Device for electrochemical generation of gas
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1. A device for electrochemically generating carbon dioxide gas or a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases in an adjustable quantity proportional to the cell current, comprising:
- an electrochemical cell having a corrosion resistant container or housing;
a cathode chamber containing an electronically conductive current collector and adapted to contain a reducible material;
an anode chamber containing an electronically conductive current collector and adapted to contain an oxidizable material wherein said oxidizable material is a metal carbonate, metal bicarbonate, or combination thereof, and wherein the anode chamber structure has perforations or diffusion pores to permit gas to be released;
an ionically conductive separator between the anode chamber and cathode chamber structured to maintain physical separation of the materials in each chamber; and
optionally a switch and variable or fixed resistor forming a circuit with said power source and electrochemical cell.
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Abstract
A device for generating controlled quantities of gas at predictable rates from an electrochemical cell containing a decomposable metal carbonate, bicarbonate or basic carbonate is disclosed. The cell provides more than one molecule of gas from the anode per 4 electrons passing through the cell circuit. The generated gas is comprised of carbon dioxide or a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen.
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1. A device for electrochemically generating carbon dioxide gas or a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases in an adjustable quantity proportional to the cell current, comprising:
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an electrochemical cell having a corrosion resistant container or housing; a cathode chamber containing an electronically conductive current collector and adapted to contain a reducible material; an anode chamber containing an electronically conductive current collector and adapted to contain an oxidizable material wherein said oxidizable material is a metal carbonate, metal bicarbonate, or combination thereof, and wherein the anode chamber structure has perforations or diffusion pores to permit gas to be released; an ionically conductive separator between the anode chamber and cathode chamber structured to maintain physical separation of the materials in each chamber; and optionally a switch and variable or fixed resistor forming a circuit with said power source and electrochemical cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device for electrochemically generating carbon dioxide gas or a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases in an adjustable quantity proportional to the cell current, comprising:
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an electrochemical cell having a corrosion-resistant container or housing; a cathode which includes as a constituent a reducible metal carbonate or basic carbonate and an electronically conductive current collector; an anode with hydrophilic and hydrophobic zones with an electronically conductive current collector therebetween, and where the anode structure has perforations to permit gas to be released; an ionically conductive, microporous, separator between the anode and cathode; and
a direct current (D.C) power source.
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19. A substantially sealed device for electrochemically generating carbon dioxide gas or a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases in an adjustable quantity proportional to the cell current, comprising:
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an electrochetnical cell having a corrosion resistant container or housing; a sealed cathode chamber containing a reducible material and an electronically conductive current collector; a substantially sealed anode chamber containing an oxidizable material and an electronically conductive current collector wherein said oxidizable material is a metal carbonate, metal bicarbonate, or combination thereof, and wherein the anode chamber structure has perforations or diffusion pores to permit gas to be released; an ionically conductive separator between the anode chamber and cathode chamber structured to maintain physical separation of the materials in each chamber; and optionally a switch and variable or fixed resistor forming a circuit with said power source and electrochemical cell. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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