There is provided an anode for electrolytic synthesis capable of electrolytically synthesizing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound by a simple process and at a low cost while suppressing the occurrence of an anode effect. An anode for electrolytic synthesis (3) for electrolytically synthesizing fluorine gas or a fluorine containing compound includes an anode substrate formed of a carbonaceous material and a metal coating film coating the anode substrate. Metal constituting the metal coating film is nickel.

A method for producing fluorine gas including a fluorination step of obtaining a reaction mixture containing a major fluorinated substance that is a target component generated by fluorination of a raw material compound and by-product hydrogen fluoride, a separation step of separating the reaction mixture to obtain a main product component containing the major fluorinated substance and a by-product component containing the by-product hydrogen fluoride, a purification step of purifying the by-product component to obtain a recovered hydrogen fluoride component in which a concentration of an organic substance is reduced and a concentration of the by-product hydrogen fluoride is increased, an electrolysis step of performing electrolysis using the recovered hydrogen fluoride component as at least a part of an electrolyte to produce fluorine gas, and an introduction step of introducing the fluorine gas obtained in the electrolysis step into a reaction field for fluorination in the fluorination step.

Electrode attachment assemblies for electrolytic cells and electrolytic cells having one or more electrode attachment assemblies and the method of using the same are provided that comprise a carbon-containing electrode and one or more deformable attachment elements in direct or indirect contact with said carbon-containing electrode, wherein said one or more deformable attachment elements will deform at a stress lower than the stress that results in fracture of the carbon-containing electrode to accommodate the expansion of the carbon-containing electrode when in use.

Electrode attachment assemblies for electrolytic cells and electrolytic cells having one or more electrode attachment assemblies and the method of using the same are provided that comprise a carbon-containing electrode and one or more deformable attachment elements in direct or indirect contact with said carbon-containing electrode, wherein said one or more deformable attachment elements will deform at a stress lower than the stress that results in fracture of the carbon-containing electrode to accommodate the expansion of the carbon-containing electrode when in use.