EP1061158B1 - Parallel Betrieb von Amalgamelektrolyseuren und Membranelektrolyseuren - Google Patents

Parallel Betrieb von Amalgamelektrolyseuren und Membranelektrolyseuren Download PDF

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EP1061158B1
EP1061158B1 EP00111000A EP00111000A EP1061158B1 EP 1061158 B1 EP1061158 B1 EP 1061158B1 EP 00111000 A EP00111000 A EP 00111000A EP 00111000 A EP00111000 A EP 00111000A EP 1061158 B1 EP1061158 B1 EP 1061158B1
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Fritz Dr. Gestermann
Hans-Dieter Pinter
Helmut Ziegler
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    • C25B1/34—Simultaneous production of alkali metal hydroxides and chlorine, oxyacids or salts of chlorine, e.g. by chlor-alkali electrolysis
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  • the invention relates to a method for the parallel operation of amalgam electrolyzers and membrane electrolysers with a common brine circuit below Use of an oxygen consumption cathode resistant to mercury in the Membrane electrolyzer.
  • the oxygen consumable cathode for use in NaCl electrolysis is from the literature basically known. For their operation e.g. in a pressure-compensated arrangement, as described in DE 19622744 Cl, brine is of the usual membrane cell quality used. This brine is mercury-free to protect the cathode activation held.
  • the mercury contamination for chloralkali electrolysis using the amalgam process known NaCl brine is typically from about 10 mg / l to 400 mg / l in normal operation or as a peak value after the system has come to a standstill.
  • Another aspect is the gradual changeover from amalgam electrolysis on membrane processes play an important role: if the energetically less favorable, Mercury-resistant cathode activation during the parallel operation of amalgam and membrane processes should be used, with the aim of being more complete Conversion to the optimal cathode activation, which is sensitive to mercury the entire brine and alkali cycle must be completely changed mercury-free, which causes enormous problems, especially in the Alkaline cycle that mercury can be partially in metallic form.
  • the task is therefore to provide an electrolysis process in which an amalgam electrolysis and a Membrane electrolysis, preferably using an oxygen consumable cathode, can be operated in parallel with the same brine circuit.
  • the procedure is said to Have advantages of known methods with oxygen consumption cathodes.
  • the object is achieved through the use of oxygen consumption cathodes solved in a membrane electrolysis process that against the effects of Mercury are resistant.
  • the task is also accomplished through the use of a Ca / Mg ion exchanger dissolved, the Ca / Mg content even with mercury Brine lowers to ⁇ 20 ppb, which is necessary to ensure the full life of the membranes to ensure.
  • the catalyst matrix is sintered or pressed with the support.
  • the carbon components (soot) can also be dispensed with if the catalyst density and / or the rendered hydrophobic support are set such that the majority of the catalyst particles are also contacted electrically.
  • the carbon soot can be omitted from the oxygen depletion cathode so that the electrode matrix consists only of Teflon and silver, whereby the silver takes on the function of the catalyst as well as that of electron conduction and accordingly such a high Ag loading is necessary that the particles separate touch and form conductive bridges with each other.
  • the wire mesh, a fine expanded metal as known from battery technology, as also a felt made of silver, silver-plated nickel or silver-plated alkali-resistant material, e.g. Inconnel steel. It is essential that the silver catalyst is stable behaves towards mercury.
  • sulfate content at ⁇ 5 g / l is achieved by appropriate operation, for example continuous or discontinuous discharge of the sulfate by means of precipitation or partial flow precipitation, for example with addition of CaCO 3 , BaCl 2 or BaCO 3 , or in particular in the case of very low-sulfate salts, can be adjusted by discharging a partial stream of the depleted brine.
  • Another possibility is the nanofiltration of the brine or a partial flow of the brine by means of ion-selective membranes in the feed upstream of the membrane electrolyser, or another separation process, for example by means of ion exchangers. It is important that only the partial flow to the membrane electrolyzer has to be set to the sulfate ion concentration mentioned, with the side effect that the main flow also gradually adjusts to a lower content in the circuit.
  • the SiO 2 content in the NaCl brine can easily be kept at ⁇ 5 ppm by avoiding free concrete areas in the salt store (brine bunker).
  • Peak mercury levels with a concentration of up to 400 mg Hg / l in the brine are from the oxygen consumption cathode operated behind the membrane in the sodium hydroxide solution survived easily.
  • the usual concentration of 150-200 mg / l mercury at normal peaks and ⁇ 10 mg / l mercury in normal operation is for the operation of the oxygen consumption cathode no barrier.

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EP00111000A 1999-06-12 2000-05-30 Parallel Betrieb von Amalgamelektrolyseuren und Membranelektrolyseuren Expired - Lifetime EP1061158B1 (de)

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