EP0183096B1 - Membrane unit for electrolytic cell - Google Patents

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EP0183096B1
EP0183096B1 EP85114059A EP85114059A EP0183096B1 EP 0183096 B1 EP0183096 B1 EP 0183096B1 EP 85114059 A EP85114059 A EP 85114059A EP 85114059 A EP85114059 A EP 85114059A EP 0183096 B1 EP0183096 B1 EP 0183096B1
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    • C25B9/77—Assemblies comprising two or more cells of the filter-press type having diaphragms

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  • This invention relates to membranes for use in electrolytic cells and, more particularly, to a membrane unit which will resist tearing upon application of a compressive force to a gasket bearing surface of the membrane.
  • membranes for use in electrolytic cells there are many well-known membranes for use in electrolytic cells.
  • typical membranes include the perfluorinated carboxylic or sulfonic cation exchange membranes such as the Nafion® membranes manufactured by E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company or the Flemion® membranes manufactured by Asahi Glass Company, Ltd.
  • These membranes are typically available in sheet form and employed in filter press-type or flat plate-type electrolytic cells having monopolar or bipolar electrodes. Examples of bipolar, filter press-type cells are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,111,779 and 4,108,742.
  • the bipolar, filter press-type electrolytic cell is composed of several bipolar unit cells arranged in series.
  • One bipolar unit cell has an anode and cathode compartment separated by a partition wall.
  • the anode and cathode are attached to opposite sides of the partition wall.
  • the membrane is usually interposed between two adjacent unit cells to separate the anode compartment from the cathode compartment.
  • a plurality of anode and cathode frames are installed in a parallel fashion and a longitudinal compressive clamping means is applied to the anode and cathode frames with the membrane interposed between the frames to form the electrolytic cell in toto.
  • a gasket between the membrane and the anode or cathode frame to provide the electrolytic cell with fluid-tight, i.e., a liquid- and gas-tight seal to prevent leakage of electrolyte between anode and cathode compartments or to the atmosphere. It is important to have a complete liquid- and gas-tight seal in electrolytic cells because these cells typically operate under corrosive environments.
  • one side of the gasket is in contact with the lateral face of an electrode frame and the other side of the gasket is in contact with one side of the membrane's peripheral surface.
  • Typical gasket materials include resilient material such as rubber or an elastomer.
  • Commercial bipolar membrane electrolyzers generally use ethylene-propylene (EPM) or ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) as gasket material between the membrane and electrode frames. These materials tend to deform and expand outwardly as pressure is applied to the frames via the frame members. As the gaskets deform outwardly, certain membranes which are in contact with the gaskets tend to stretch when they are pulled under the pressure of the outwardly deforming gaskets. This stretching of the membrane beneath the gaskets employed on adjacent electrode frames can cause the membranes to break or tear when attempting to compress the frames into a fluid-tight cell.
  • resilient gaskets require a high compressive force to effect a seal which increases the risk of breaking or tearing the membrane.
  • GB-A-2 013 242 describes a method and an apparatus for installing a membrane to a finger type electrolytic cell; it refers to installing and securing the membrane by mechanical means. From FR-A-2 146 602 it is known to use membranes provided with frame-like peripheral portions.
  • the present invention refers to an ion exchange membrane unit according to claim 1. Preferred embodiments of this membrane unit are subject matter of claims 2 to 5. The present invention also resides in an electrolytic cell according to claim 6 comprising the membrane unit, and in a method of sealing an electrolytic cell according to claim 7.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a membrane unit of the present invention showing a membrane having a plurality of openings and a reinforcing material along the periphery of the sheet.
  • Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken long line 5-5 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view showing a portion of an electrolytic cell series assembly including the membrane unit of Figure 1.
  • a rectangular sheet 11 made of a membrane material is shown with a layer of a reinforcing material 12 attached to a peripheral portion of the membrane on opposite planar surfaces thereof.
  • Figure 2 more clearly illustrates the reinforcing material 12 as a strip being heat sealed to both sides of the membrane 11 through the opening 13, and only along a gasket-bearing surface of the membrane.
  • Gasket-bearing surface is defined as that portion of the periphery of the membrane sheet which is subject to compression forces in order to effect a seal at the periphery of an electrode frame of an electrolyzer.
  • the reinforcing material 12 has a picture-frame shape. It is to be understood, however, that the membrane unit or structure of this invention is not limited to a rectangular sheet but can be circular or of some other desired shape.
