Electrolysis cell, useful for production of organic and inorganic products, has electrochemically active counter electrode area that is smaller than that of working electrode

Electrolysis cell comprises two monopolar electrodes and at least one intermediate bipolar electrode. The cell is undivided and the surface of the counter electrode comprises electrochemically active and inactive parts, such that the electrochemically active area of the counter electrode is a number of times smaller than the area of the working electrode. An electrolysis cell comprises two monopolar electrodes and at least one intermediate bipolar electrode. One monopolar electrode and the similarly charged portions of the bipolar electrodes together form the working electrode and the other monopolar electrode and the similarly charged portions of the bipolar electrodes together form the counterelectrode. The space between the counter and working electrodes is undivided. The surface of the counter electrode comprises electrochemically active and inactive parts. The sum of the electrochemically active parts of the counter electrode surface is a number of times smaller than the electrochemically active parts of the surface of the working electrode. An Independent claim is included for a process for the production of organic and inorganic compounds by reaction of the corresponding starting materials in the electrolysis cell. Elektrolysezelle, bestehend aus 2 monopolaren Elektroden und einer oder mehreren dazwischenliegenden bipolaren Elektroden, wobei DOLLAR A - die eine monopolare Elektrode und die hierzu gleichsinnig geladenen Teile der bipolaren Elektroden gemeinsam die Arbeitselektrode bilden und die andere monopolare Elektrode und die hierzu gleichsinnig geladenen Teile der bipolaren Elektroden gemeinsam die Gegenelektrode bilden DOLLAR A - der Raum zwischen Gegen- und Arbeitselektrode ungeteilt ist DOLLAR A - die Oberfläche der Gegenelektrode aus elektrochemisch aktiven und inaktiven Teilen besteht DOLLAR A - die Summe der elektrochemisch aktiven Teile der Oberfläche der Gegenelektrode um ein Vielfaches kleiner ist als die der elektrochemisch aktiven Teile der Oberfläche der Arbeitselektrode.