Process for obtaining hydrogen and oxygen from water
AssigneeGesellschaft mit Beschrankter Haftung Kernforschungsanlage Julich
InventorsBernd-Dieter Struck, Bernd Biallas, Rudolf Schulten
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Abstract
A process for obtaining hydrogen and oxygen from water in a two stage process including a first electrolysis stage performed in a two chamber cell wherein the chambers are separated by a membrane. Iodine is introduced into the cathodic chamber and hydrogen iodide is formed therein. Oxygen is formed in the anodic chamber and is removed as a product. The membrane conducts hydrogen ions and prevents the passage of the products HI and oxygen. In a second phase, hydrogen iodide is separated and removed from the cathodic chamber and is thermally decomposed into hydrogen and iodine. The iodine is recycled to the cathodic chamber and the hydrogen is recovered as a product.
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A two-stage hybrid process for obtaining hydrogen and oxygen from water by partly using electrolysis and using iodine recycled in the process which comprises using a two-chamber cell with an intermediate membrane separating the two chambers, the process including:
- electrolyzing in a first electrolysis state using an anodic chamber and a cathodic chamber separated by a membrane that conducts hydrogen ions, adding iodine to said cathodic chamber, forming oxygen in said anodic chamber, forming cathodic hydrogen iodide in said cathodic chamber, separating and extracting a hydrogen iodide-containing phase from said cathodic chamber and passing said hydrogen iodide without electrolysis to a second stage and thermally decomposing hydrogen iodide into hydrogen and iodine and recycling said iodine to said cathodic chamber.
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