Electrical Deaeration of Boiler Feedwater

Abstract

This article describes a deaerator, developed in California, to furnish oxygen‐free water to low‐pressure boilers and hot‐water systems where other types are impracticable. Oxygen removal is accomplished by passing the water through a tank upon the surface of which hydrogen is deposited by electrolysis. Dissolved oxygen acts as a depolariser and is reduced first to hydrogen peroxide and then to water. The anode and cathode are made of aluminium alloy.

Citation

Fox, A.R. (1955), "Electrical Deaeration of Boiler Feedwater", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 2 No. 12, pp. 375-376. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb019128