Electrochemistry pilot-scale test (eletrodialysis, electrolysis, and electrodialysis reversal)
Cégep de Shawinigan (CNETE)
Place :
Shawinigan
Infrastructure type :
Equipment
/// Features:
- Electrolysis and electrodialysis pilot system equipped with three 1-litre tanks
- Treatment capacity of 100 L per day depending on the type of samples treated
- Automated control system (pH, conductivity, temperature, and flow)
- Ion exchange and bipolar membranes (membrane electrolysis and electrodialysis)
- Pump with a maximum operating capacity of 3470 rpm (½ horsepower)
-15 000 Watt rectifier
/// Samples:
- Liquids
- Brines, hydrolysates, leachates, organic acid extracts
/// Examples of applications:
- Deacidification of cellulose hydrolysates
- Demineralization of leachates and food products
- Base production from salts
- Metal recovery from contaminated wash water
- Regeneration of mineral acids
- Separation and concentration of metal nanoparticles