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HYBRID ELECTRODE COMPRISING PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES AND ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME

Resumen de: US20260218401A1

The present disclosure relates to a hybrid electrode including plasmonic nanoparticles and an electrolysis system including the same. The hybrid electrode and the electrolysis system including the same according to embodiments of the present disclosure may utilize a plasmonic-active (antenna–reactor) composite electrode to re-activate a catalyst surface via plasmonic phenomena during an electrochemical reaction.

Verfahren zur Herstellung einer SiC-Elektrode und SiC-Elektrode

Resumen de: DE102025103028A1

Es wird ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer SiC-Elektrode 1 angegeben. Das Verfahren weist auf: Bereitstellen eines SiC-Pulvers und Sintern des SiC-Pulvers zu einem SiC-Sinterkörper.Des Weiteren wird eine SiC-Elektrode 1 angegeben, die ein gesintertes Elektrodenmaterial 3a,3b aufweist.

CATALYST-LOADED CARBON, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING SAME FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL

Resumen de: US20260221470A1

0000 Problem To provide a catalyst-loaded carbon having a high initial activity and excellent durability. SolutionA catalyst-loaded carbon including catalyst particles and a carbon support, the catalyst particles being loaded on the carbon support. The carbon support has a crystallite size of 3.5 nm or greater and 9 nm or less, a BET specific surface area of 300 m<2>/g or greater and 450 m<2>/g or less, and a pore size of 5.0 nm or greater and 20.0 nm or less. The catalyst particles are made of platinum or a platinum alloy, have a crystallite size of 2.5 nm or greater and 5.0 nm or less and a surface area of 40 m<2>/g or greater and 80 m<2>/g or less.

ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS FOR MAKING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE

Resumen de: US20260218390A1

Systems and methods are described for producing lithium hydroxide from lithium chloride through an electrolysis process.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS GENERATION OF GASES

Resumen de: US20260218393A1

0000 The invention provides a system for continuous generation of gases, the system comprising an electrochemical device and an active-material regeneration device.

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCT COMPRISING HYDROGEN

Resumen de: US20260217522A1

0000 A process for producing a synthesis gas product by an endothermic reaction of a feedstock stream, including providing an ammonia fuel stream, performing a first combustion in which the ammonia fuel stream is partially burned, generating heat and a combustion flue gas stream comprising an unburned portion of ammonia fuel stream being not burned, providing heat from the first combustion and from the combustion flue gas stream to the endothermic reaction, thereby obtaining a cooled flue gas stream, performing a second combustion of the cooled flue gas stream in which the unburned portion of ammonia fuel stream is burned, and providing heat from the second combustion to the endothermic reaction.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUEL VIA LOWER AROMATICS

Resumen de: US20260218066A1

0000 Subject of the invention is a method for producing fuel which comprises C8+ aromatics and C8+ hydrocarbons, the method comprising the steps: (i) converting a feed mixture comprising CO<2 >with H<2 >into a mixture comprising CO, C6+ aromatics and unsaturated C<2>-C<6 >hydrocarbons, wherein the CO<2 >is at least partially converted into methanol using a metal oxide-based catalyst and wherein the methanol is at least partially converted into C6+ aromatics using a zeolite-based catalyst, wherein said unsaturated C<2>-C<6 >hydrocarbons are subsequently at least partially converted into unsaturated C8+ hydrocarbons by oligomerisation, and (ii) alkylating C6+ aromatics from step (i) at least partially with unsaturated C<2>-C<6 >hydrocarbons from step (i) into C8+ aromatics using an acid catalyst different from the zeolite-based catalyst used in step (i).

HYDROGEN PLANT

Resumen de: US20260217529A1

A hydrogen plant includes hydrogen liquefiers, individual pipes, a confluent pipe, and branch pipes. The hydrogen liquefiers convert hydrogen gas into liquefied hydrogen. The individual pipes respectively belong to the hydrogen liquefiers and serve as hydrogen flow passages. The confluent pipe includes a confluence where downstream ends of the individual pipes of the hydrogen liquefiers meet to combine to one, and a collecting pipe located at a downstream position of the confluence. The branch pipes respectively branch from the individual pipes to each take out hydrogen flow having a phase of gas or two phases of liquid and gas.

MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS

Resumen de: US20260218402A1

0000 A membrane having excellent radical durability and low gas permeability, a membrane electrode assembly including the membrane, and a water electrolysis apparatus are provided. A membrane having a laminated structure including a layer B1, a layer A, and a layer B2 in this order, in which the layer A contains a hydrocarbon-based polymer (a) which has an ionic group and may be fluorine-substituted, and each of the layers B1 and B2 contains a perfluoro-carbon polymer (b) having an ionic group.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING GREEN HYDROGEN

Resumen de: AU2025213224A1

A system and method of making hydrogen from water. A reaction vessel is provided with an outer shell, a central shaft, and concentric inner tubes separated by annular spaces. Water is delivered to the annular spaces by a water pump through an inlet defined in the reaction vessel. The water courses along a tortuous flow path. That path begins at an inner annular space around a central shaft. It ends at an outer annular space. The water emerges from the reaction vessel through an outlet associated with a manifold. A vibratory stimulus is applied to the reaction vessel and water. Water molecules are dissociated into hydrogen molecules and oxygen atoms. These reaction products are delivered through the manifold along an effluent flow path to a receiving pressure vessel before deployment to a sub-assembly for harnessing clean energy.

ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE

Resumen de: AU2024420420A1

This electrolysis cell comprises: an ion exchange membrane; a power feeder which is provided on the surface of the ion exchange membrane and composed of a plurality of fibers formed in a sheet shape; a binder layer that covers the surface of each of the fibers; and an electrode catalyst layer that contains catalyst particles at least partially protruding from the surface of the binder layer. At least a part of the catalyst particles protrudes from the surface of the binder layer. Consequently, the surface area of the exposed portion of the catalyst particles is increased, and thus the contact area with an electrolyte can be increased.

Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Elektrolysesystems und Elektrolysesystem

Resumen de: DE102025102714A1

Die vorgestellte Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren (100) zum Betreiben eines Elektrolysesystems (200). Das Verfahren (100) umfasst:- Betreiben (101) des Elektrolysesystems (200) an einem Betriebspunkt, bei dem ein Kathodendruck in einem Kathodenraum (203) des Elektrolysesystems (200) größer ist als ein Anodendruck in einem Anodenraum (205) des Elektrolysesystems (200),- Ermitteln (103) eines Öffnungszustands sämtlicher Sicherheitsventile (207a, 207b, 207c) des Elektrolysesystems (200) in einem vorgegebenen Zeitraum und- Ausgeben (105) einer Warnmeldung für den Fall, dass der Öffnungszustand mindestens eines der Sicherheitsventile (207a, 207b, 207c) sich in dem vorgegebenen Zeitraum mehrfach ändert oder sämtliche Sicherheitsventile (207a, 207b, 207c) sich in dem vorgegebenen Zeitraum in einem geöffneten Zustand befinden.

ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS

Resumen de: US20260218404A1

An electrolytic cell of the present disclosure includes a first separator, a second separator, an anion exchange membrane disposed between the first separator and a second separator, a cathode disposed between the first separator and the anion exchange membrane, and an anode disposed between the second separator and the anion exchange membrane. The first separator includes a flow path for supplying an electrolyte to the cathode, and at the cathode, at least part of the electrolyte supplied from the flow path is consumed to generate hydrogen and hydroxide ions. The second separator does not include a flow path for supplying the electrolyte to the anode, and at the anode, oxygen and water are generated by the hydroxide ions that have passed through the anion exchange membrane from the cathode in a state where the electrolyte is not supplied.

