Patent ID: 8133373

Claim:
A continuous electrochemical pump comprising: (a) a water generator compartment having an outlet, (b) an anode compartment disposed adjacent one side of said generator compartment, (c) a cation exchange barrier, with exchangeable ions predominantly in the hydronium ion form, separating said generator compartment from said anode compartment, said cation exchange barrier being capable of passing cations but not anions and of blocking bulk liquid flow, (d) a first electrode in electrical communication with said anode compartment, (e) a cathode compartment disposed adjacent said generator chamber, (f) an anion exchange barrier, with exchangeable ions predominantly in the hydroxide ion form, separating said generation compartment from said cathode compartment, said anion exchange barrier being capable of passing anions but not cations and of blocking bulk liquid flow, and (g) a second electrode in electrical communication with said cathode compartment.