EP 1007765 A1 20000614 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A GAS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A GAS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERZEUGUNG EINES GASES
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL SERVANT A PRODUIRE UN GAZ
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9802395 W 19980810
- ZA 977095 A 19970808
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9907919A1] A method of generating a gas commences by forming a solution in a reservoir. The solution is then fed through an electrolysis cell so as to liberate the gas from the solution. The mixture of the solution and gas discharged from the cell is heated by passing it through a heating tube. This causes it to self-circulate back to the reservoir by means of a thermosyphon effect. Finally, the liberated gas and the solution are passed through a gas separator to separate the gas from the solution prior to circulating the solution back to the reservoir. The gas generated by the method of the invention is typically a halogen, and in particular, chlorine, produced by the electrolysis of a brine solution. The apparatus of the invention is arranged for producing chlorine gas in accordance with the above method in a safe and effective manner without the need of costly circulation pumps.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C25B 1/46 (2006.01); C25B 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
C25B 1/46 (2013.01); C25B 15/08 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9907919A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9907919 A1 19990218; AU 8737998 A 19990301; EP 1007765 A1 20000614
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9802395 W 19980810; AU 8737998 A 19980810; EP 98938773 A 19980810