  • the membrane 11 is made of a material having ion exchange properties. Such membrane is substantially impervious to the hydrodynamic flow of the electrolyte and the passage of gas products produced during electrolysis. Suitable are cation exchange membranes such as those composed of fluorocarbon polymers having a plurality of pendant sulfonic acid groups or carboxylic acid groups or mixtures of sulfonic and carboxylic acid groups.
  • sulfonic acid groups and “carboxylic acid groups” are meant to include salts of sulfonic acid or salts of carboxylic acid which are suitably converted to or from the acid group by processes such as hydrolysis.
  • carboxylic acid type cation exchange membrane is commercially available from Asahi Glass Company under the trademark Flemion®.
  • a suitable membrane having cation exchange properties is a perfluorosulfonic acid membrane sold commercially by E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company under the trademark Nafion®.
  • the reinforcing material 12 can be made of any material suitable for strengthening the gasket bearing surface area of the membrane 11.
  • the reinforcing material 12 can be of the same or different material as the membrane.
  • Preferably the reinforcing material 12 should have a heavier scrim than that of the membrane material.
  • Both the membrane and the reinforcing material should be made of a corrosion-resistant, non-contaminating material which is stable upon contact with electrolyte media present in an electrolytic cell.
  • Suitable materials which can be employed in accordance with this invention include, but are not limited to, the following: fluorine-containing polymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer (FEP) and perfluoroalkoxy resin (PFA); polysulfide polymers, polyvinyl chloride, fluoroelastomers such as Viton®, a trademark of E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company, and chlorosulfonated polyethylenes such as Hypalon®, a trademark of E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company.
  • fluorine-containing polymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer (FEP) and perfluoroalkoxy resin (PFA); polysulfide polymers, polyvinyl chloride, fluoroelastomers such as Viton®, a trademark of E. I. duPont de Nem
  • the membrane 11 contains perforations or openings 13 along its periphery or gasket-bearing surface.
  • the reinforcing material 12 is secured to the gasket bearing surface and covers the openings 13 on both sides of the membrane 11.
  • the membrane having such openings 13 allows the reinforcing material 12 on one side of the membrane to form a bond through the membrane to the reinforcing material 12 on the opposite side through the openings 13. This is particularly useful when bonding a reinforcing material which is difficult to attach to the membrane material.
  • a membrane unit generally designated by reference number 10, comprising a membrane 11 and a reinforcing material 12 attached to both sides of the membrane 11 through the openings 13, is interposed between two electrode frame units 14.
  • a gasket 18 may be interposed between the membrane unit 10 and an electrode frame 14. It is also within the scope of the invention to interpose a gasket 18 on both sides of the membrane unit 10 and two adjacent electrode frames 14. Any gasket used in an electrolytic cell of the filter press type may be used.
  • the gasket should be made of a corrosion resistant material, should have a high volume resistivity and good sealability after it has been compressed.
  • Suitable materials for the gasket 14 may be, for example, EPDM, a chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), a polytetrafluoroethylene such as Teflon®, manufactured by E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company, and reinforced asbestos.
  • An anode 15 and a cathode 16 are electrically connected with connectors 17 through the electrode frame 14.
  • the electrolysis assembly above is typical of bipolar electrolytic cells of the filter press type such as described in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,111,779 and 4,108,742. Any cell of the filter press type may be used in the present invention.
  • the membrane unit 10 and a gasket 18 are interposed between two adjacent electrode frames 14 and a compressive force is applied to the cell assembly.
  • the compressive force may be applied by any means known to those skilled in the art, for example, by clamping the frames together or by using a hydraulic ram.
  • a hydraulic ram is used to squeeze the electrode frames, gaskets and membranes together.
  • the actual compressive force applied will be dictated by the type of material used for the gasket.

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Description

  • This invention relates to membranes for use in electrolytic cells and, more particularly, to a membrane unit which will resist tearing upon application of a compressive force to a gasket bearing surface of the membrane.
