as an anode and the cathode can be for example any metallic insertion inside the electrolyte a controller 6 not shown may be provided which is operatively associated with the power source 4 and or anode or cathode the controller may allow the user to input settings to effect periodic application of the voltage to the system when voltage is applied to the system by the power source 4 shown in fig1 water electrolysis will occur in the electrolysis process water will decompose into gases the nature of the gases will depend on the chemistry of the saline solution and the applied voltage at the cathode 3 it is expected that hydrogen gas evolution will occur while at the anode 2 chlorine and o 2 gases will evolve in some embodiments the quantities of gases produced may be minimized by applying the voltage periodically and or for short periods just enough to prevent fouling or clean any foul occurring on the surface of the membrane these periodical applications can be optimized as desired various conductive materials may be used in the electrically conductive layer including but not limited to electrically conductive ceramics e g indium tin oxide ito lanthanum doped strontium titanate stl yttrium doped strontium titanate syt etc metallic materials e g copper silver aluminum platinum etc and electrically conductive polymers such as nanotubes the material may be coated e g spray coated chemical vapor deposition cvd physical vapor deposition pvd etc impregnated etc in a manner that preserves its ability to perform electrical conduction u201c nanotubes u201d are cylindrical tubular structures that are of micrometer or nanometer scale nanotubes of a variety of materials have been.