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The Process of Electrolysis
Reaction that takes
place in a Salt Pure® Cell
1. Sodium
Chloride (Salt) added to pool water.
2. Anode
of cell makes Hypochlorous Acid and Hydrochloric Acid.
3. Cathode
of Cell makes Sodium Hydroxide and Hydrogen Gas.
(The
Hydrogen gas bubbles through the Pool water into the atmosphere).
4. Hypochlorous
Acid from the Anode combines with the Sodium Hydroxide from the Cathode to
make Sodium Hypochlorite or Liquid Chlorine when mixed with the Pool water
going through the Cell.
5. Hydrochloric
Acid from the Anode combines with the Sodium Hydroxide from the Cathode to
make Sodium Chloride (Salt) which is re-used by the Cell.
6. Liquid
Chlorine at a pH of 7.4 goes half to Hypochlorous Acid and half to Sodium
Hydroxide.
7. Hypochlorous
Acid combines with soil, bacteria, algae, organics and UV's to convert to
Hydrochloric Acid-
8. Hydrochloric
Acid combines with Sodium Hydroxide forming Sodium Chloride (Salt) again,
which is re-used by the Cell.
This is called a
Closed Loop System because the salt is used over and over again and is only
lost through splash out, backwashing, and rainfall.
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