Membrane-less system for continuous generation of gases

A system for continuous generation of oxygen and hydrogen gases, the system comprising an electrode assembly and two or more reactors, wherein

• at least one of said reactors being an electrolytic cell comprising an electrode assembly and configured to oxidize halide electrolyte ions into a corresponding oxidized halide form and to evolve hydrogen gas;
• and
• at least one another of said reactors being a catalytic cell comprising at least one catalyst capable of reverting the oxidized halide form of the electrolytic cell to a reduced form;
• wherein the oxidized halide electrolyte is flown from the electrolytic cell to the catalytic cell and the reduced halide electrolyte is flown from the catalytic cell to the electrolytic cell.

A process for simultaneously generating hydrogen and oxygen gases, the process comprising:

• oxidizing a reduced form of a halide SRC being a bromide SRC or a chloride SRC in an electrolytic cell, under conditions complementing hydrogen evolution, without generating oxygen gas,
• separating the hydrogen gas,
• reducing the oxidized form of the halide SRC to spontaneously generate oxygen gas, and
• separating the oxygen gas,
• wherein the halide SRC is provided in an electrolyte solution maintained at a pH between 4 and 10 and at a temperature between 15 and 95°.