US4057473A
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Method of reducing cell liquor header corrosion
Assignee: PPG Industries Inc
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Filing: 1976-03-15
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Granted: 1977-11-08
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Expires: 1996-03-15
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a method of conducting electrolysis where a reagent is fed to a plurality of individual electrolytic cells electrically in series, an electrical current is passed through the cells, and an electrically conductive effluent is recovered from each of the individual cells. The electrically conductive effluent is discharged from each of the individual cells through individual metal outlets corresponding to each cell and collected in a common trough. According to the disclosed method, the electrically conductive effluent in the trough is maintained anodic with respect to all of the metal outlets discharging into the trough.
Inventors
- 👤 Hugh Cunningham
- 👤 Carl W. Raetzsch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:12
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F13/00; C23F13/02; C25; C25B; C25B15/00; C25B15/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
In a method of conducting electrolysis comprising feeding alkali metal chloride brine to a plurality of individual electrolytic cells electrically in series, passing electrical current through said cells, recovering electrolyte effluent from each of said individual cells through individual metal outlets, and collecting the electrolyte effluent from a plurality of said cells in a common trough vertically disposed beneath said individual metal outlets, the improvement which comprises maintaining an electrode in contact with the electrolyte effluent in said trough whereby to maintain said trough and said electrolyte anodic with respect to all of said metal outlets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
In a method of conducting electrolysis comprising feeding alkali metal chloride brine to a plurality of individual electrolytic cells electrically in series, passing electrical current through said cells, recovering electrolyte effluent from each of said individual cells through individual metal outlets, and collecting the electrolyte effluent from a plurality of said cells in a common trough vertically disposed beneath said individual metal outlets, the improvement which comprises maintaining an electrode in contact with the electrolyte effluent in said trough whereby to maintain said trough and said electrolyte anodic with respect to all of said metal outlets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 comprising maintaining said trough electrically in parallel with an anode in the most anodic electrolytic cell in the series of electrolytic cells emptying effluent into said trough.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said individual electrolytic cells emptying effluent into a common trough are arrayed in the form of a bipolar electrolyzer and the electrode in contact with the electrolyte in said trough is electrically in parallel with an anodic end cell of said bipolar electrolyzer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a method of conducting electrolysis in a bipolar electrolyzer having a plurality of individual electrolytic cells mechanically and electrically in series, one of said cells being an anodic end cell, each of said cells having a metallic effluent outlet and a single trough vertically disposed beneath said metal effluent outlets, which method comprises the steps of feeding alkali metal chloride brine to each of said cells, passing an electrical current through said electrolyzer, withdrawing electrolyte effluent through said metal effluent outlets from each of said cells, and collecting said electrolyte effluent from said cell in the single trough, the improvement comprising maintaining an electrode in contact with the electrolyte effluent in said trough whereby to maintain said trough and said electrolyte anodic with respect to said electrolyzer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a method of conducting electrolysis in a bipolar electrolyzer having a plurality of individual electrolytic cells mechanically and electrically in series, one of said cells being an anodic end cell, each of said cells having a metallic effluent outlet and a single trough vertically disposed beneath said metal effluent outlets, which method comprises the steps of feeding alkali metal chloride brine to each of said cells, passing an electrical current through said electrolyzer, withdrawing electrolyte effluent through said metal effluent outlets from each of said cells, and collecting said electrolyte effluent from said cell in the single trough, the improvement comprising maintaining an electrode in contact with the electrolyte effluent in said trough whereby to maintain said trough and said electrolyte anodic with respect to said electrolyzer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 4 comprising maintaining said trough electrically in parallel with said anodic end cell.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 5 comprising inserting an electrode electrically in parallel with said anodic end cell in said trough.
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