Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly, electrode structures and an electrolyser using said assemblies/structures, and in particular provides an electrode assembly comprising an anode structure and a cathode structure, each of said anode structure and cathode structure comprising i) a flange which can interact with a flange on an another electrode structure to hold a separator in between the two, ii) an electrolysis compartment which contains an electrode, and which in use contains a liquid to be electrolysed, iii) an inlet for the liquid to be electrolysed and iv) an outlet header for evolved gas and spent liquid, wherein the outlet header on one of the anode structure and the cathode structure is an external outlet header and the outlet header on the other one of the anode structure and the cathode structure is an internal outlet header, as well as to electrolysers comprising a plurality of such electrode assemblies.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 12, 2016
Date of Patent:
April 27, 2021
Assignee:
INEOS TECHNOLOGIES SA
Inventors:
Gary Martin Shannon, Brian Kenneth Revill
Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and an electrolyser using said assemblies/structures, wherein the electrode assembly comprises an anode structure and a cathode structure, each of said anode structure and cathode structure comprising an outlet header for evolved gas and spent liquid, wherein each of said anode structure and cathode structure comprising an outlet header for evolved gas and spent liquid, wherein the outlet header on the anode structure has a total internal volume of VA cm3 and the outlet header on the cathode structure has a total volume of VC cm3 wherein VA is less than VC, and/or i) the outlet header on the anode structure has an internal volume, VA cm3, an internal cross sectional area at the exit end of the header of AA cm2 and an internal length LA cm, and ii) the outlet header on the cathode structure has an internal volume, VC cm3, an internal cross sectional area at the exit end of the header of AC cm2 and an internal length LC cm, and one or both of the ratios VA/
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 12, 2016
Date of Patent:
August 11, 2020
Assignee:
INEOS TECHNOLOGIES SA
Inventors:
Gary Martin Shannon, Brian Kenneth Revill