Method of forming a multilayered
coating on an
electrode, preferably
anode,
metal foil, comprising the steps of, (i) Providing a primer composition (a) and an
active electrode composition (b); (ii) Simultaneously or substantially simultaneously applying the primer composition (a) and the
active electrode composition (b) onto the
electrode metal foil, wherein the primer composition (a) forms a primer layer (A) directly on the surface of the
electrode metal foil and the
active electrode composition (b) forms an active electrode layer (B) directly on the surface of the primer layer (A) to form the multilayered
coating on the electrode
metal foil; and (iii)
drying the multilayered
coating, wherein the primer composition (a) comprises, (I) at least one electro-conducting component comprising particulate carbon, (II) at least one binder component, (III) at least one co-binder component different from binder component (II), the co-binder being at least one
polysaccharide or modified
polysaccharide, and (IV) a dispersant component, wherein the dispersant component (IV) comprises a
polymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone, the
polymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone being (i) a homopolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone which exhibits a K value in the range from 10 to 70; or (ii) a random
copolymer of N- vinylpyrrolidone and at least one copolymerisable ethylenically
unsaturated monomer which exhibits a K value in the range from 10 to 70. The invention also concerns a multilayered coated electrode, preferably
anode,
metal foil, comprising a primer layer (A) located directly on the surface of the electrode
metal foil and an active electrode layer (B) which is located directly on the surface of the primer layer (A), the multilayered coated electrode metal foil being obtainable by the aforesaid method. The invention also includes the use of said
polymer in the method.