Chlorine - BICHLOR Technology
With BICHLOR™, INEOS Technologies has effectively re-engineered familiar bipolar principles; the unique construction has resulted in a new generation of state of the art technology with low power consumption and long component lifetimes.
This ensures best overall lifetime costs, improved production quality and enhanced safety.
These provides the following benefits:
- Long component lifetimes
- Easy operation by design
- Low voltage
- High current efficiency by design
BICHLOR™ has an effective membrane area of 2.895 m2 and is designed for operation at current densities up to 8 kA/m2. This allows for continuous operation at 6 kA/m2 and if necessary at higher current densities in the future.
BICHLOR™ is a modular electrolyser that is a series of discreet modules consisting of anode, membrane and cathode. These sealed individual modules can be removed from the electrolyser without affecting the other modules.
The Modular design provides increased operability and good pack sealing that is essential for reliable operation. The design also allows for maintenance work on the individual modules in workshop controlled conditions, rather than in the main cell room, as required in the filter press design of electrolyser. This has a major influence in reducing the resultant plant down time. Between 20 - 90 modules can be connected to form a pack; two packs connected in series make up an electrolyser.
