Membrane-electrode assembly, electrolytic cell employing the same, electrolytic-water sprayer, and method of sterilization

• Main Authors: KITAORI NORIYUKI, SEKIDO KOTA, SUZUKI TOMOHISA, TANAKA MASASHI, NISHIKI YOSHINORI, FURUTA TSUNETO, SHIBATA TOMOYASU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.03.2016
• Subjects: APPARATUS THEREFOR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; ELECTROFORMING; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTIONOF COATINGS; TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE

The present invention provides a membrane-electrode assembly which includes: at least one rod-form or tubular electrode; a tubular diaphragm disposed around the periphery of the electrode; and a wire-form counter electrode disposed around the periphery of the diaphragm, the diaphragm being fixed to the rod-form or tubular electrode with the wire-form counter electrode to thereby form an electrode chamber having a gas/liquid passage between the diaphragm and the rod-form or tubular electrode.