Resumen de: EP4567153A1
A method of electrolysing water, the method comprising:- providing an electrolyser comprising an anode; a cathode and optionally a separator;- contacting the cathode and/or the anode with an aqueous alkaline solution comprising water; and- electrolysing the water using a potential difference from the anode to the cathode,wherein at least one of the cathode and the separator comprises a substrate and a coating, wherein the coating comprises 9.5 to 35 wt% chromium; 10 to 75 wt% cobalt; and 10 to 60 wt% one or more further transition metals and/or one or more non-metallic elements selected from C, P, N and B, and wherein the coating catalyses hydrogen evolution at the cathode.
Resumen de: CN119243213A
The invention relates to the technical field of electro-catalysis hydrogen evolution, and discloses a preparation method and application of a double-gradient self-supporting hydrogen evolution electrode. The preparation method comprises the following steps: forming an oxygen-containing hydrophilic group on the surface of conductive carbon cloth to obtain pretreated carbon cloth; a metal organic framework composed of Co and dimethylimidazole grows on the surface of the pretreated carbon cloth in an in-situ self-growth mode, the metal organic framework forms triangular protrusions on the surface of the pretreated carbon cloth, roasting is conducted, and a geometric gradient electrode is obtained; and covering the surface of the geometric gradient electrode with a mask distributed with a plurality of through holes, applying a hydrophobic and aerophilic coating on the surface of the geometric gradient electrode through the through holes, and forming a plurality of hydrophobic and aerophilic areas on the surface of the geometric gradient electrode. By adopting the preparation method disclosed by the invention, the overpotential and the overpotential growth rate of the electrode under high current density can be effectively reduced.
Resumen de: WO2024058606A1
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a NiMo-MoO3-x porous nanorod catalyst on the basis of a metal-organic framework and a non-precious alloy catalyst prepared thereby. The method for preparing a non-precious alloy catalyst according to the present invention can produce an alloy catalyst retaining excellent HER performance close to that of a commercial platinum catalyst by forming porous nanorods with a wide surface area having a combination of an alloy and an oxide.
Resumen de: US2025001352A1
The present disclosure relates to a pressure swing adsorption apparatus for high purity hydrogen purification from ammonia decomposition and a hydrogen purification method using the same, and more specifically, the pressure swing adsorption apparatus includes a plurality of adsorption towers including a guard bed unit and a hydrogen purification unit, in which each adsorption tower is packed with different adsorbents, to purify high purity hydrogen from mixed hydrogen gas produced after ammonia decomposition, make it easy to replace the adsorbent for ammonia removal, minimize the likelihood that the lifetime of the adsorbent in the hydrogen purification unit is drastically reduced by trace amounts of ammonia, efficiently recover hydrogen of the guard bed unit, thereby maximizing the hydrogen recovery rate compared to a conventional pressure swing adsorption process including a pretreatment unit and a hydrogen purification unit, and respond to a large change in ammonia concentration in the raw material.
Resumen de: DE102023212354A1
Elektrolysesystem mit einem Stack (1), der einen Anodenraum (2) und einen Kathodenraum (3) aufweist und der dazu eingerichtet ist, Wasser elektrolytisch in Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff aufzuspalten, wobei der Kathodenraum (3) einen Einlass (9) und einen Auslass (10) aufweist. Dem Stack (1) ist ein Gas-Flüssig-Separator (11) zugeordnet, der über eine Ausleitung (12) mit dem Auslass (10) des Kathodenraums (3) verbunden ist und in dem Flüssigkeit von Gas getrennt wird, wobei der Gas-Flüssig-Separator einen Gasauslass (13) zum Abströmen des abgetrennten Gases aufweist. Der Gasauslass (13) mündet in einen zentralen Gas-Flüssig-Separator (25) zur Trennung von Flüssigkeit und Gas.
