Method and apparatus for electrolyzing water.

摘要

A method and apparatus for water electrolysis is described, using an electrolytic cell (4) comprising an anode compartment (2), a cathode compartment (3), a diaphragm (1) separating the anode and cathode compartments and means (6) for recycling electrolyte from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment, comprising the steps of electrolyzing water to evolve oxygen or an ozone-containing oxygen gas in the anode compartment and hydrogen in the cathode compartment, thereby resulting in a net transfer of electrolyte from the anode compartment to the cathode compartment through the diaphragm, and recycling the accumulated electrolyte from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment.