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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Rihua Xiong, Shanghai, CN;
Wei Cai, Shanghai, CN;
Liping Zheng, Shanghai, CN;
Hai Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Su LU, Shanghai, CN;
Zhigang Deng, Shanghai, CN;
Lin Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Rihua Xiong, Shanghai, CN;
Wei Cai, Shanghai, CN;
Liping Zheng, Shanghai, CN;
Hai Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Su Lu, Shanghai, CN;
Zhigang Deng, Shanghai, CN;
Lin Chen, Shanghai, CN;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrochemical device comprises an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell comprises a composite cation-exchange member including a conductive base and a cation-exchange material in physical contact with the conductive base, a composite anion-exchange member including a conductive base and an anion-exchange material in physical contact with the conductive base; and a compartment between the composite cation-exchange and anion-exchange members. The compartment comprises an inlet for introducing a feed stream, and an outlet for exiting of an output stream out of the compartment. The electrochemical device comprises a control device configured to transmit an electrical current to the composite cation-exchange and anion-exchange members at a regeneration stage in a manner that the conductive base on the composite cation-exchange member loses electrons and the conductive base on the composite anion-exchange member gains electrons.