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Chlor-alkali electrolyzer cathode gap adjustment, primarily aimed at achieving "zero-gap" configuration,

reduces Ohmic resistance and energy consumption by minimizing the distance between the electrode and the membrane to between 0.2 and 1 mm. This is achieved using elastic elements, specialized mesh, or cathode redesigns to maintain constant contact, often lowering power consumption to ~2,020 kWh/t NaOH.

Key Aspects of Cathode Gap Adjustment

Zero-Gap Technology: Modern cells utilize a zero-gap design, where porous cathode structures (often Nickel) are placed in direct contact with the membrane to minimize voltage drop.
Elastic Elements: To maintain optimal, constant, and uniform pressure on the membrane over the entire active area, elastic elements (such as spring-loaded mechanisms or flexible conductive structures) are used between the cathode and the element back wall.
Cathode Structure (Mesh/Perforated Plates): The cathode often consists of nickel mesh or perforated plates designed to allow efficient gas bubble evacuation to prevent gas blockage, which would otherwise increase resistance.
Energy Savings: Implementing a zero-gap configuration can reduce Ohmic resistance by up to 30%, resulting in significant electrical energy savings.
Retrofitting & Maintenance: Older, finite-gap cells can be upgraded by replacing internal components like slot frames and pole nets to reduce the pole pitch.

Improved Efficiency: Reduces cell voltage, allowing operation at higher current densities with lower power consumption.
Gas Management: At zero-gap, proper electrode porosity is critical; holes of several millimeters are preferred to prevent clogging by bubbles.
Membrane Protection: The use of flexible, elastic, or compliant cathode structures ensures that the membrane is not damaged while maintaining optimal contact.
Reversal Protection: Maintaining potential below 0.6 VRHE is important to prevent Nickel oxidation.

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Sep 24, 2025 — Highlights. • Holes of several millimetres are preferred for zero gap alkaline water electrolysers. Smaller holes get clogged by b...
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Jun 10, 2022 — 1.3. ... To achieve important reduction of the cell resistance, it is necessary to significantly reduce the thickness of electroly...
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Cathode Gap Adjustment of Chlor-alkali Electrolyzer

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The close integration of the electrode and membrane, along with the minimization of the inter-electrode gap, drastically reduces solution voltage drop, forming ...Read more

The optimal electrode hole size in zero gap alkaline water ...

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by JW Haverkort2025Cited by 2 — In the context of chlor-alkali electrolysis, Ref. [17] finds that unflattened expanded metal electrodes perform better as cathodes than ...Read more

A New Method Based on a Zero Gap Electrolysis Cell for ...

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by R Belhadj Ammar2022Cited by 3 — In this study, we have developed a new process to obtain higher levels of active chlorine up to 3.6%, or 12° chlorometric degree.Read more

Advanced Chlor-Alkali Technology

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The zero-gap design of chlor-alkali cells developed at LANL was based on the fuel cells, where the cathode and the anode remain in intimate contact with the ion ...Read more

Chlor-Alkali Electrolysis

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- Single piece of cathode mesh to fill gap losses and maximize active surface. - Elastic cushion with large number of contact points to decrease IR drop and.Read more

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Cell-Level Challenges in Alkaline Water Electrolysers

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Jan 26, 2022 — Chlor-alkali teaches us that a technology considered with little development prospects can make dramatic progresses. gap: a significant cell ...

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by Y Kim2022Cited by 91 — We designed a simple system based on the classical cathodic protection method, in which a sacrificial anode was connected to the Ni cathode, to inhibit the ...Read more

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ZERO GAP CELL DESIGN FOR ALKALINE ELECTROLYSIS

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This research quantifies the benefit of employing zero gap cell design over the traditional finite gap approach, with a 30 % reduction in Ohmic resistance ...Read more

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CATHODE OPTIMIZING SOLUTION

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EARLY CHLOR-ALKALI MEMBRANE CELLS. WERE DESIGNED WITH A FIXED GAP. BETWEEN THE CATHODE AND THE. MEMBRANE TO PREVENT MEMBRANE. DAMAGE. THESE CELLS ARE REFERRED ...Read more

Revisiting Chlor-Alkali Electrolyzers: from Materials to Devices

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