Abstract
A METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF SULFATE IONS FROM AN ELECTROLYTE OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION-OXIDATION SYSTEM WHEREIN SAID ELECTROLYTE COMPRISES A HALOGEN AND IN WHICH THE SULFATE IONS ARE A CONTAMINANT OR INTERFERANT, WHICH METHOD COMPRISES THE STEPS OF: (I) INCREASING THE HALIDE CONCENTRATION IN THE ELECTROLYTE BY ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF THE HALOGEN, (II) CRYSTALLISING A SULFATE SALT OUT OF THE ELECTROLYTE, AND (III) SEPARATION OF THE ELECTROLYTE FROM THE CRYSTALLISED SULFATE SALT. (FIGURE 6)
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Patent number | MY118103 |
| IPC | H01M 10/ 36 A I |
| Priority date | 13/07/98 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Aug 2004 |