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EP0241633A1 - Procédé pour l'électrolyse de solutions de chlorure alcalin - Google Patents

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EP0241633A1
EP0241633A1 EP87100085A EP87100085A EP0241633A1 EP 0241633 A1 EP0241633 A1 EP 0241633A1 EP 87100085 A EP87100085 A EP 87100085A EP 87100085 A EP87100085 A EP 87100085A EP 0241633 A1 EP0241633 A1 EP 0241633A1
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Rudolf Dr. Staab
Nikolaj Medic
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    • C25B1/34Simultaneous production of alkali metal hydroxides and chlorine, oxyacids or salts of chlorine, e.g. by chlor-alkali electrolysis
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  • the invention relates to a method for the electrolysis of aqueous alkali metal chloride solutions by the membrane method in an electrolysis cell which is equipped with a porous cathode and in which the cell wall together with that side of the cathode which faces away from the cathode space form a closed space ("gas space"). forms.
  • the membrane cell for the alkali chloride electrolysis usually consists of two electrolysis chambers, each with a gas-generating electrode, which are separated from one another by a cation exchange membrane.
  • perforated materials such as perforated sheets, expanded metal, nets etc. are used as the electrode substrates.
  • the perforated electrode structure is necessary so that the resulting gas can be removed to the back of the electrode as quickly as possible, and thus the electrolyte resistance is not unnecessarily increased by the formation of a gas cushion between the anode and the cathode.
  • the object was therefore to develop a process for the electrolysis of alkali chloride solutions in which the formation of the gas cushion between the cathode and membrane is eliminated as far as possible.
  • this method should be suitable when using porous, foil-like Raney nickel cathodes.
  • the method is characterized in that a higher pressure is set in the cathode compartment than in the gas compartment
  • the gas space has a device (in practice mostly a pipe connection) for removing hydrogen and possibly condensed water.
  • Current densities of at least 500 A / m 2 are preferred, in particular at least 1000 A / m 2 .
  • a reasonable upper limit for the current density used is a maximum of 8000 A / m 2 , better a maximum of 6000 A / m 2, in particular a maximum of 4000 A / m 2.
  • No gas or gas containing oxygen should be introduced into the gas space of the cell according to the method of the invention.
  • Raney nickel electrodes behave particularly favorably, in particular those which consist of a nickel mesh which is covered on at least one side by a compressed mixture of Raney nickel and polytetrafluoroethylene. On the gas side, this Raney nickel electrode can also be covered with a film made of polytetrafluoroethylene. Such electrodes are described in DE-OS 33 42 969, to which express reference is made here.
  • the figure shows schematically a cross section through an electrochemical cell for the electrolysis of aqueous alkali chloride solutions, which is equipped with a porous, film-like cathode.
  • the cell is divided into an anode compartment (1), a cathode compartment (2) and a gas compartment (3).
  • saturated sodium chloride brine is pumped into the anode compartment (1) via a feed line (4).
  • Chloride ions are discharged to elemental chlorine at the anode (5).
  • Dimensionally stable anodes made of expanded titanium mesh or perforated sheets are preferably used, which are equipped with an activation in order to keep the chlorine overvoltage low.
  • the chlorine formed and the depleted brine leave the anode compartment (1) via line (6).
  • the cation exchange membrane (7) Between the anode compartment (1) and the cathode compartment (2) is the cation exchange membrane (7) through which sodium ions migrate into the cathode compartment (2).
  • Water is fed to the cell in the form of deionized water or dilute sodium hydroxide solution via the feed line (9).
  • Alkaline lye is formed in the cathode compartment (2) and leaves the cell via the opening (10).
  • Cathode compartment (2) and gas compartment (3) are separated from each other by the porous, foil-like Raney nickel cathode (8).
  • the gas compartment (3) is provided with an opening (11) through which the hydrogen generated is removed.
  • the porous, foil-like cathode (8) consists of a carrier mesh (13) which is made of nickel, for example, and at the same time serves for power supply and current distribution in the Raney nickel (14) catalyst.
  • the cathode can be provided with a thin, porous polytetrafluoroethylene layer (15) on the side facing the gas space.
  • This PTFE film is gas-permeable, but liquid-impermeable and is therefore used for gas-liquid separation in the cell. she is not absolutely necessary. If the electrolysis is operated without said film, however, an increased amount of condensate in the gas space (3) is to be expected.
  • the pressure is set in a simple manner by providing the line (10) with a throttle valve (12) or extending the line (10) upwards to an overflow in such a way that a defined lye column is formed.
  • the gas space is usually at atmospheric pressure, i.e. operated without pressure.
  • a 40 cm 2 membrane electrolysis cell equipped with an activated titanium anode and a cation exchange membrane from the company DU PONT of the type Nafion (R) NX 90209, was equipped with a Raney nickel electrode without PTFE foil on the gas space side in accordance with DE-OS 3 342 969 (area 40 cm 2 ) operated so that the cathode separated a 3 mm deep cathode space from a 10 mm deep gas space.
  • the operating conditions for the electrolysis were 80 ° C., 3 kA / m 2 , input molecule concentration of 300 g / l, anolyte concentration of 200 g / l and alkali concentration of 33% by weight.
  • the cell voltage was 3.12 V under the specified conditions.
  • the electrolysis was carried out under the same conditions, with the same electrodes and the same cation exchange membrane as in Example 1, but the gas space was flooded with sodium hydroxide solution. Only the pressure difference between the cathode compartment and the gas compartment was left at 25-30 cm WS (overpressure in the cathode compartment). 98% of the gas came from the gas space and 2% from the cathode space. At a current density of 3 kA / m 2 , the cell voltage was 3.15 V.
  • a 450 cm 2 membrane electrolysis cell with an activated titanium anode and a cation exchange membrane of the type Nafion ( R ) NX 90209 was equipped with a Raney nickel cathode with PTFE film on the gas space side in accordance with DE-OS 3 342 696.
  • the cathode was 9 cm wide and 50 cm long.
  • the electrolysis cell was operated horizontally, so that the anode came to lie above and the cathode below the cation exchange membrane.
  • the distance between the cathode and the membrane was about 4 mm.
  • the sodium hydroxide solution flowed longitudinally through the cathode compartment.
  • the brine in the cell was depleted from 300 g / l to about 220 g / l and 33% by weight sodium hydroxide solution was produced.
  • an overpressure in the cathode compartment of 150 cm WS 92% of the hydrogen formed left the cell via the gas compartment; an attack of sodium hydroxide solution in the gas space was not observed.
  • the cell voltage was 3.20 V.
  • the electrolysis was carried out in a 40 cm 2 cell under the same conditions as in Example 1, but there was pressure equalization between the cathode space and gas space. More than 90% of the hydrogen was generated in the cathode compartment and the cell voltage rose rapidly to values above 3.40 V.

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EP87100085A 1986-01-14 1987-01-07 Procédé pour l'électrolyse de solutions de chlorure alcalin Expired - Lifetime EP0241633B1 (fr)

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