Resumen de: DE102025000418A1
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Entfernung von Gasblasen (P) aus einer kontinuierlichen Flüssigphase (1), die hierbei durch einen Abscheidebehälter (B) geführt wird. Kennzeichnend herbei ist, dass die Koaleszenz der Gasblasen (P) durch ein Hilfsgas (4) unterstützt wird, das unter Bildung von Hilfsgasblasen (H) in die Flüssigphase (1) eingeleitet wird.
Resumen de: DE102025104344A1
Elektrolysevorrichtung zur Erzeugung von Wasserstoff aus Wasser mit Hilfe von elektrischem Strom, mit einem Zellstapel aus mehreren Zellstapelelementen, die Elektrolysezellen ausbilden, mit Endplatten (16), zwischen welchen der Zellstapel aus den mehreren Zellstapelelementen angeordnet ist und verpresst ist, wobei die Zellstapelelemente und die Endplatten (16) des Zellstapels sich in Stapelrichtung der Zellstapelelemente erstreckende Strömungskanäle (23) für Wasserstoff, Strömungskanäle (24) für Wasser und Strömungskanäle (25) für Wasser und Sauerstoff bilden, und mindestens eine Endplatte (16) mindestens eine Inspektionsöffnung (26) aufweist, über die eine Inspektionseinrichtung in mindestens einen der Strömungskanäle (23, 24, 25) einführbar ist.
Resumen de: WO2026164394A1
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polymer composite for a gasket for a fuel cell or water electrolysis stack, and specifically, a preparation method of the present invention provides a method for preparing a polymer composite that is based on ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber or polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) silicone. A polymer composite comprising a PMA-BNNNF nanofiller, prepared by the present invention, uses the PMA-BNNNF nanofiller as a crosslinking agent so as to enable increasing the crosslink density of the crosslinking agent and reducing gas permeability, and has the advantage of having excellent compression set, crosslink density, hydrogen permeability, and acid resistance, and thus may be used for a gasket for a fuel cell or water electrolysis stack having excellent performance.
Resumen de: US20260225925A1
0000 The present disclosure relates to methods of sequestering CO2 comprising a first cathodic chamber, performing a first alkaline process, a first anodic chamber, performing a first acidic process, and dechlorinating a solution by contacting the solution with a dechlorinating agent. Also provided herein are systems comprising a first cathodic chamber and a first anodic chamber.
Resumen de: EP4786655A1
Provided are a membrane electrode assembly having a structure in which a cathode catalyst layer, a hydroxide ion-conductive membrane, and an anode catalyst layer are laminated in this order, in which a tensile strength (a) and a breaking elongation (b) of a water-swollen body of a polymer contained in the cathode catalyst layer and/or the anode catalyst layer and a tensile strength (c) and a breaking elongation (d) of a water-swollen body of a hydroxide ion-conductive polymer constituting the hydroxide ion-conductive membrane satisfy the following relationships (Ri) and (Rii), a method for producing hydrogen, and a hydrogen production system. Tensilestrengtha>tensilestrengthcBreakingelongationb>breakingelongationd
Resumen de: WO2025114049A1
The present invention relates to a gaseous fuel composition comprising O2, N2, H2O, NH3, H2 and optionally further atmospheric components the molar content of H2 is denoted a, the molar content of NH3 is denoted b, the molar content of O2 is denoted c, the molar content of N2 is denoted d, and the molar content of H2O is denoted e, and (a + 1.5b – 2c) / (a + 2b + c + d + e) is in the range of 0 to 0.01, and a constitutes at least 3 mol% of the gaseous fuel composition. The gaseous fuel composition can be produced in a process of the invention and combusted in another process of the invention. The invention further includes a process set-up and a process of combustion of NH3. In the invention, NH3 is 15 combusted to form a flue gas stream virtually free of NOx.
Resumen de: WO2025067620A1
According to the invention it is provided a method for controlling a grid connected power converter having a DC side with a DC link and an AC grid side, and being configured to control power supply to a hydrogen electrolyzer stack. The power supply to the hydrogen electrolyzer stack is controlled by controlling the DC link to thereby control hydrogen production. The method comprises: determining a grid voltage reference; providing a grid forming control for controlling at least the phase angle of the voltage of the power converter using a grid forming controller, operating according to a grid forming algorithm, the grid forming controller being configured to emulate inertia through control of the voltage of the power converter towards the grid voltage reference; the grid forming controller emulating inertia by charging and discharging an inherent capacitance of the electrolyzer stack; monitoring at least one operating parameter of the hydrogen electrolyzer stack; and limiting a change in charging level of the inherent capacitance based on the monitored operating parameter of the electrolyzer stack.
