Inert gas rejection device for zinc-halogen battery systems
Abstract
An electrolytic cell for separating chlorine gas from other (foreign) gases, having an anode, a cathode assembly, an aqueous electrolyte, a housing, and a constant voltage power supply. The cathode assembly is generally comprised of a dense graphite electrode having a winding channel formed in the face opposing the anode, a gas impermeable (but liquid permeable) membrane sealed into the side of the cathode electrode over the channel, and a packing of graphite particles contained in the channel of the cathode electrode. The housing separates and parallelly aligns the anode and cathode assembly, and provides a hermetic seal for the cell. In operation, a stream of chlorine and foreign gases enters the cell at the beginning of the cathode electrode channel. The chlorine gas is dissolved into the electrolyte and electrochemically reduced into chloride ions. The chloride ions disfuse through the gas impermeable membrane, and are electrochemically oxidized at the anode into purified chlorine gas. The foreign gases do not participate in the above electrochemical reactions, and are vented from the cell at the end of the cathode electrode channel.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Energy Development Associates, Inc., Madison Heights, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863838
- Patent Number(s):
- 4257867
- Application Number:
- 06/134928
- Assignee:
- Energy Development Associates, Inc. (Madison Heights, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25B - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78ET26923
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1980 Mar 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- inert; gas; rejection; device; zinc-halogen; battery; systems; electrolytic; cell; separating; chlorine; foreign; gases; anode; cathode; assembly; aqueous; electrolyte; housing; constant; voltage; power; supply; comprised; dense; graphite; electrode; winding; channel; formed; opposing; impermeable; liquid; permeable; membrane; sealed; packing; particles; contained; separates; parallelly; aligns; provides; hermetic; seal; operation; stream; enters; beginning; dissolved; electrochemically; reduced; chloride; disfuse; oxidized; purified; participate; electrochemical; reactions; vented; channel formed; chemically reduce; voltage power; aqueous electrolyte; halogen battery; permeable membrane; electrolytic cell; inert gas; power supply; chemical reaction; cathode electrode; chemical reactions; hermetic seal; constant voltage; electrochemical reaction; cathode assembly; chlorine gas; electrochemical reactions; battery systems; particles contained; graphite particles; chemically reduced; particles contain; /204/
Citation Formats
Hammond, Michael J., and Arendell, Mark W. Inert gas rejection device for zinc-halogen battery systems. United States: N. p., 1981.
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title = {Inert gas rejection device for zinc-halogen battery systems},
author = {Hammond, Michael J. and Arendell, Mark W.},
abstractNote = {An electrolytic cell for separating chlorine gas from other (foreign) gases, having an anode, a cathode assembly, an aqueous electrolyte, a housing, and a constant voltage power supply. The cathode assembly is generally comprised of a dense graphite electrode having a winding channel formed in the face opposing the anode, a gas impermeable (but liquid permeable) membrane sealed into the side of the cathode electrode over the channel, and a packing of graphite particles contained in the channel of the cathode electrode. The housing separates and parallelly aligns the anode and cathode assembly, and provides a hermetic seal for the cell. In operation, a stream of chlorine and foreign gases enters the cell at the beginning of the cathode electrode channel. The chlorine gas is dissolved into the electrolyte and electrochemically reduced into chloride ions. The chloride ions disfuse through the gas impermeable membrane, and are electrochemically oxidized at the anode into purified chlorine gas. The foreign gases do not participate in the above electrochemical reactions, and are vented from the cell at the end of the cathode electrode channel.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
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