Electrochemical reaction apparatus

Claim 1

IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION APPARATUS: (A) HOUSING MEANS INCLUDING: (B) A FUEL CHAMBER; (C) AN ANTIFUEL CHAMBER; (D) BARRIER MEANS FOR ISOLATING SAID FUEL CHAMBER FROM SAID ANTIFUEL CHAMBER; (E) AN ELECTRONCONDUCTOR OPERABLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING MEANS AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE FUEL CHAMBER; (F) A SECOND ELECTRON CONDUCTOR SPACED FROM SAID FIRST ELECTRON CONDUCTOR AND OPERABLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING MEANS AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID ANTIFUEL CHAMBER, SAID SECOND ELECTRON CONDUCTOR BEING DISPOSED IN CONFRONTING RELATION TO SAID FIRST ELECTRON CHAMBER; (G) A LIQUID-IMPERMEABLE ION-EXHANGE MEMBRANE ISOLATING SAID ELECTRON CONDUCTORS FROM ONE ANOTHER; (H) RESERVOIR MEANS SPACED FROM SAID ELECTRON CONDUCTORS AND ADAPTED TO CONTAIN LIQUID ION-CONTAINING AND CONDUCTING MEDIUM; (I) CAPILLARY MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID RESERVOIR MEANS AND SAID ELECTRON CONDUCTORS TO PROVIDE A REACTION INTERFACE BETWEEN THE ION-CONTAINING AND CONDUCTING MEDIUM AND EACH OF SAID ELECTRON CONDUCTORS, SAID LIQUID-IMPERMEABLE, ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE BEING EFFECTIVE TO ISOLATE SAID INTERFACES; (J) MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FUEL AND ANTIFUEL RESPECTIVELY TO SAID ISOLATED FUEL AND ANTIFUEL CHAMBERS; AND (K) MEANS FOR EXHAUSTING PRODUCTS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION AWAY FROM SAID ELECTRON CONDUCTORS.