Resumen de: CN118374814A
The invention discloses a device for preparing arsine through double-anode electro-catalysis and application, the device comprises a cathode electrolytic bath and two anode electrolytic baths arranged on the two sides of the cathode electrolytic bath, the cathode electrolytic bath and the anode electrolytic baths are separated through diaphragms, and anode catalysts are tightly attached to the side faces, facing the anode electrolytic baths, of the diaphragms; a cathode electrode is inserted into the cathode electrolytic bath and is connected with the negative electrode of the power supply through a wire, and the two anode catalysts on the two opposite sides of the two diaphragms are connected in parallel through wires and are connected with the positive electrode of the power supply. According to the invention, a dual-channel anode electrolytic bath structure is designed, and the capacity of transferring protons by reaction is regulated and controlled by increasing the quantity of the anode electrolytic bath and the anode catalyst, so that the current density of the reaction is directly improved, on one hand, the oxygen generation rate of the anode is improved, and on the other hand, the generation of cathode arsine is accelerated.
Resumen de: PL450397A1
Przedmiotem zgłoszenia jest przedstawiony na rysunku układ do kompresji wodoru, który składa się z elektrolizera, sprężarki i zbiornika do magazynowania, przy czym sprężarka realizuje kompresję wodoru w dwóch fazach: — fazie I kompresji - do magazynowania wodoru w zbiornikach oraz — fazie II kompresji - do tankowania urządzeń wodorem. Wynalazek znajduje zastosowanie w tworzeniu stacji tankowania aut wodorowych, magazynowaniu energii oraz transporcie i logistyce.
Resumen de: CN117285004A
The invention provides a ubiquitous light-gathering catalytic hydrogen production device and method and application. The ubiquitous light-gathering catalytic hydrogen production device comprises a hydrogen production unit, an artificial light-gathering light source unit and an electric power adjusting unit, the hydrogen production unit comprises a reaction tank and is used for preparing hydrogen and oxygen through artificial photocatalytic decomposition of water; the artificial condensation light source unit comprises a reflection assembly and a plurality of light-emitting assemblies, the light-emitting assemblies are used for emitting artificial light, and the reflection assembly is used for reflecting and gathering the artificial light into the reaction tank; the electric power adjusting unit is used for providing electric energy for the artificial condensation light source unit. According to the invention, electric power is converted into artificial light of a single wave band, artificial photocatalytic hydrogen production is carried out in a condensation mode, and the device is suitable for various electric power hydrogen production energy storage with fluctuation characteristics, especially hydrogen energy storage of low-price and negative-price electric power such as renewable energy power generation electric energy, valley electricity, abandoned electricity and the like.
Resumen de: JP2025086206A
【課題】メタン製造システムを高効率で動作維持可能に制御することを可能とする。【解決手段】メタン製造方法は、供給された電気エネルギーを用いて水電解装置における水電解により水素を生成する工程と、生成された水素と、二酸化炭素とをメタン合成装置において反応させてメタンを合成し、メタンを合成する際に発生した反応熱を前記水電解装置に伝導させる工程と、前記水電解装置から自己発熱によって発生する余剰熱量と前記メタン合成装置から前記水電解装置に伝導した熱エネルギー量の合計が、前記水電解装置における水電解反応において必要となる熱エネルギー量と等しくなるように前記水電解装置に供給する電気エネルギー量を調整する工程と、を備える。【選択図】図3
Resumen de: JP2025086209A
【課題】メタン合成の際に用いる触媒の劣化を抑制しつつ、メタン製造システムを高効率で動作維持可能に制御することを可能とする。【解決手段】メタン製造方法は、供給された電気エネルギーを用いて水電解装置における水電解により水素を生成する工程と、生成された水素と、二酸化炭素とをメタン合成装置において反応させてメタンを製造し、メタンを製造する際に発生した反応熱を前記水電解装置に伝導させる工程と、前記メタン合成装置の温度が、予め設定された目標温度となるように前記水電解装置に供給する電気エネルギー量を調整する工程と、を備える。【選択図】図3
Resumen de: WO2025116600A1
Disclosed is a catalyst for a hydrogen evolution reaction or a hydrogen oxidation reaction, which can be used under alkaline conditions and has significantly improved kinetic properties compared to conventional commercially-available platinum catalysts. The present invention provides a catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen reactions under alkaline conditions, which has 2 to 20 ruthenium atoms supported in an ensemble form on the surface of a molybdenum carbide-carbon nanocomposite support, and a manufacturing method therefor, and a ruthenium-based catalyst electrode comprising the catalyst, which can be used as an electrode for anion exchange membrane-based water electrolysis cells and fuel cells.
