# Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How to Make Hydrogen Gas and Cupric Chloride Using an Electrolysis Cell](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8636880/electrolysis-cell-for-the-conversion-of-cuprous-chloride-in-hydrochloric-acid-to) — granted 2014
  This patent describes an electrochemical cell that uses cuprous chloride in hydrochloric acid to produce hydrogen gas and cupric chloride, separated by a special membrane.

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