Electrolytic hypochlorite generator
OwnerStephan C. Baninventor
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Abstract
An improved electrolytic hypochlorite generator for use in water treatment. A low pressure capillary flow enables the use of low cost corrosive resistant plastic components, while the need to extend the electrodes beyond the electrolyte level in the electrolytic cell to prevent corrosion of the electrical connections is eliminated by the use of water repellent impregnated electrical connectors. Furthermore, by eliminating this need to extend the electrodes beyond the electrolyte level in the electrolytic cell, a more compact unit can be constructed, and the deterioration that normally occurs at the point at which the electrodes would emerge from the electrolyte is prevented.
Claims9
An electrolytic hypochlorite generating system comprising:
- a container of metallic chloride salt, an electrolytic cell containing a pair of electrodes,
- means to provide a stable trickling flow of water to an upper portion of said container,
- means to withdraw a saturated salt solution from lower end of said container,
- means to mix a second trickling flow of water with said solution and drip the mixture into said electrolytic cell,
- means to supply electrical power to said eletrodes including electrical connectors distinct from said electrodes and formed of carbon impregnated with a water repellant material, and
- means to withdraw a hypochlorite solution from a lower portion of said electrolytic cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.