The Principle:

Chlorine generation through salt electrolysis


Chlorine electrolysis is a process which separates chlorine from salt (NaCl) with the help of electricity.

Modern process use a membrane technology for process optimization. This method was further refined in WAPOTEC®-Electrolysis units.

Due to the integrated „gas bridge“ only pure chlorine gas can be added to the treated water.

This way no undesirable (mainly inorganic) by-products can be introduced into the treated water as necessarily found in hypo chlorite solutions.

Further there is no chloride (salt) build-up in the treated water (no „salt leakage“).

The required chlorine quantity is based on the residual of free chlorine measured in the water After the controlled and proportional production the chlorine gas is directly added to the treated water.