Resumen de: WO2025068933A1
The present invention relates to an integrated system for demineralization and/or purification of water and for the simultaneous production of hydrogen comprising a heat-dissipating element thermally connected to a system for demineralization and/or purification of water which is hydraulically connected to an electrochemical cell producing hydrogen, wherein the system for demineralization and/or purification of water is a system operating through the principle of thermal distillation via membrane and comprises at least two units, each comprising a first chamber, inside which waste water to be demineralized and/or purified flows under pressure and a second chamber, inside which demineralized and/or purified water flows under pressure in the opposite direction with respect to the direction of flow of the waste water, the two chambers being separated by a preferably microporous hydrophobic membrane, wherein the at least two units are placed thermally in series and hydraulically in parallel with continuous flow, wherein each unit is hydraulically connected to a source of waste water and a source of demineralized and/or purified water, in particular wherein each first chamber comprises an inlet portion, hydraulically connected to the source of waste water, for introduction into the first chamber of waste water, while each second chamber comprises an inlet portion, hydraulically connected to the source of demineralized and/or purified water, for introduction into the second chamber
Resumen de: EP4786049A1
0001 The present invention relates to a catalyst composite and a polymer electrolyte membrane including same, wherein the catalyst composite is manufactured by complexing platinum and a metal having a higher ionization tendency than platinum with a functional support. When applied to a polymer electrolyte membrane, the catalyst composite effectively reduces the gas permeating from the counter electrode.
Resumen de: WO2025068713A1
The specification describes bilayer electrolyte membrane comprising: a first layer comprising a polymer electrolyte having particles of a recombination catalyst dispersed therein; and a second layer comprising a polymer electrolyte not having any recombination catalyst dispersed therein; wherein the thickness of the bilayer electrolyte membrane is 40-60 µm; the concentration of recombination catalyst in the first layer is 1-100 µg/cm2; and the bilayer electrolyte membrane is a single coherent polymer film. Also described is a method for preparing the bilayer electrolyte membrane, a catalyst coated membrane for an electrochemical device comprising the bilayer electrolyte membrane, and a fuel cell comprising the catalyst coated membrane.
Resumen de: EP4786653A1
Provided is an electrolysis system in which current efficiency of an electrolytic hydrogenation reaction is improved by restricting the amount of water migrating to a cathode while also supplying moisture to an electrolyte membrane and reducing resistance of the electrolyte membrane. Provided is an electrolysis system including an electrolyte membrane having proton conductivity, a cathode containing a catalyst for an electrochemical reaction involving protons, an anode containing a catalyst for oxidizing water to produce protons, and a structure that supplies water vapor to the anode, wherein the anode catalyst layer contains, in part thereof, an ionomer having proton conductivity, and a ratio of (002) diffraction peak intensity of carbon relative to (110) diffraction intensity of Ir oxide of the anode catalyst layer and ohmic resistance of the electrolysis system are within specific ranges.
Resumen de: WO2025124766A1
The invention relates to an electrolytic cell (01) for the electrolysis of CO2, comprising a cathode side (02) and an anode side (03). The electrolytic cell (01) comprises a cathode plate (04), a gas chamber (06), a gas-diffusion layer (08), a catalyst layer (09), a water chamber (07) and an anode plate (05). The contacting of the catalyst layer (09) is optimized by using a plurality of current bridges (10). To this end, these current bridges (10) are electrically conductively connected to the cathode plate (04) and to the catalyst layer (09) while penetrating the gas-diffusion layer (08).
Resumen de: WO2025068691A1
The present invention provides a process for preparing solid, non-porous, de-alloyed electrocatalyst particles, the process comprising the steps of: providing solid, non-porous, platinum group metal alloy precursor particles PMn in which P is a platinum group metal and M is at least one alloying metal; in a de-alloying step to provide the solid, non-porous, de- alloyed electrocatalyst particles; supplying carbon monoxide to the precursor particles under conditions which remove at least some of the metal M from the surface of the precursor particles; wherein the de-alloyed electrocatalyst particles are particles of a platinum group metal alloy PMX in which P is a platinum group metal and M is at least one alloying metal, wherein the total atomic composition relative to P of M at the surface of the de-alloyed electrocatalyst is lower than the total atomic composition relative to P of M in the bulk of the de-alloyed electrocatalyst, and wherein x is less than n.
Resumen de: EP4530376A1
The invention relates to a modular electrolysis system comprising mulitple modules, wherein each of the mulitple modules comprises a support frame and at least one interface accessible from outside the support frame and configured to connect the module with at least one of the remaining modules, the mulitple modules comprising a water-gas coarse separation module downstream an anode outlet of the electrolysis cell module, and a water-gas fine separation module downstream a liquid outlet of the water-gas coarse separation module.
Resumen de: EP4529979A1
0001 Disclosed is a process for producing thermal energy and base chemicals and a reactor used for this process. The reactor contains a reaction space for oxidizing metal fuel with water and optionally other oxidants. The reaction space is connected at its outlet with a separation device for solids contained in the product gas leaving the reaction space. In the reaction space a first flame is generated which triggers the reaction of metallic fuel with oxidant to generate a second flame within the reaction space. The first flame is generated by using a fuel mixture which is introduced into the reaction space via one or more feed lines. At the end of this feed line(s) an ignition device acts on the fuel to ignite the first flame which in turn triggers the formation of the second flame. The thermal energy generated by the oxidation reaction is recovered by using one or more heat exchangers which may be placed at different lociations of the reactor. 0002 With the reactor and the process of this invention hydrogen and/or cabon monoxide is generated from metal fuel and water or CO<2>. When using water and carbon dioxide as oxidant a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide is produced. These products can be used as base chemicals in various processes.
Resumen de: EP4786651A1
0001 An off-grid hybrid electrolytic hydrogen production system provided in the present application comprises a new energy power generation unit and an energy storage unit. A power conversion unit converts electric energy output by the new energy power generation unit and the energy storage unit into electric energy suitable for hydrogen production. An electrolysis unit comprises a proton exchange membrane hydrogen production module and a solid oxide electrolysis module, used to produce hydrogen after the introduction of electric energy. A controller uses control of charge and discharge of the energy storage unit to track an electric energy fluctuation value output by the new energy power generation unit, so that a value of total electric energy power fluctuation output by the new energy power generation unit and the energy storage unit is within a set range. The described solution provided by the present application can improve the hydrogen production efficiency of the entire hydrogen production system, and ensure that the hydrogen production system can achieve off-grid operation. Moreover, the present application eliminates the influence of power generation fluctuation of a new energy power generation unit on a hydrogen production result, by means of causing the total power fluctuation output by the new energy power generation unit and the energy storage unit to be within a set range.
Resumen de: EP4787698A1
0001 Provided in the present application are an isolation circuit for a hydrogen production system and a renewable energy hydrogen production system comprising same. The isolation circuit includes at least one direct-current conversion module and at least one DC-AC converter. The direct-current conversion module comprises a single-output port and a multi-output port, the single output port of the direct-current conversion module being in coupled connection with the DC side of the DC-AC converter, the multi-output port of the direct-current conversion module being in coupled connection with a plurality of external unidirectional power flow units and/or bidirectional power flow units, and each unidirectional power flow unit at least comprising a hydrogen production unit. The AC side of each DC-AC converter is in series coupled connection with an external alternating-current power grid or direct-current power grid. The present solution simultaneously satisfies application requirements of two coupling scenarios, effectively integrates various types of external units, and combines all components in systems into one, thus facilitating positioning of faults and repair while reducing costs.
Resumen de: WO2025124791A1
The invention relates to an offshore electrolysis system (100) comprising a wind turbine (1) having a tower (19), which is anchored to the seabed, and having an electrolysis plant (5), wherein the electrolysis plant (5) is connected to the wind turbine (1) by a supply line (11), and wherein the electrolysis plant (5) has an electrolyser (13) which is arranged in a container (9), wherein the container (9) is arranged below sea level (25). The invention also relates to a method for operating a corresponding offshore electrolysis system. In this method, water is broken down into hydrogen (H2) and oxygen by an electrolyser (13) of the electrolysis plant (5), which electrolyser is located below sea level (25), wherein the hydrogen (H2) produced is transported away via a product gas line (7).
