Patent ID: 8753489
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: C02F,C25B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An electrolyzing system for electrolyzing a brine solution of water and an alkali salt to produce acidic electrolyzed water and alkaline electrolyzed water, the system comprising: a housing including an internal chamber for receiving the brine solution and defining a brine bath; a first electrolyzer cell arranged in the internal chamber of the housing with the first electrolyzer cell being immersed in said brine bath, the first electrolyzer cell including a first electrode that is connectable to an electrical supply which positively charges the electrode and a pair of cation permeable membranes disposed on opposite sides of the first electrode so as to define a first space between the pair of cation permeable membranes within which the first electrode is located and into which cations from the brine solution can enter through both cation permeable membranes, said first space being in communication with a fresh water supply at an inlet end of the first space and in communication with a cleaning chemical outlet at an outlet end of the first space, said first space being sealed off from the brine bath such that the only path for brine to enter the first space is through the pair of cation permeable membranes; and a second electrolyzer cell arranged in the internal chamber in the housing with the second electrolyzer cell being immersed in said brine bath, the second electrolyzer cell including a second electrode that is connectable to an electrical supply which negatively charges the electrode and a pair of anion permeable membranes disposed on opposite sides of the second electrode so as to define a second space between the pair of anion permeable membranes within which the second electrode is located and into which anions from the brine solution can enter through both anion permeable membranes, said second space being in communication with a fresh water supply at an inlet end of the second space and in communication with a cleaning chemical outlet at an outlet end of the second space, the second space being sealed off from the brine bath such that the only path for brine to enter the second space is through the pair of anion permeable membranes.