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AboutBiTACBipolarofTosohandChlorineEngineers
BiTACisabipolartypeionexchange
membraneelectrolyzerjointlydevelopedwith
Tosoh.Ittakesadvantageofamonopolartype
ionexchangemembraneelectrolyzerof
ThyssenKruppUhdeChlorineEngineers(CME)

PrinciplesofIEMElectrolyzer
MonopolarElectrolyzer(CME)
BipolarElectrolyzer(BiTAC)
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andbipolartypeionexchangemembrane
electrolyzerofTosoh(TMB).Itisahigh
performanceelectrolyzerthatbreaksthrough
industrialcommonsenseandhasattracted
attentionasasafeandlowcostelectrolyzerused
insideandoutsideoftheindustry.Thedevelopmentwasstartedin1991.Whentestoperationofapilot
electrolyzersucceededin1992,thefirstcommercialplantwasoperatedinKoreain1994.Sincethen,we
receivedordersfrommorethan25plantsin10countriesandourmarketshareincludingtheelectrolyzer
technologyrelegatedfromAsahiGlassis40%.Itlookslikeaconventionalbipolartypeionexchange
membraneelectrolyzerbuttherearemanyinnovationsintheinternalstructure.ForBiTAC,pressedtitan
pansforthediaphragmoftheanodeandcathodeareconnectedbyusingspecialweldingtechnologyand
otherinnovationsareappliedtorealizealowcostandhighperformanceelectrolyzer(Figure7).

Feature1:LowPowerConsumption
Electriccurrentflowsfromthecathodeto
anodethroughthediaphragminsideon
element.Thiselectricresistanceoftheelement
isalsocalledboxresistanceanditisoneofthe
reasonsforpowerloss.Forthebipolartype
ionexchangemembraneelectrolyzer,an
anodechambermadeoftitanhassixtime
largerresistancethanacathodechambermadeofnickel.Ifyounarrowthedistancebetweentheanode
chambermadeoftitananddiaphragmtoomuchinordertoshortentheelectriccurrentroute,thechlorine
gasstaysintheanodechamber,andgasresistanceandelectrolysispressureincreaseandtherefore
powerconsumptionincreases.ForBiTAC,theelectriccurrentroutethroughtitanisshortenedbymaking
thediaphragmawaveshapeandkeepingenoughcapacitytoexhaustchlorinegas,asshowninFigure1.
Becauseofthisstructure,itcanbeoperatedwithamuchlowerpowerunitthanaconventional
electrolyzer(Figure8).

Feature2:HighCurrentDensityOperation
Thecommonsenseofoperationcurrentdensity(kA/m2)of34kA/m2intheindustryhasbecome
obsoleteandhighelectricdensityoperationwitharatedoperationelectriccurrentdensityof5kA/m2(more
than6kA/m2)becomespossible.Theproductionperreactionareaincreasesbyapplyingmoreelectric
currenttothesameelectrolytereactionarea.Youcanreducetheinitialinvestmenttobuildasmaller
electrolysisplant.Tosoh,ourjointdeveloper,isrunningaratedoperationat6.5kA/m2(Figure9).

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Feature3:EvenDistributionofElectrolyte
Fortheionexchangemembranemethodsaltelectrolyzer,itisimportant
thatthetemperatureanddensityoftheelectrolyteintheanode/cathode
chamberoftheelementareevenlydistributedtomaintainhighperformance
foralongperiod.ForBiTAC,thegroovesandprojectionsofthewave
shapediaphragmarearrangedalternately.Electrolytesuppliedfromthe
bottomoftheelectrolyzerisrepeatedlymixedandseparatedattheedgeof
thegroovesandprojectsandevenlydistributesitontheelectrolysissurface(Figure10).

Feature4:OverflowModeofElectrolytefromElement
ThesystemprovedwithourmonopolartypeelectrolyzerCMEis
alsousedforBiTAC.Itisinnovativethattheelectrolyteissmoothly
convertedtogasliquidandseparated,thenexhaustedinthenozzle
(Figure11).

Feature5:FiniteGapsystem
Electriccurrentdischargedfromananodegoesthroughtheelectrolyte(Brinesolution)intheanode
chamber,ionexchangemembrane,andelectrolyte(caustic)inthecathodechamber,andthenflowsinto
thecathodechamber.AlthoughIRlossoccursbecauseofelectricresistanceoftheelectrolyteintheanode
andcathodechambers,BiTAChasthespringeffectforthecathodemesh.Thereactiontakesplaceon
thesurfaceofthecathodepansothatthedistancebetweentheanodeandcathodeisclosetothesizeof
ionexchangemembrane.Asaresult,theelectricresistanceissuccessfullyreducedwithelectrolytes.

Feature6:TheOperationStatusisEasilyMonitored(VisibleFlow)
Thesystemprovedwithourmonopolartypeelectrolyzer
CMEisalsousedforBiTAC.Itisalsoinnovativethatateflon
tubeissetlongerthanCMEtomakeobservationeasierand
theleakageofelectriccurrentfromelectrolyteisreduced
(Figures12and13).

Feature7:HighEnduranceofElement
Asmaterialsfortheelement,titanisusedfortheanodeandnickelisusedforthecathode,andasa
result,longerlifecyclethanwithconventionalelectrolyzersisrealized.

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