The present invention is a reinforced fluorinated cation exchange membrane for the electrolysis of {HEAD ~ an alkali metal halide solution} containing at least one and preferably two or more polymer layers in which the sacrificial and permanent reinforcement for the membrane are in close proximity to {TAIL ~ the anolyte}, such that by applying appropriate surface roughening techniques about 25% of the crossover points involving at least one sacrificial fiber are exposed to bulk anolyte, but the reinforcement is still anchored in the membrane firmly enough to remain in place during subsequent handling 
The present invention is a reinforced fluorinated cation exchange membrane for the electrolysis of { HEAD ~ an alkali metal halide solution } containing at least one and preferably two or more polymer layers in which the sacrificial and permanent reinforcement for the membrane are in close proximity to { TAIL ~ the anolyte } , such that by applying appropriate surface roughening techniques about 25 % of the crossover points involving at least one sacrificial fiber are exposed to bulk anolyte , but the reinforcement is still anchored in the membrane firmly enough to remain in place during subsequent handling
OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH