Babban ka'idar amsawar electrolytic na membrane electrolysis cell shine canza makamashin lantarki zuwa makamashin sinadarai da electrolyze brine don samar da NaOH, Cl2 da H2 kamar yadda aka nuna a hoton da ke sama.A cikin ɗakin anode na tantanin halitta (a gefen dama na hoton), brine yana ionized cikin Na + da Cl- a cikin tantanin halitta, inda Na+ ke ƙaura zuwa ɗakin cathode (gefen hagu na hoton) ta hanyar zaɓin ionic membrane a ƙarƙashinsa. aikin cajin.Ƙananan Cl- yana haifar da iskar chlorine a ƙarƙashin anodic electrolysis.H2O ionization a cikin cathode chamber ya zama H + da OH-, inda OH- aka katange ta da wani zaba cation membrane a cikin cathode chamber da Na + daga anode chamber aka hade don samar da samfurin NaOH, da kuma H + samar hydrogen karkashin cathodic electrolysis.