Electrolyser System for an Intermittent Electricity Supply

Resumen de: US20260218395A1

The invention provides an electroly ser system (10) comprising a heat storage unit (14) and an electrolyser (16). The heat storage unit (14) comprises at least one heat source infeed. The electrolyser (16) comprises at least one electrolyser cell (20), a steam inlet and at least one off-gas outlet. The off-gas outlet is connected to the heat source infeed to heat the heat storage unit (14). The heat storage unit (14) is configured to use its stored heat to produce steam for feeding into the steam inlet and for generating electrical power, either one at a time or both at the same time. The invention also provides a system comprising an intermittent or variable electricity source (12) and an electrolyser system (10) as defined above. The intermittent or variable electricity source (12) can be configured to power the electrolyser (16) and to heat the heat storage unit (14) via a heating element, either both at the same time or individually.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN FROM IRON ORE TAILINGS

Resumen de: US20260217524A1

Among other things, a process for generating hydrogen by valorizing iron ore tailings (IOT) through the oxidation of remnant ferrous iron phases in the tailings is described. The IOT may be either wet (i.e., containing water) or dry (i.e., not containing water). The reaction may be performed using untreated IOT and may generate hydrogen gas capable of being used on site.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTROCATALYTIC DUAL HYDROGENATION

Resumen de: US20260218391A1

0000 A method of electrocatalytic dual hydrogenation includes loading a first hydrogenation solution and a second hydrogenation solution into a first hydrogenation compartment and a second hydrogenation compartment of an electrocatalytic hydrogenation assembly, in which the first hydrogenation compartment and the second hydrogenation compartment are separated from an electrochemical cell by a hydrogen-permeable anode and a hydrogen-permeable cathode. The method includes applying and maintaining a voltage to the electrochemical cell to reduce a cathode solution and to oxidize an anode solution to provide hydrogen in the cathodic compartment and/or the anodic compartment. The hydrogen may be absorbed through the hydrogen-permeable anode and/or the hydrogen-permeable cathode and hydrogenate an unsaturated substrate in the first hydrogenation solution and/or the second hydrogenation solution. The method includes producing a first hydrogenated product and a second hydrogenated product with a total Faradic efficiency from 150% to 200%.

Water Electrolysis System and Method for Controlling the Same

Resumen de: US20260218394A1

0000 In a water electrolysis system, an AC-side connection end of a power converter is connected to an AC power grid, a series circuit constituted by at least one electrolysis stack and a circuit breaker connected to the at least one electrolysis stack is connected to a DC-side connection end of the power converter, a controller reduces the power flowing to the DC-side connection end before the electrolysis stack is isolated from the series circuit, while maintaining a speed at which the power converter reduces the power flowing to the DC-side connection end below a speed that allows a difference of an amplitude of a voltage of the AC power grid from a reference value to be less than a predetermined value, and when reaching a power level enabling disconnection of an internal DC circuit by the circuit breaker, disconnects the circuit breaker connected to the DC circuit and isolates the electrolysis stack from the series circuit.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM FEEDSTOCK

Resumen de: US20260218071A1

0000 The present disclosure relates to a system for producing hydrogen from feedstock and a method thereof. The system comprises a first chamber adapted to thermally decompose the feedstock, and a second chamber adapted to receive a first portion of the gaseous stream and to receive a first portion of the solids stream to form a reactants combination. The second chamber adapted to partially react the reactants combination with steam to produce a product gas. The system further comprises a third chamber adapted to receive a second portion of the gaseous stream and adapted to receive a second portion of the solids stream to form a combustibles combination. The third chamber adapted to at least partially combust the combustibles combination to produce process heat for the first chamber and/or the second chamber. The system further comprises a controller adapted to adjust the composition of the reactants combination and of the combustibles combination.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN

Resumen de: US20260217525A1

A system and method for producing low-cost, low to zero-carbon, and emission-free hydrogen (H2) is provided. The system includes an auto-thermal reformer which uses electrolytic oxygen (O2), a hydrocarbon fuel source, and water (H2O) to perform a partial oxidation reaction and produce auto-thermal reformed hydrogen and carbon dioxide (CO2). The system also includes a carbon dioxide electrolyzer for receiving electricity and the carbon dioxide from the auto-thermal reformer, and performing electrolysis on the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide electrolyzer produces electrolytic carbon monoxide (CO) and a portion of the electrolytic oxygen provided to the auto-thermal reformer. The system also typically includes a water electrolyzer, which performs water electrolysis to produce electrolytic hydrogen and more electrolytic oxygen which can be provided to the auto-thermal reformer. In addition, the carbon monoxide produced by the carbon dioxide electrolyzer can be combined with the hydrogen produced by the auto-thermal reformer to form syngas.

