Method and apparatus for recovering a reaction product produced at a surface
US6537439B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2208/00008
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described for removing a chemical product species produced by electrochemical action at an electrode or by a chemical reaction which occurs at the surface of a solid catalyst. The method involves providing a flow of a host solution generally parallel to a surface at which a chemical reaction occurs. The flow of the host solution causes the products from the chemical reaction to be entrained in a thin boundary layer which moves along the surface. These products can be removed from a cell by withdrawing the boundary layer from the cell as it reaches the trailing edge of the surface.
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