Patent ID: 9099722
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A recombinator system for a flowing electrolyte battery comprising: a recombinator and a bromine evaporator; a housing defining a recombinator inlet, a recombinator outlet and a reaction chamber for receiving a halogen source and a hydrogen source; and a catalyst within the reaction chamber to catalyse the formation of hydrogen halide from the halogen source and the hydrogen source; wherein substantially all of the halogen source, hydrogen source and hydrogen halide within the reaction chamber are in gaseous form; and wherein the recombinator inlet and/or the recombinator outlet are oriented relative to the reaction chamber so as to prevent the flow of liquid under gravity into and/or out of the reaction chamber; the halogen source is a bromine source and the hydrogen halide is hydrogen bromide; at least a portion of the bromine source is produced by exposing a bromine containing electrolyte to the bromine evaporator, and wherein the bromine evaporator either i) comprises an elongate tube with a hollow interior for passage of bromine vapour and a plurality of vapour inlets for allowing for passage of bromine vapour into the interior of the bromine evaporator through the elongate tube, or ii) is at least partially enclosed by a mesh.