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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2019
DE Nora Holdings Us, Inc., Concord, OH (US);
William J Stewart, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Matthew R Santillanes, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kevin Schwarz, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Justin Sanchez, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Geofrey C Showalter, Moriarty, NM (US);
Kyle Lee, Albuquerque, NM (US);
De Nora Holdings US, Inc., Concord, OH (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for a low maintenance, high reliability on-site electrolytic generator incorporating automatic cell monitoring for contaminant film buildup, as well as automatically removing or cleaning the contaminant film. This method and apparatus preferably does not require human intervention to clean. For high current density cells, cleaning is preferably performed by reversing the polarity of the electrodes and applying a lower current density to the electrodes, preferably by adjusting the salinity or brine concentration of the electrolyte while keeping the voltage constant. Electrolyte flow preferably comprises water and brine flows which are preferably separately monitored and automatically adjusted. For bipolar cells, flow between modules arranged in parallel is preferably approximately equally distributed between modules and between intermediate electrodes within each module.