the anode surface since carbon is poorly wetted by the molten salt electrolytes, or to short circuiting caused by "bridges" of conductive particles coming from the corroding carbon anodes and from dispersed particles of the depositing metal.
British Pat. No. 1,295,117 discloses anodes for molten cryolite baths consisting of a sintered ceramic oxide material consisting substantially of SnO.sub.2 with minor amounts of other metal oxides, namely, oxides of Fe, Sb, Cr, Nb, Zn, W, Zr, Ta in concentrations of up to 20%.
While electrically conducting sintered Sno.sub.2 with minor additions of other metal oxides, such as oxides of Sb, Bi, Cu, U, Zn, Ta, As, etc., has been used for a long time as a durable electrode material in alternating current glass smelting furnaces (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,490,825; 2,490,826; 3,282,284 and 3,502,597), it shows considerable wear and corrosion when used as anode material in the electrolysis of molten salts.
We have found wear rates of up to 0.5 grams per hour per cm.sup.2 from samples of the compositions described in the patents mentioned above when operated in fused cryolite electrolytes at 3000 A/m.sup.2. The high wear rate of sintered SnO.sub.2 electrodes is thought to be due to several factors: a) chemical attack by the hologens, in fact Sn.sup.IV gives complexes of high corrodination numbers with halogen ions; b) reduction of SnO.sub.2 by aluminum dispersed in the electrolyte; and c) mechanical erosion by anodic gas evolution and salt precipitation within the pores of the material.
Japanese Patent Application No. 112589 (Publication No. 62,114,of 1975) discloses electrodes having a conductive support of titanium, nickel or copper or an alloy thereof, carbon, graphite or other conductive material coated with a layer consisting substantially of spinel and/or perovskite type metal oxides and alternatively electrodes obtained by sintering mixtures of said oxides. Spinel oxides and perovskite oxides belong to a family of metal oxides which typically show good electronic conductivity and have been proposed previously as suitable electroconductive and electrocatalytic anodic coating materials for dimensionally stable valve metal anodes (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,711,382 and 3,711,297; Belgian Pat. No. 780,303).
Coatings of particulate spinels and/or perovskites have been found, however, to be mechanically weak as the bonding between the particulate ceramic coating and the metal or carbon substrate is inherently weak, because the crystal structure of the spinels and of the perovskites are not isomorphous with the oxides of the metal support and various binding agents such as oxides, carbides, nitrides and borides have been tried with little or no improvement. In molten salt electrolytes, the substrate material is rapidly attacked due to the inevitable pores through the spinel oxide coating and the coating is quickly spalled off the corroding substrate. Furthermore, spinels and perovskites are not chemically or electrochemically stable in molten halide salt electrolytes and show an appreciable wear rate due to halide ion attack and to the reducing action of dispersed metal.
In the electrolytic production of metals from molten halide salts, the mentioned anodes of the prior art have been found to have another disadvantage. The appreciable dissolution of the ceramic oxide material brings metal cations into the solution which deposit on the cathode together with the metal which is being produced and the impurity content in the recovered metal is so high that the metal can no longer be used for applicatins requiring electrolytic grade purity. In such cases, the economic advantages of the electrolytic process which are due, to a large extent, to the high purity attainable, compared to the smelting processes are partially or entirely lost.
An electrode material to be used successfully in severely corrosive conditions such as in the electrolysis of molten halide salts and particularly of molten fluoride salts, should primarily be chemically and electrochemically stable at the operating conditions. It should also be catalytic with respect to the anodic evolution of oxygen and/or halides, so that the anode overpotential is lowest for high overall efficiency of the electrolysis process. The electrode should also have thermal stability at operating temperatures of i.e., about 200.degree. to 1100.degree. C, good electrical conductivity and be sufficienctly resistant to accidental contact with the molten metal cathode. Excluding coated metal electrodes, since hardly any metal substrate could resist the extremely corrosive conditions found in molten fluoride salts electrolysis, we have systematically tested the performances of a very large number of sintered substantially ceramic electrodes of different compositions.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,636,856 describes electrodes made of titanium carbide impregnated graphite for electrolysis of manganese sulfate solutions to produce manganese dioxide and U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,028,324; 3,215,615; 3,314,876 and 3,330,756 relate to aluminum electrolysis cells using valve metal borides and valve metal carbides as current collectors. U.S. Pat. No. 3,459,515 relates to an aluminum electrolytic cell with a current collector consisting titanium carbide-titanium boride and/or zirconium boride and up to 30% of aluminum. U.S. Pat. No. 3,977,959 describes an electrode of tantalum, tantalum boride, tantalum carbide and a metal of the iron group.OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to provide novel improved electrodes consisting essentially of silicon carbide-valve metal boride-carbon and to novel bipolar electrodes.
It is another object of the invention to provide a novel electrolysis cell equipped with silicon carbide-valve metal boride-carbon anodes.
It is an additional object of the invention to provide a novel electrochemical process using the electrodes of the invention.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become obvious from the following detailed description.THE INVENTION
The novel sintered electrodes of the invention consist essentially of 40 to 90% by weight of at least one valve metal boride, 5 to 40% by weight of silicon carbide and 5 to 40% by weight of carbon.