Resumen de: WO2025116572A1
The present invention relates to an electrode for water electrolysis for hydrogen production and a manufacturing method therefor. The manufacturing method according to the present invention achieves a simpler process compared with an existing iridium (IrO2) electrode manufacturing process, uses low thermal energy, shortens the time required for, especially, heat curing, facilitates the thickness adjustment of a coating layer, and can manufacture an electrode for water electrolysis at relatively low facility costs and manufacturing costs, and requires less time, labor, and energy to perform steps of the process. In addition, the electrode for water electrolysis obtained by the manufacturing method according to the present invention not only possesses generally required electrochemical stability and chemical resistance, but also exhibits high discharge efficiency of generated bubbles while preventing defects due to voids in an actual hydrogen manufacturing process.
Resumen de: WO2025116571A1
The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing method for a separator for water electrolysis having a superhydrophobic coating layer. The manufacturing method of the present disclosure not only has high efficiency of manufacturing the separator, but also can reduce manufacturing costs and ultimately product sales costs, and thus has excellent industrial utility value. In addition, the superhydrophobic separator according to the present disclosure has high efficiency of separating hydrogen and oxygen generated in a water electrolysis process, can stably maintain hydrogen purity, and has excellent performance in preventing oxygen from being mixed into hydrogen gas, and thus can fundamentally block the risk of explosion (fire).
Resumen de: WO2025116024A1
Provided is a catalyst for hydrogen generation comprising a mixture of tungsten carbide and cobalt, the catalyst for hydrogen generation being characterized in that the absolute value of the cathode current per mg of the catalyst is 0.10 mA/mg or more when the catalyst for hydrogen generation is loaded on a glassy carbon electrode and subjected to potential scanning at -1.2 V with respect to a silver/silver chloride reference electrode under nitrogen bubbling in a 1 mol/L sodium hydroxide aqueous solution.
Resumen de: WO2025111640A1
A polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser or fuel cell system for the extraction of hydrogen, the electrolyser or fuel cell system comprising first and second end plate assemblies provided at longitudinal and opposed ends of the electrolyser or fuel cell system with an electrolyser stack positioned between the first and second end plate assemblies; the electrolyser stack comprising a plurality of electrolyser cells wherein each cell comprises bi-polar contact plates separated by a catalyst-coated membrane or catalyst coated electrodes and wherein the electrolyser stack is located between a pair of current collectors; wherein each of said current collectors is arranged adjacent said first and second end plate assemblies respectively with a compression arrangement being located at each end of the fuel cell stack to apply a compressive force on each of the current collectors thereby clamping the plurality of bi-polar contact plates and the plurality of catalyst-coated membranes and/or catalyst coated electrodes therebetween to apply uniform pressure across the bi-polar contact plates, wherein the compression arrangement is further configured to be adjustable to vary contact pressure between the plurality of bi-polar contact plates.
Resumen de: US2025179663A1
A production unit for the production of hydrogen or ammonia by electrolytic decomposition of water, with an electrolysis unit supplied with electrical energy by a photovoltaic unit and connected on the media side to a water storage tank and on the output side to a hydrogen tank, is intended to enable a particularly reliable and fluctuation-insensitive use of a regenerative energy source. For this purpose, the production unit is designed for floating operation and comprises a balloon envelope forming a buoyant body which can be filled with a buoyancy gas and which is provided with a support structure for the water storage unit, the electrolysis unit, the photovoltaic unit and the hydrogen storage unit.
Resumen de: US2025179654A1
A system (1) for generating hydrogen gas comprises a reaction vessel (101) containing an aqueous solution (102) and a cathode (105) and an anode (107) each positioned at least partly in the reaction vessel (101). The system (1) comprises first and second ultrasonic transducers (215-220) which emit ultrasonic waves in the direction of the cathode (105) and the anode (107) respectively. Each ultrasonic transducer (215-220) is driven by a respective transducer driver (202) to optimise the operation of the system (1) for generating hydrogen gas by sonoelectrolysis.
