Rhodanide
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Simple question ~
I have a simple question for those of you who have more knowledge in this than I do:
I have a few Tungsten electrodes, and have been wanting to try doing electrolysis for sodium chlorate. The problem is that all electrodes I've tried
degrade. I've heard that tungsten is nicely resistant to corrosion, of course Platinum is better, but I can't afford that.
A simple sentence or yes/no would suffice. But, that's up to you. 
Thanks! 
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woelen
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Tungsten cannot be used as anode. It will quickly corrode. You will get tungstic acid (H2WO4) in solution or as a flocculent precipitate. An
affordable electrode for producing chlorate is titanium, covered with MMO.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1...
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This sounds like a better route to WO3 than digesting in hydrogen peroxide for days.
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You in a hurry?
Usually I have work to do (actual employment, household/family duties), and as long as it can sit unattended - a few days for a reaction is no
problem.
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j_sum1
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H2O2 around here clocks in at a measly 6% and costs money. I have some electricity sitting around here somewhere that I could use if needed.
(Actually, I already have some WO3 courtesy of a fellow SM member. And I am keeping my tungsten for the element collection. But if anyone actually
needed to do this, it seems like a sensible option.)
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Rhodanide
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Thanks!
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Rhodanide
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Or would pbo2 be better?
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