The said electrodes are useful in electrochemical processes such as the electrolysis of aqueous halide solutions, for electrowinning of metals from aqueous sulfate or halide solutions and for other processes in which an electric current is passed through an electrolyte for the purpose of decomposing the electrolyte, for carrying out oxidations and reduction of organic and inorganic compounds or to impress a cathodic potential to a metallic structure which has to be protected for corrosion, as well as for primary and secondary batteries. The electrodes of the invention may be polarized as anodes or as cathodes or may be utilized as bipolar electrodes, whereby one face or end of the electrode acts as anode and the opposite face or end of the electrode acts as cathode with respect to the electrolyte contacting each face of the electrode respectively, as is known in the art of electrolysis.
The word "sintered" is used to described the mixture of the specified silicon carbide-valve metal boride-graphite in a self-sustaining essentially rigid body by any of the known methods used in the ceramic industry such as by application of pressure and temperature to a powder mixture, by casting of the material in molds, by extrusion or by bonding agents, etc. The words "bonded electrodes," "cast electrodes" or "sintered electrodes", even when used separately are essentially synonymouns and the component materials may be in the crystalline and/or amorphous state. Valve metal is intended to include titanium, tantalum, hafnium, zirconium, aluminum, niobium and tungsten and alloys thereof particularly suited for anodic polarization and molybdenum, vanadium and yttrium particularly suited fo cathodic polarization.
Electrodes made of valve metal borides such as zirconium boride or titanium boride tend to dissolve when used as an anode in a molten salt bath like aluminum chloride and have a rather high overpotential for chlorine. Valve metal carbides when used in such molten salt baths tend to disintegrate and carbon or graphite alone has a poor life.
In contrast thereto, the electrodes of the invention have good electronic and electrical conductivity, a chlorine overpotential lower than that of graphite and mixtures of valve metal boride-silicon carbide electrodes, good corrosion resistance and good wettability by the molten salt electrolyte in which it comes in contact. Moreover, the electrodes can be operated as anodes at high current density such as 5,000 to 10,000 amperes or more per square meter.
When the electrodes are obtained by sintering, the particles of the component powders may have a grain size which can vary between 50 to 500 microns and normally the powder mixture contains a certain range of grain sizes to obtain a better degree of compaction. The electrodes may be prepared by the conventional methods used in the ceramic industry. In one of the preferred methods, the mixture of powders is mixted with water or with an organic binding agent to obtain a plastic mass having suitable flowing properties for the particular forming process used. The material may be molded in known manner either by ramming or pressing the mixture in a mold or by slip-casting in a plaster of Paris mold or the material may be extruded through a die in various shapes.
The molded electrodes are then subjected to a drying process and heated at a temperature at which the desired bonding can take place, for a period of between 1 to 30 hours, normally followed by slow cooling to room temperature. The heat treatment is preferably carried out in an inert atmosphere or one that is slightly reducing, for example in H.sub.2 + N.sub.2 (80%).
The forming process may be followed by the sintering process at a high temperature as mentioned above or the forming process and the sintering process may be simultaneous, that is, pressure and temperature may be applied simultaneously to the powder mixture, for example by means of electrically heated molds. Lead-in connectors may be fused into the electrodes during the molding and sintering process or attached to the electrodes after sintering or molding.
A metal netting or core or flexible core material may be provided inside the body of the sintered electrodes to improve the current distribution and to provide for easier electrical connection of the electrode to the electric supply system and to reinforce the sintered body.
The process of the invention may be used effectively for the electrolysis of many electrolytes. The electrodes may be used as anodes and/or cathodes in electrochemical process such as the electrolysis of aqueous chloride solutions for production of chlorine, caustic, hydrogen, hypochlorite, chlorate and perchlorate; the electrowinning of metals from aqueous sulfate or chloride solutions for production of copper, zinc, nickel, cobalt and other metals; and for the electrolysis of bromides, sulfides, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid.
Generally, the process of the invention is useful where an electric current is passed through an electrolyte to decompose the electrolyte, for effecting oxidation and reduction of organic and inorganic compounds or to impress a cathodic potential on a metallic structure to protect it from corrosion as well as in primary and secondary batteries.
When the process of the invention uses bipolar electrodes, the composition of the cathode portion of the electrodes must be such that it will be resistant to the particular cathodic conditions.
Therefore, the cathode portion of the bipolar electrode may contain other materials which improve the characteristics of the electrodes of the invention such as the carbides, borides, silicides, nitrides, sulfides and/or carbonitrides of metals, particularly the valve metals, molybdenum, vanadium and yttrium. Yttrium, titanium or zirconium borides are preferred materials for the cathodic side of bipolar electrodes.
By appropriate powder mixing techniques the composition of the bipolar electrodes of the invention may be varied across the cross-section of the electrode. That is the superfical layers of the cathodic surface of the bipolar electrode may be enriched with yttrium, titanium or zirconium boride during the molding process and before sintering is completed.
