Trapezoidal wall electrolysis cell with added electric fields and thermal energy

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-09
GOGATE SWANAND ANANT
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[0006]The object of the present invention is to provide an electrolysis cell (electrolytic cell) with improved electrical energy consumption in the controlled electrolysis process producing diatomic hydrogen gas and diatomic oxygen gas by dissociating water molecules. Motivation of present invention is reducing energy losses in the cell by increasing ionic density of the desired ions near to the respective electrolyzing electrodes and consequently increasing the output of diatomic hydrogen and diatomic oxygen at the same electrolysis voltage for the same molarity aqueous solution when used in other known electrolysis cell. The present invention electrolysis cell has geometry of a hollow polyhedron with trapezoidal slanted walls like a pyramid. The ionic density near to the electrodes is increased by collecting ions from larger volume of the electrolyte solution in the hollow polyhedron by controlled electric fields inside the polyhedron and along the walls and guiding the accumulated ions close to the respective electrolyzing electrodes situated near to the top of the hollow polyhedron. Natural convection currents provided with low grade thermal energy feed to the electrolyte solution and the convection current flows largely confined with the cell geometry augments the ionic accumulation process.

Problems solved by technology

Pure water is not a good conductor of electricity.
However, the electrolysis cell has energy loss in the electrolyte solution and at the electrolyzing electrodes.
Though hydrogen can be produced using natural gas methane and water chemically reacting at high temperatures, the process produces carbon monoxide as the byproduct, which is hazardous.

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[0018]Referring to the FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and the above detailed description of the electrolysis cell, this preferred embodiment of the electrolysis cell has the hollow polyhedron member 1, which has the trapezoidal wail segments 1a2, 1b2, 1c2, and 1d2 and each segment is at slant to the vertical. Wall segments 1a2 and 1c2 lean towards each other. Wall segments 1b2 and 1d2 lean towards each other. All other wall segments and components are as described in the above detailed description.

second embodiment

[0019]Referring to the FIG. 5 and the above detailed description of the electrolysis cell, this preferred embodiment of the electrolysis cell has the hollow polyhedron member 1, which has the wall segments 1b2 and 1d2 as trapezoidal wall segments and the wall segments 1a2 and 1d2 as rectangular wall segments. Wall segments 1b2 and 1d2 are parallel to each other. Wall segments 1a2 and 1c2 are at slant to the vertical and these wall segments lean towards each other. All other wall segments and components are as described in the above detailed description except the dimensional compatibility as per the geometry.

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[0020]Following is the functioning of the present invention with reference to the accompanied drawings FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 for first embodiment:=

[0021]In this electrolysis cell the ledges 7ab, 7bc, 7cd, and 7da have simple yet effective function. These ledges contain the spread of the rising aqueous solution and ions under controlled conditi...

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Abstract

Water electrolysis is a known process to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water. The electrolysis efficiency depends on the voltage needed to pass the desired current for desired time through the electrolysis cell to achieve the desired electro-chemical reactions. Motivation of present invention is to increase the electrical efficiency of electrolysis by reducing energy losses in the cell. This invention reduces energy losses by increasing ion density of the desired ions near to the respective reducing and oxidizing electrodes, which is accomplished in a hollow polyhedron, pyramid like, electrolysis cell by collecting ions from larger volume of the electrolyte solution with controlled electric fields, guided convection currents of the electrolyte solution with low grade thermal energy feed and steering the gathered ions close to the respective electrodes situated near to the top in the electrolysis cell.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to an electrolysis cell, primarily to dissociate water into its elements—hydrogen and oxygen. Water electrolysis is a known process to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water. In this process, electrical energy dissociates water into diatomic molecules of hydrogen and oxygen. Water electrolysis is one of the typical examples of the subject matter in the study of Electrochemistry. For last many decades, faradic and nonfaradic processes are being studied extensively. Process variables such as electrodes, mass transfer, electrolyte solution, electrical voltage, electrical current, various temperatures, pressures, time are studied and analysed in detail. There is sufficient scientific literature on the electrolysis process and there are many patents related to electrolysis. Water electrolysis cell (electrolytic cell) is a container in which electrical energy dissociates water. Usually walls, bottom, top lid and connected pipes of th...

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IPC IPC(8): C25B9/00
CPCC25B15/08C25B9/00
InventorGOGATE, SWANAND ANANT
OwnerGOGATE SWANAND ANANT