Method for electrolyzing water
US5589052A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/36
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for water electrolysis is described, using an electrolytic cell comprising an anode compartment, a cathode compartment, and a diaphragm separating the anode and cathode compartments, comprising the steps of electrolyzing water to evolve oxygen or an ozone-containing oxygen gas in the anode compartment and hydrogen in the cathode compartment, thereby resulting in a net transfer of electrolyte from the anode compartment to the cathode compartment through the diaphragm, and recycling electrolyte from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment.
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