The invention provides a method and a reactor for producing
hydrogen and
chlorine by electrolyzing
seawater through sequential
electrofiltration. The reactor comprises a shell, a first breathable partition plate, a penetration type
cathode unit, a second breathable partition plate, a penetration type
anode unit and a driving device, a closed
reaction chamber is arranged in the shell, and an
electrolyte inlet and a solution outlet are formed in the shell; the first air-permeable partition plate, the penetration type
cathode unit, the second air-permeable partition plate and the penetration type
anode unit are all arranged in the
reaction chamber; the two breathable partition plates are arranged on the two sides of the penetrating type
cathode unit respectively, the second breathable partition plate is arranged between the penetrating type cathode unit and the penetrating type
anode unit, and the two breathable partition plates are used for allowing
hydrogen generated by the cathode to be discharged but preventing liquid
electrolyte from leaking; the driving device is connected to the
electrolyte inlet and used for pumping electrolyte into the
reaction chamber and driving the electrolyte to form one-way flow which sequentially penetrates through the first breathable partition plate, the penetrating type cathode unit, the second breathable partition plate and the penetrating type anode unit and flows out of the solution outlet.