# US 11,299,809 B2 · Electrolytic electrolysis device

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- Number: US 11,299,809 B2
- Document ID: US11299809B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/484,760
- Filed: 2018-02-06
- Published: 2020-03-12
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2017-02-09
- Assignees: Aqentec Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Aqentec Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jin Ho Jeong; Hun Arm Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11299809B2

## CPC

- C25B 9/19: with diaphragms
- C25B 1/04: by electrolysis of water
- C25B 9/70: Assemblies comprising two or more cells
- C25B 9/73: of the filter-press type
- C25B 11/03: perforated or foraminous
- C25B 11/031: Porous electrodes
- C25B 13/02: characterised by shape or form
- C25B 13/04: characterised by the material
- C25B 15/02: Process control or regulation
- C25B 15/08: Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes
- Y02E 60/36: Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis
- C25B: ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR (anodic or cathodic protection C23F13/00; single-crystal growth C30B)
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

Disclosed is an electrolytic electrolysis device. According to an embodiment, the electrolytic electrolysis device includes: a tank in which a solvent is supplied through an inlet in a first side thereof, is stored therein, and then is discharged through an outlet in a second side thereof, and an electrolyte is input through an entrance formed in a third side thereof; an electrolysis part formed inside the tank and formed of multiple layers in which a plurality of mesh electrode parts and a plurality of diaphragm parts are alternately formed so that the electrolyte sequentially passes; and a discharge part in which a discharge hole is formed so that an electrolyzed gas in an upper portion of the electrolysis part is discharged.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electrolytic electrolysis device comprising:
a tank in which a solvent is supplied through an inlet in a first side thereof and then is discharged through an outlet in a second side thereof after being stored therein, and in which an electrolyte is input through an entrance provided in a third side thereof;
an electrolysis part provided inside the tank, and formed of multiple layers in which a plurality of mesh electrode parts and a plurality of diaphragm parts are alternately formed so that the electrolyte sequentially passes through the mesh electrode parts; and
a discharge part in which a discharge hole is formed so that electrolyzed gas in an upper portion of the electrolysis part is discharged,
wherein the discharge part is formed by an upper diaphragm provided in an upward inclining manner toward the discharge hole, and is provided with the solvent flowing along an outside of the discharge hole so as to increase a flow rate of discharged gas, the upper diaphragm constituting an upper portion of the diaphragm parts,
wherein the mesh electrode parts and the diaphragm parts are provided such that intervals therebetween are formed to be narrower gradually from the entrance to the discharge hole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 1, wherein the electrolysis part comprises: an anode electrode panel and a cathode electrode panel, the anode electrode panel and the cathode electrode panel being spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance and provided in parallel, and to which anode and cathode electrodes of the mesh electrode parts are respectively applied.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 2, wherein each of the diaphragm parts comprises;
a first diaphragm having a first end connected to the anode electrode panel of the electrolysis part and horizontally provided; and
a second diaphragm having a first end connected to the cathode electrode panel of the electrolysis part and provided in parallel with the first diaphragm.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 3, further comprising:
a third flow path provided such that a second end of the first diaphragm is spaced apart from the cathode electrode panel; and
a fourth flow path provided such that a second end of the second diaphragm is spaced apart from the anode electrode panel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 1, wherein each of the mesh electrode parts comprises:
an anode mesh electrode having a first end connected to an anode electrode panel of the electrolysis part and horizontally provided; and
a cathode mesh electrode having a first end connected to a cathode electrode panel of the electrolysis part and provided in parallel with the anode mesh electrode.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 5, wherein each of the mesh electrode part has a first flow path and a second flow path, the first flow path being provided between a second end of the anode mesh electrode and the cathode electrode panel and the second flow path being provided between a second end of the cathode mesh electrode and the anode electrode panel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 5, wherein each of the anode mesh electrode and the cathode mesh electrode have a plurality of through holes so that the electrolyte passes therethrough, and formed of a conductor transmitting electricity.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 5, wherein films are provided on inner surfaces of the anode electrode panel and the cathode electrode panel and on surfaces of each of the anode mesh electrode and cathode mesh electrode, each film being formed of a conductive-insoluble substance.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 8, wherein the conductive-insoluble substance is selected from a group consisting of ruthenium, iridium, and platinum.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 1, wherein the electrolysis part is formed in a shape of a single body while being spaced apart from the inside of the tank, and in which an inlet tube is provided at a lower portion of the electrolysis part and communicates with the entrance and in which the mesh electrode parts and the diaphragm parts are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the electrolysis part so that the electrolyte flows from the lower portion of the electrolysis part to an upper portion thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The electrolytic electrolysis device of claim 1, wherein the electrolysis part is provided inside the tank, and in which the mesh electrode parts and the diaphragm parts are arranged in a transverse direction so that the electrolyte transversely flows.
