Organic hydride production apparatus, water removal device, and water removal method

Abstract

An organic hydride production apparatus 1 comprises an electrolysis tank 2 and a water removal device. The electrolysis tank 2 has a cathode chamber 20. The water removal device 12 has: a container 48 for storing a catholyte Lc sent out from the cathode chamber 20; a drain pipe 50 for discharging produced water W from the container 48; a detection part 52 for detecting accumulation of produced water W in the container 48; and a switching part 54 that is provided to the drain pipe 50 and that can switch between a restricting state of restricting drainage from the drain pipe 50 and an execution state of executing drainage, the switching part 54 switching from the restricting state to the execution state on the basis of a detection result from the detection part 52, the produced water W being removed from the catholyte Lc sent out from the cathode chamber 20.