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Potentiated Electrolysis
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Electrochemical reactions play an important role in many different
types of industrial applications. Whilst brainstorming our
Advanced Hydrocolloids production method we also looked at ways
we might be able to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the
electrolysis process itself. This resulted in us developing our potentiated
method of electrolysis.
General Overview
Standard and conventional electrode configurations for
electrochemical reactions are not as effective or efficient as what
they could be. The main reason for this is that they do not
distribute the electrical charge as effectively or efficiently
throughout the production medium as what they otherwise possibly
could.
As such, the amount of reagents that can interact with the reactants at any
one time to form the intended end product or products is much lower
than what is possibly could be, thus slowing down the overall process.
Furthermore,
agglomeration will also usually form, thus even further slowing down
the overall process. It is for this reason
that many production methods, especially high volume methods,
utilise various dispersal methods such as stirring and/or
circulation.
Whilst looking at ways we could decrease the production time for
producing hydrocolloids we discovered a very specific and precise electrode
configuration that resolves these problems, especially the
distribution of electrical charge.
The configuration not
only distributes the electrical charge far more evenly throughout
the intended medium – thus making it far more effective and
efficient – but it also helps to spread any conglomeration more
evenly throughout the medium. In the case of the latter, this can
usually mean either a major reduction or even a complete reduction in the
need for utilising various stirring and circulation dispersal methods.
It is also important to note that the electrode configuration is completely scalable to accommodate any size, shape or
type of production tank.
All in all, what our electrode configuration does is make the
intended electrochemical reactions occur much faster.
This increased
rate of reaction is the result of our electrode configuration
enabling the electrical charge to disperse throughout the production
medium much more effectively, thus enabling the electrical charge to
come into contact with much more of the entire set of reactants
involved all at once.
Although our electrode configuration cannot be fully utilised with
applications that use plates, such as car batteries, it can be
modified to make plate based applications twice as effective and
efficient. The same also applies for cylindrical type applications.
Industrial Applications
The following is a list of the potential industrial and general
product usages for our potentiated electrolysis technology:
- Production of aluminium, lithium, sodium,
potassium, magnesium;
- Production of chlorine and sodium
hydroxide;
- Production of sodium chlorate and potassium
chlorate;
- Production of perfluorinated organic
compounds such as trifluoroacetic acid;
- Production of electrolytic copper as a
cathode, from refined copper
of lower purity as an anode;
- Electrometallurgy;
- Anodization;
- Certain types of batteries;
- Production of oxygen for spacecraft and
nuclear submarines;
- Electroplating; and
- Production of hydrogen for fuel.
Our potentiated electrolysis technology can, of course, also be utilised for
the production of
hydrocolloids, including our
Advanced Hydrocolloid products.
For information regarding the development pipeline of this technology, please
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