The electrolysis cell of the invention comprises a cell provided with at least one set of a spaced anode and cathode and a means for impressing an electrolysis current on the said cell, the said anode being a dimensionally stable, three component electrode as discussed above. The cell is preferably used for electrolysis of molten metal salts such as aluminum chloride.
FIG. 1 is a graph of the chlorine potention of the electrodes of Example 1 with reference to a silver electrode, and
FIG. 2 is a graph of the chlorine potention with the electrodes of Example 2.
The following examples describe several preferred embodiments to illustrate the invention. However, it should be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments.EXAMPLE 1
About 250 g of the materials indicated in Table I were ground in a mixer for 20 minutes and the powder mixtures were poured into cylindrical plastic molds and pre-compressed manually with a steel cylinder press. Each mold was placed in an isostatic pressure chamber and the pressure was raised to about 1500 Kg/cm.sup.2 in 5 minutes and then reduced to zero in a few seconds. The samples were then taken out of the plastic molds and polished. The pressed samples were put into an electrically heated furnace and heated from room temperature to 1500.degree. C under a nitrogen atmosphere over a period of 24 hours, held at the maximum temperature for 2 to 5 hours and then cooled to 20.degree. C over the following 24 hours. The sintered samples were then taken out of the furnace and after cooling to room temperature, they were weighed.
The conditions of operation of an electrolytic cell for the production of aluminum metal from a molten cryolite bath were simulated in a laboratory test cell. In a heated crucible of graphite, a layer of liquid aluminum was provided on the bottom and a melt consisting of 56% by weight of AlCl.sub.3, 19.5% by weight of NaCl and 24.5% by weight of KCl was poured on top thereof. The sample electrodes prepared according to the procedure described above and to which a Pt wire was brazed to provide an easy means for electrical connection were dipped into the salt melt and held at a distance of about 1 cm from the liquid aluminum layer. The crucible was maintained at a temperature ranging from 700.degree. C and the current density was 5KA/m.sup.2 and the cell was operated for 8 hours. The experimental data obtained is shown in the following graph.
TABLE I ______________________________________ Electrode No. Composition Dimensions ______________________________________ 1 Graphite 20 .times. 20 .times. 30 mm 2 ZrB.sub.2 (80%) + SiC(20%) 20 .times. 20 .times. 30 mm 3 ZrB.sub.2 (72%) + SiC(18%) + C(10%) .phi.60 .times. 10 mm 4 ZrB.sub.2 (56%) +SiC(14%) + C(30%) .phi.60 .times. 10 mm ______________________________________
The above results show that the chlorine potential for graphite is 1.5 to 1.7 volts higher than the electrodes of the invention. Moreover, the chlorine potential for electrodes 3 and 4 of the invention is less than that of electrode No. 2 which does not contain any free carbon. No corrosion was noted during the 8 hours operation. Moreover, as can be seen from the curves of electrodes 3 and 4, the chlorine potential is slightly lower as the carbon content increases.EXAMPLE 2
The chlorine potential for the electrodes No. 1 to 4 of Example 1 was determined with reference to a silver electrode at 2.5 KA/m.sup.2 and the results reported in the following graph shows no change in the chlorine potentional after 8 hours.
Various modifications of the electrodes, cells and electrochemical processes of the invention may be made without departing from the spirit or scope thereof and it is to be understood that the invention is to be limited only as defined in the appended claims.
1. A sintered anode consisting essentially of 40 to 90% by weight of at least one boride of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, tantalum, zirconium, aluminum, hafnium, niobium, tungsten, yttrium, molybdenum and vanadium, 5 to 40% by weight of silicon carbide and 5 to 40% by weight of carbon.
2. The anode of claim 1 wherein the valve metal boride is zirconium boride.
3. In a process for direct current electrolysis of a liquid electrolyte between an anode and a cathode, the improvement wherein the anode is an electrode of claim 1.
4. A bipolar electrode comprising a self-sustaining body with the anode portion consisting essentially of 40 to 90% by weight of at least one boride of a metals selected from the group consisting of titanium tantalum, zirconium, aluminum, hafnium, niobium, tungsten, yttrium, molybdenum and vanadium, 5 to 40% by weight of silicon carbide and 5 to 40% by weight of carbon and the cathodic section is at least one member selected from the group consisting of borides, carbides, nitrides, silicides, nitrides, sulfides and carbonitrides of a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Ta, Al, Nb, W, Mo, V, Y, Zr and Hf and mixtures thereof.
5. In an electrolysis cell for electrochemical reactions comprised of at least one pair of an anode and a cathode and means for impressing an electrolysis current on the cell, the improvement wherein the anode is an electrode of claim 1.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 1977
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 1978
Assignee: Diamond Shamrock Technologies S.A. (Geneva)
Inventors: Vittorio De Nora (Nassau), Antonio Nidola (Lugano), Placido Maria Spaziante (Lugano)
Primary Examiner: F.C. Edmundson
Law Firm: Hammond & Littell
Application Number: 5/820,834
International Classification: C25B 134; C25B 1100; C25B 306; C25B 702;


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