Electrolyticdialysis
First Claim
1. The method for electrolytically dialyzing the solute of a solution of an electrolyte, said solution being contained in each cell of a group of functionally joined cells, each of said cells being provided with an ion-selective membrane, and each of said cells being compartmented by an ion-impervious dielectric membrane, which comprises subjecting the said solution to the action of a common direct electric field in such manner as to cause migration of ions of like charge of said solution thru said ion-selective membrane into a compartment of a neighboring cell whereas ions of opposite charge are sequestered by said ion-impervious membrane, allowing mutual electric discharge between the migrated and the sequestered groups of ions by electrically conductive means, recovering the resulting atoms, molecules, and reaction products of said atoms and molecules with the solvent of said solution, and also recovering a portion of the said solvent having a changed concentration of ions.
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Abstract
Sea water is deionized with simultaneous production of caustic soda, chlorine, and hydrogen by a novel electrodialysis process wherein sodium and chlorine ions are separated from said sea water, and said ions, while separated from each other, are electrically discharged.
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- 1. The method for electrolytically dialyzing the solute of a solution of an electrolyte, said solution being contained in each cell of a group of functionally joined cells, each of said cells being provided with an ion-selective membrane, and each of said cells being compartmented by an ion-impervious dielectric membrane, which comprises subjecting the said solution to the action of a common direct electric field in such manner as to cause migration of ions of like charge of said solution thru said ion-selective membrane into a compartment of a neighboring cell whereas ions of opposite charge are sequestered by said ion-impervious membrane, allowing mutual electric discharge between the migrated and the sequestered groups of ions by electrically conductive means, recovering the resulting atoms, molecules, and reaction products of said atoms and molecules with the solvent of said solution, and also recovering a portion of the said solvent having a changed concentration of ions.
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