  • There are many well-known membranes for use in electrolytic cells. For example, typical membranes include the perfluorinated carboxylic or sulfonic cation exchange membranes such as the Nafion® membranes manufactured by E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company or the Flemion® membranes manufactured by Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. These membranes are typically available in sheet form and employed in filter press-type or flat plate-type electrolytic cells having monopolar or bipolar electrodes. Examples of bipolar, filter press-type cells are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,111,779 and 4,108,742. These cells are used, for example, to carry out electrolysis of an aqueous alkali metal halide to produce a halogen, for example chlorine, and an alkali metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide. Generally, the bipolar, filter press-type electrolytic cell is composed of several bipolar unit cells arranged in series. One bipolar unit cell has an anode and cathode compartment separated by a partition wall. Typically, the anode and cathode are attached to opposite sides of the partition wall. The membrane is usually interposed between two adjacent unit cells to separate the anode compartment from the cathode compartment. A plurality of anode and cathode frames are installed in a parallel fashion and a longitudinal compressive clamping means is applied to the anode and cathode frames with the membrane interposed between the frames to form the electrolytic cell in toto.
  • It is common practice to interpose a gasket between the membrane and the anode or cathode frame to provide the electrolytic cell with fluid-tight, i.e., a liquid- and gas-tight seal to prevent leakage of electrolyte between anode and cathode compartments or to the atmosphere. It is important to have a complete liquid- and gas-tight seal in electrolytic cells because these cells typically operate under corrosive environments. Generally, one side of the gasket is in contact with the lateral face of an electrode frame and the other side of the gasket is in contact with one side of the membrane's peripheral surface.
  • Typical gasket materials include resilient material such as rubber or an elastomer. Commercial bipolar membrane electrolyzers generally use ethylene-propylene (EPM) or ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) as gasket material between the membrane and electrode frames. These materials tend to deform and expand outwardly as pressure is applied to the frames via the frame members. As the gaskets deform outwardly, certain membranes which are in contact with the gaskets tend to stretch when they are pulled under the pressure of the outwardly deforming gaskets. This stretching of the membrane beneath the gaskets employed on adjacent electrode frames can cause the membranes to break or tear when attempting to compress the frames into a fluid-tight cell. In addition, resilient gaskets require a high compressive force to effect a seal which increases the risk of breaking or tearing the membrane.
  • Any tears or breaks in the membranes may reduce current efficiency during operation, greatly increasing electrical current usage while reducing the electrolytic operating efficiency of the cell. Too great a drop in current efficiency and/or electrolytic operating efficiency can require costly shutdown of the entire cell while the damaged membrane or membranes are replaced.
    GB-A-2 013 242 describes a method and an apparatus for installing a membrane to a finger type electrolytic cell; it refers to installing and securing the membrane by mechanical means.
    From FR-A-2 146 602 it is known to use membranes provided with frame-like peripheral portions.
    The present invention refers to an ion exchange membrane unit according to claim 1. Preferred embodiments of this membrane unit are subject matter of claims 2 to 5.
    The present invention also resides in an electrolytic cell according to claim 6 comprising the membrane unit, and in a method of sealing an electrolytic cell according to claim 7.
  • Although alternative embodiments of the present invention are shown in the following Figures, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings to describe identical elements.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a membrane unit of the present invention showing a membrane having a plurality of openings and a reinforcing material along the periphery of the sheet.
  • Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken long line 5-5 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view showing a portion of an electrolytic cell series assembly including the membrane unit of Figure 1.
  • With reference to Figure 1, a rectangular sheet 11 made of a membrane material is shown with a layer of a reinforcing material 12 attached to a peripheral portion of the membrane on opposite planar surfaces thereof. Figure 2 more clearly illustrates the reinforcing material 12 as a strip being heat sealed to both sides of the membrane 11 through the opening 13, and only along a gasket-bearing surface of the membrane. "Gasket-bearing surface" is defined as that portion of the periphery of the membrane sheet which is subject to compression forces in order to effect a seal at the periphery of an electrode frame of an electrolyzer. In Figure 1, the reinforcing material 12 has a picture-frame shape. It is to be understood, however, that the membrane unit or structure of this invention is not limited to a rectangular sheet but can be circular or of some other desired shape.
  • The membrane 11 is made of a material having ion exchange properties. Such membrane is substantially impervious to the hydrodynamic flow of the electrolyte and the passage of gas products produced during electrolysis. Suitable are cation exchange membranes such as those composed of fluorocarbon polymers having a plurality of pendant sulfonic acid groups or carboxylic acid groups or mixtures of sulfonic and carboxylic acid groups. The terms "sulfonic acid groups" and "carboxylic acid groups" are meant to include salts of sulfonic acid or salts of carboxylic acid which are suitably converted to or from the acid group by processes such as hydrolysis. An example of a carboxylic acid type cation exchange membrane is commercially available from Asahi Glass Company under the trademark Flemion®. Another example of a suitable membrane having cation exchange properties is a perfluorosulfonic acid membrane sold commercially by E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company under the trademark Nafion®.
