Electrolytic solution for promoting electrolysis of water

Abstract

An electrolytic solution that increases the efficiency of energy use and gas production of a wide range of electrolytic devices, that can be adapted to specific devices and to changes in the metal composition and configuration of conductive elements in electrolytic systems, and that reduces maintenance of the such systems. The electrolytic solution comprising a major solute and a minor solute combined proportionately and dissolved in a predetermined quantity of water; said major solute comprising dry pellets, flakes or combinations thereof comprising about 83% to 87% potassium hydroxide and about 0.4% to 0.7 of a carbonate, and minimal amounts of iron compounds and minimal amounts of calcium. The minor solute comprises about 4.0% to 6.0% of a bicarbonate and up to 3.0% sodium chloride, wherein said solutes are combined with said predetermined quantity of water to yield the electrolytic solution.

1 . An electrolytic solution comprising: 
 a major solute and a minor solute combined proportionately and dissolved in a predetermined quantity of water;    said major solute comprising dry pellets, flakes or combinations thereof comprising about 83% to 87% potassium hydroxide and about 0.4% to 0.7 of a carbonate, said major solute further comprising minimal amounts of iron compounds and minimal amounts of calcium; and    said minor solute comprising about 4.0% to 6.0% of a bicarbonate and up to 3.0% sodium chloride,    wherein said solutes are combined with said predetermined quantity of water to yield said electrolytic solution.    
   
   
       2 . The electrolytic solution according to  claim 1 , wherein the dry pellets, flakes or combinations thereof comprise about 86% potassium hydroxide and about 0.6% of the carbonate.  
   
   
       3 . The electrolytic solution according to  claim 1 , wherein the carbonate of the major solute is potassium carbonate.  
   
   
       4 . The electrolytic solution according to  claim 1 , wherein the minimal amounts of iron compounds in the major solute is less than 0.005%.  
   
   
       5 . The electrolytic solution according to  claim 1 , wherein the minor solute comprises about 5.0% of the bicarbonate and up to 3.0% of the sodium chloride.  
   
   
       6 . The electrolytic solution according to  claim 1 , wherein approximately two pounds of combined solutes are dissolved in approximately two gallons of water to yield an electrolytic solution comprising approximately 28% of said major solute and 7% of said minor solute totaling 35% total solutes.  
   
   
       7 . The electrolytic solution according to  claim 1 , wherein said electrolytic solution 
 is stable in reaction with an electrolysis system,    has a freezing point of at least 54° F. below the freezing point of water,    generates hydrogen gas output in an efficient manner with respect to energy input and with respect to hydrogen output, and    minimizes production of hydrogen sludge in the electrolysis system and scaling of conductive and other surfaces exposed to said electrolytic solution.