ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD FOR REDUCING THE VISCOSITY OF AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING HALOGENOUS IONS AND VISCOSIFIED BY A POLYMER

摘要

THIS PROCESS CONSISTS OF PLACING THE SOLUTION WITH A BREAKER WHICH IS PRODUCED IN SITU IN THE SOLUTION WHEN SUBMITTING THIS SOLUTION TO ELECTROLYSIS IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL. THE VISCOSITY OF THE SOLUTION IS REDUCED ENOUGH TO ENABLE EXTRACTION OF SOLID MATERIALS OUT OF SAID SOLUTION BY FILTRATION OR OTHER SEPARATION TECHNIQUES. THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION MAY BE REVISCOSIFIED AFTER ELECTROLYSIS OR AFTER FILTRATION.