  • The reinforcing material 12 can be made of any material suitable for strengthening the gasket bearing surface area of the membrane 11. The reinforcing material 12 can be of the same or different material as the membrane. Preferably the reinforcing material 12 should have a heavier scrim than that of the membrane material. Both the membrane and the reinforcing material should be made of a corrosion-resistant, non-contaminating material which is stable upon contact with electrolyte media present in an electrolytic cell. Suitable materials which can be employed in accordance with this invention include, but are not limited to, the following: fluorine-containing polymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer (FEP) and perfluoroalkoxy resin (PFA); polysulfide polymers, polyvinyl chloride, fluoroelastomers such as Viton®, a trademark of E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company, and chlorosulfonated polyethylenes such as Hypalon®, a trademark of E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company.
  • In Figures 1 and 2, the membrane 11 contains perforations or openings 13 along its periphery or gasket-bearing surface. The reinforcing material 12 is secured to the gasket bearing surface and covers the openings 13 on both sides of the membrane 11. The membrane having such openings 13 allows the reinforcing material 12 on one side of the membrane to form a bond through the membrane to the reinforcing material 12 on the opposite side through the openings 13. This is particularly useful when bonding a reinforcing material which is difficult to attach to the membrane material.
  • Referring to Figure 3 an electrolysis cell assembly is shown wherein a membrane unit generally designated by reference number 10, comprising a membrane 11 and a reinforcing material 12 attached to both sides of the membrane 11 through the openings 13, is interposed between two electrode frame units 14. A gasket 18 may be interposed between the membrane unit 10 and an electrode frame 14. It is also within the scope of the invention to interpose a gasket 18 on both sides of the membrane unit 10 and two adjacent electrode frames 14. Any gasket used in an electrolytic cell of the filter press type may be used. The gasket should be made of a corrosion resistant material, should have a high volume resistivity and good sealability after it has been compressed. Suitable materials for the gasket 14 may be, for example, EPDM, a chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), a polytetrafluoroethylene such as Teflon®, manufactured by E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company, and reinforced asbestos. An anode 15 and a cathode 16 are electrically connected with connectors 17 through the electrode frame 14. The electrolysis assembly above is typical of bipolar electrolytic cells of the filter press type such as described in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,111,779 and 4,108,742. Any cell of the filter press type may be used in the present invention.
  • In order to effect sealing of the periphery of the electrode frame 14, the membrane unit 10 and a gasket 18 are interposed between two adjacent electrode frames 14 and a compressive force is applied to the cell assembly. The compressive force may be applied by any means known to those skilled in the art, for example, by clamping the frames together or by using a hydraulic ram. Preferably a hydraulic ram is used to squeeze the electrode frames, gaskets and membranes together. The actual compressive force applied will be dictated by the type of material used for the gasket.

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  1. An ion exchange membrane unit comprising at least one layer of a first ion exchange membrane material and at least one layer of a second material reinforcing the membrane, said reinforcing layer being secured to at least one side of the membrane around a gasket-bearing peripheral surface of the membrane, characterized in, that the membrane material has at least one opening and the reinforcing material is heat sealed to the membrane material through the opening.
  2. The membrane unit of claim 1 wherein the composition of the reinforcing material is of the same composition as the membrane.
  3. The membrane unit of claim 1 or 2 wherein the reinforcing material has a thickness of from 0.076 to 0.51 mm.
  4. The membrane unit of any one of the preceding claims wherein the reinforcing material has a heavier scrim than that of the membrane material.
  5. The membrane unit of any one of the preceding claims wherein the membrane material is composed of fluorocarbon polymers having a plurality of pendant sulfonic acid groups, carboxylic acid groups or mixtures of sulfonic acid groups and carboxylic acid groups.
  6. An electrolytic cell comprising the membrane according to any of claims 1 to 5 separating at least two electrode compartments.
  7. A method of sealing an electrolytic cell comprising the steps of
    (a) interposing at least one gasket between at least one electrode frame and an ion exchange membrane in an electrolytic cell, said membrane being a membrane unit according to any of claims 1 to 5; and
    (b) applying a compressive force to the cell.
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