Patent ID: 6712944
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
A gas producing system, comprising:an electrochemical cell; a liquid feed in fluid communication with said electrochemical cell, said electrochemical cell electrochemically converts said liquid feed into one or more outputs; an energy source configured for providing energy to said electrochemical cell; and a gas/liquid separator in fluid communication with said electrochemical cell, at least one of said outputs being a multi phase mixture fed to said gas/liquid separator, said gas/liquid separator comprising a vessel comprising a fluid inlet, a first fluid outlet, and a second fluid outlet, and a float within said vessel, said float interfacing said first fluid outlet to at least partially prevent fluid removal through said first fluid outlet when said float is at least in partial contact with said first fluid outlet, said first fluid outlet having a diameter determined by the ratio of a buoyant force FB of said float to an output force FO at said first fluid outlet, said ratio being between about 0.5 and about 0.95.