NOVELTY - A gas-liquid separator (52) comprises a first chamber (54) configured to receive a liquid carrier including a first gas and to separate the first gas from the liquid carrier; a second chamber (56) configured to receive the liquid carrier including a second gas and to separate the second gas from the liquid carrier; and a partition disposed between the first and second chambers to provide liquid communication between the first and second chambers.    USE - For separating gas and liquid in an alkaline electrolyzer.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-liquid separator provides the separation of gas and liquid in a system by employing a relatively simple and cost effective technique. It will separate the hydrogen and the oxygen generated in the electrolyzer from the electrolyte, while preventing the formation of explosive hydrogen-oxygen mixture.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a system (50), comprising a first (cathode) compartment (18); a second (anode) compartment (20); and the gas-liquid separator for separating the liquid carrier from the first and second gases; and    (2) a method of separating hydrogen and oxygen from an electrolyte (32) in an electrolyzer (12).    The system comprises an alkaline electrolyzer. The partition comprises a liquid permeable diaphragm which is non gas permeable. The first chamber is configured to separate hydrogen and the electrolyte from a hydrogen-electrolyte mixture received from the electrolyzer. The second chamber is configured to separate oxygen and the electrolyte from an oxygen-electrolyte mixture received from the electrolyzer. A nitrogen purge inlet is coupled to each of the first and second chambers to facilitate nitrogen purge in the first and second chambers during a start-up or a shut down condition of the electrolyzer. A coalescer device is disposed above a level of electrolyte in each of the first and second chambers. A pore size of pores of the liquid permeable diaphragm is selected to substantially prevent gas diffusion between the first and second chambers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a diagrammatical representation of the alkaline electrolyzer with the gas-liquid separator for separating hydrogen and oxygen from the electrolyte.    Electrolyzer (12)    Cathode compartment (18)    Anode compartment (20)    Electrolyte (32)    System (50)    Gas-liquid separator (52)    First chamber (54)    Second chamber (56)