ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE ELECTROLYSIS OF CARBON DIOXIDE

The invention relates to an arrangement for the electrolysis of carbon dioxide and to a method for the operation thereof, comprising an electrolytic cell with an anode and a cathode, the anode and cathode being connected to a voltage supply, the cathode being a gas diffusion electrode and a gas chamber being connected to a first side of the cathode and a cathode chamber being connected to a secondside of the cathode, also comprising an electrolytic circuit which is connected to the electrolytic cell, and a gas supply for supplying carbon dioxide-containing gas into the gas chamber, characterized in that the gas chamber comprises an outlet for the electrolyte and the electrolyte outlet comprising a blocking device which is designed such that the blocking device is opened when the difference in pressure between the gas chamber and the cathode chamber exceeds a threshold value. 本发明涉及种用于二氧化碳电解的装置及其运行的方法，所述装置包括：具有阳极和阴极的电解池，其中，阳极和阴极与电压源相连，其中，阴极设计为气体扩散电极，在气体扩散电极上在第侧上连接有气体室，在第二侧上连接有阴极室；连接到电解池上的电解质循环回路；用于向气体室中供应含二氧化碳的