BREATHING EQUIPMENT FOR PROVIDING POSITIVE PRESSURE GAS

Resumen de: US20260216467A1

A breathing equipment for providing a positive pressure gas includes a gas channel, a hydrogen generating device, a pressurizing device, a mixing device, an atomizing device, and an output device. The hydrogen generating device, the pressurizing device, the mixing device, the atomizing device, and the output device are all coupled to the gas channel. The hydrogen generating device is configured to electrolyze water to generate a gas comprising hydrogen. The pressurizing device selectively accelerates an external gas to generate an accelerating gas. The mixing device is configured to mix the gas comprising hydrogen and the accelerating gas to generate a positive pressure gas. The atomizing device is configured to selectively generate an atomizing gas. The output device is configured to selectively output the gas comprising hydrogen, the positive pressure gas, the gas comprising hydrogen with the atomizing gas, or the positive pressure gas with the atomizing gas.

INTEGRATED ELECTROLYZER AND ABSORPTION CHILLER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME

Resumen de: US20260218396A1

A system includes an electrolyzer cell system configured to receive a steam inlet stream and an air inlet stream and to generate a hydrogen containing product stream and an air exhaust stream, and an absorption chiller fluidly connected to the electrolyzer cell system. The absorption chiller is configured to receive the air exhaust stream and to cool the hydrogen containing product stream using heat from the air exhaust stream.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR E-METHANOL PRODUCTION

Resumen de: US20260217633A1

Systems and methods for E-methanol production may comprise capturing carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas, the exhaust gas being a byproduct of a gas processing plant; hydrogenating the carbon dioxide with a hydrogen gas to produce a syngas; synthesizing a stream comprising methanol and water from the syngas; and separating at least a portion of the water from the stream to produce an E-methanol.

MULTIMETALLIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME

Resumen de: US20260218400A1

0000 For renewable energy technology to become ubiquitous, it is imperative to develop catalysts useful reactions such as, for example, efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution (HER). In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, described herein are compounds having one of the following the formula: ABX, ABCX, ABCDX, ABCDEX, ABCDEFX, or ABCDEFGX, wherein (1) A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are, independently, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn, (2) A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are not the same element, and (3) X is absent or X is C, O, S, P, N, Te, Se, or As. The compounds described herein possess unique electrochemical properties.

REINFORCED ION-CONDUCTING MEMBRANE

Resumen de: US20260221479A1

0000 The present invention provides a reinforced ion-conducting membrane comprising: (a) a reinforcing layer comprising a porous polymer structure; and (b) a polymeric ion-conducting membrane material impregnated within the porous polymer structure; wherein the porous polymer structure comprises a polymer backbone based on nitrogen-containing heterocycles and the polymeric ion-conducting membrane material has a transition temperature Ta in the range of and including 60 to 80° C.

COMPOSITE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, SOLID POLYMER-TYPE FUEL CELL, SOLID POLYMER-TYPE ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN COMPRESSION DEVICE

Nº publicación: EP4783270A1 29/07/2026

Solicitante:

TEIJIN LTD [JP]
TEIJIN LIMITED

Resumen de: EP4783270A1

A composite membrane includes: a porous substrate including a polyolefin microporous membrane; a silica material having a substrate containing silicon dioxide and having a sulfonic acid group on at least a surface of the substrate; and an ion exchange resin, in which a Gurley value is 1,000 sec/100 mL or more.