摘要 |
Electrical energy is generated from acid-base neutralization reactions in electrodialytic cells. Permselective bipolar membranes (11) in cell container (10) are contacted on their cation selective faces (15) by aqueous acid streams and on their anion-selective faces (13) by aqueous base streams. Spontaneous neutralization reactions between the basic anions and acidic cations through the bipolar membranes (11) produce electrical potential differences between the acid and base streams. These potential differences are transmitted to electrodes (21, 23) to produce electrical energy which is withdrawn from these cells. |