Global Patent Index - EP 4334497 A1

EP 4334497 A1 20240313 - ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM HAVING AN AUXILIARY ION EXCHANGER

Title (en)

ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM HAVING AN AUXILIARY ION EXCHANGER

Title (de)

ELEKTROLYSESYSTEM MIT EINEM HILFSIONENTAUSCHER

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME D'ÉLECTROLYSE COMPRENANT UN ÉCHANGEUR D'IONS AUXILIAIRE

Publication

EP 4334497 A1 20240313 (DE)

Application

EP 22724774 A 20220425

Priority

  • EP 21181820 A 20210625
  • EP 2022060811 W 20220425

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA3225177A1] The invention relates to an electrolysis system (01) having a plurality of electrolytic cells (31) for water electrolysis. An anode-side water circuit (02) leads from an anode-side outlet, via an oxygen separator (34), a main pump (36) and a cooling device (37), to an anode-side inlet of an anode chamber (32). A cathode-side water circuit (03) leads, similarly, from a cathode-side outlet, via an oxygen separator (34), a main pump (36) and a cooling device (37), to a cathode-side inlet of a cathode chamber (33). Cleaning of the water during non-operation of the electrolysis system (01) is achieved by adding an anode-side partial-flow branch (04), which (04) leads from a branch-off point (42), via an auxiliary ion exchanger (49), to a collection point (43) in the anode-side water circuit (02, 12, 22).

IPC 8 full level

C25B 1/04 (2021.01); C25B 15/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C25B 1/04 (2013.01); C25B 15/085 (2021.01); C25B 15/087 (2021.01); Y02E 60/36 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4108808 A1 20221228; AU 2022298913 A1 20231214; CA 3225177 A1 20221229; CN 117561350 A 20240213; EP 4334497 A1 20240313; WO 2022268378 A1 20221229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21181820 A 20210625; AU 2022298913 A 20220425; CA 3225177 A 20220425; CN 202280044164 A 20220425; EP 2022060811 W 20220425; EP 22724774 A 20220425