Resumen de: US2025179658A1
In a method of producing metal borohydride, M(BH4)n, from metal metaborate, M(BO2)n, in which M is a metal, such as a metallic metal, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal or a chemical compound behaving as a metal, and n is a valence value of the metal, metal borohydride is formed through a reaction of metal hydride, MHn, with trimethyl borate, B(OMe)3, and metal trimethyl borate is formed through a reaction of boric acid, H3BO3, with methanol, MeOH, under removal of water, H2O. An electrochemical cell is used for the conversion of metal metaborate and water, H2O, to boric acid, in the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell has an anodic half-cell and a cathodic half-cell separated by a cation exchange membrane, and a solvent and water is provided to both the anodic half-cell and the cathodic half-cell. Metal metaborate is provided to the anodic half-cell, where acid ions, H+, and electrons, e−, are generated at the anode from electrolysis of water, and H reacts with metal metaborate and water. The cation exchange membrane passes metal ions, Mn+, from the anodic half-cell to the cathodic half-cell, and metal hydroxide, M(OH)n, is formed in the cathodic half-cell.
Resumen de: US2025179655A1
A system (1) for generating hydrogen gas comprises a reaction vessel (101) containing an aqueous solution (102) and a cathode (105) and an anode (107) each positioned at least partly in the reaction vessel (101). The system (1) comprises first and second ultrasonic transducers (215-220) which emit ultrasonic waves in the direction of the cathode (105) and the anode (107) respectively. Each ultrasonic transducer (215-220) is driven by a respective transducer driver (202) to optimise the operation of the system (1) for generating hydrogen gas by sonoelectrolysis.
Resumen de: US2025179652A1
A system (1) for generating hydrogen gas comprises a reaction vessel (101) containing an aqueous solution (102) and a cathode (105) and an anode (107) each positioned at least partly in the reaction vessel (101). The system (1) comprises first and second ultrasonic transducers (215-220) which emit ultrasonic waves in the direction of the cathode (105) and the anode (107) respectively. Each ultrasonic transducer (215-220) is driven by a respective transducer driver (202) to optimise the operation of the system (1) for generating hydrogen gas by sonoelectrolysis.
Resumen de: US2025179656A1
A method for controlling a hydrogen generation system includes controlling the potentials of an electrode for oxygen generation and an electrode for hydrogen generation included in an electrolyzer so that the potential change is smaller in the electrode for oxygen generation or the electrode for hydrogen generation having a larger deterioration rate than in the electrode having a smaller deterioration rate.
Resumen de: US2025179653A1
A system (1) for generating hydrogen gas comprises a reaction vessel (101) containing an aqueous solution (102) and a cathode (105) and an anode (107) each positioned at least partly in the reaction vessel (101). The system (1) comprises first and second ultrasonic transducers (215-220) which emit ultrasonic waves in the direction of the cathode (105) and the anode (107) respectively. Each ultrasonic transducer (215-220) is driven by a respective transducer driver (202) to optimise the operation of the system (1) for generating hydrogen gas by sonoelectrolysis.
Resumen de: US2025179651A1
Disclosed is a method for operating an electrolysis plant for producing hydrogen and oxygen as product gases, wherein the oxygen product gas, which additionally contains hydrogen as a foreign gas, is fed from an electrolyser to a downstream gas separator, wherein when a predefined limit value for the hydrogen concentration in the oxygen product gas is exceeded, an inert gas (L) is fed to the gas separator such that the hydrogen concentration in the oxygen product gas is lowered. The invention further relates to a corresponding electrolysis plant.
Resumen de: US2025179666A1
Embodiments include a method for operating an electrolysis system. Aspects include supplying service water to a water treatment system and purifying and deionizing the service water in the water treatment system to create deionized water and ion-containing wastewater. Aspects also include supplying the deionized water from the water treatment system to an electrolyzer and supplying the ion-containing wastewater from the water treatment system to a cooling device. A waste heat generated by the electrolyzer is dissipated by the cooling device.
Nº publicación: US2025179660A1 05/06/2025
Solicitante:
ENEOS CORP [JP]
ENEOS Corporation
Resumen de: US2025179660A1
A method for controlling an organic hydride generation system includes controlling potentials in an anode electrode and a cathode electrode such that a potential change in an electrode having a higher deterioration rate among the anode electrode and the cathode electrode included in an electrolytic bath is smaller than a potential change in an electrode having a lower deterioration rate.