Patent ID: 8394253

Claim:
A method for electrolytically generating a biocide having an electron deficient carrier fluid and chlorine dioxide, comprising: providing a carrier fluid; providing a pair of electrodes interposed by a semi-permeable membrane within a vessel for creating a first passageway and a second passageway, an anode electrode of the pair of electrodes disposed in the first passageway and a cathode electrode of the pair of electrodes disposed in the second passageway; flowing the carrier fluid through the vessel; applying an electric potential to the pair of electrodes to produce a oxidative acidic fluid, a reductive alkaline fluid, and anodic gases in the container; removing the oxidative acidic fluid, the reductive alkaline fluid, and the anodic gases from the vessel; mixing a portion of the anodic gases with the reductive alkaline fluid to produce a hypochlorite solution; mixing a portion of the oxidative acidic fluid with the hypochlorite solution to lower the pH of the hypochlorite solution; mixing a chlorite brine with the hypochlorite solution; and mixing the oxidative acidic fluid with the mixed chlorite brine/hypochlorite solution to release the biocide.