Resumen de: WO2025119497A1
The invention relates to an electrochemical cell assembly (10) comprising an end plate (14, 18), a stack (20) comprising a plurality of cell units (22) that are stacked upon one another along a stacking direction (24), and an insulating plate (32) that is interposed between the end plate and the stack, wherein the cell units each comprise a periphery (52) and a central portion (54), wherein at least one cut-out (76) is provided in the insulating plate, said cut-out extending through the insulating plate along the stacking direction, and wherein at least one inset (78) is positioned in said cut-out such that, seen along the stacking direction, the inset and the central portion overlap each other, said inset being formed from a ceramic material.
Resumen de: US2025101608A1
An illustrative example embodiment of an apparatus and method includes providing a weave body downstream of an electrolyzer, purifying hydrogen by demisting a hydrogen stream exiting the electrolyzer via flow through the weave body; and de-oxidizing the hydrogen stream during flow through the weave body.
Resumen de: EP4786037A2
This disclosure relates to polymer electrolyte membranes, and in particular, to a composite membrane having at least two reinforcing layers comprising a microporous polymer structure and a surprisingly high resistance to piercing. This disclosure also relates to composite membrane-assemblies and electrochemical devices comprising the composite membranes of the disclosure, and to methods of manufacture of the composite membranes.
Resumen de: GB2703568A
Methods for producing synthetic fuels (synfuels) include reacting hydrogen and carbon dioxide in with a first catalyst (wherein a first catalyst bed inlet temperature in the rWGS reactor ranges from 250-400 degrees C), and an adsorbent in a first reverse water gas shift (rWGS) reactor to produce hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and water; cooling the hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and water produced in the rWGS, to produce a cooled syngas; separating, from the cooled syngas, water to produce a syngas comprising carbon monoxide, hydrogen, unconverted carbon dioxide, and methane; purifying the cooled syngas; reacting the cooled syngas with a second catalyst to produce a synthetic hydrocarbon solution; and purifying the synthetic hydrocarbon solution to produce a final product. A corresponding system is also claimed. No fig
Resumen de: GB2703615A
A method 300 of operating an electrolyser system comprising a plurality of stacks of electrolyser cell units wherein production rate differs between stacks, comprising identifying 305 a first subset of stacks characterised by a first production rate at a nominal temperature and voltage; identifying 310 a second subset of stacks characterised by a second production rate at the nominal temperature and voltage; identifying 315 an overall production rate target; determining 320 a plurality of subsidiary production rate targets for the respective subsets of stacks based on dividing the overall production rate target by the number of stacks; deriving 330 a value for a first control parameter for the first subset of stacks to satisfy their subsidiary production rate target; and controlling 325 the plurality of stacks at the overall production rate target using a first control parameter derived for the first subset of stacks. Also disclosed is a method comprising calculating first and second collective production rates for the first and second subsets of stacks; identifying that the first collective production rate is greater than the second collective production rate; and controlling the plurality of stacks using at least one control parameter derived for the first subset of stacks. Figure 3
Resumen de: CA3296799A1
Disclosed is an e-methanol SAGD plant system applicable to unconventional oil production areas capable of producing e-methanol using CO2 and carbon-reduced green hydrogen generated by a plant configured to recover bitumen using only a mixture of eco-friendly hydrogen generated by a water electrolysis apparatus and natural gas and steam instead of expanding solvent SAGD (ES-SAGD), which is a recovery method using steam, natural gas, and an additive (a solvent) used to reduce the steam-to-oil ratio (SOR), which impacts environmental pollution, when recovering an oil component from subterranean oil sands based on the widely adopted steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) technology, among methods of recovering bitumen from oil sands.
Nº publicación: EP4786656A1 05/08/2026
Solicitante:
FUJIFILM CORP [JP]
FUJIFILM Corporation
Resumen de: EP4786656A1
Provided are a hydroxide ion-conductive membrane including a porous substrate and a hydroxide ion-conductive polymer disposed at least in pores of the porous substrate and having a thickness of the hydroxide ion-conductive membrane of 5 µm or more and less than 50 µm, in which the polymer has 50% by mole or more of a constituent component (I) derived from a polyfunctional polymerizable monomer having a total of two or more atoms of at least one of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom in a structural moiety other than a polymerizable group in constituent components of the polymer, and a method for producing the hydroxide ion-conductive membrane, and a membrane electrode assembly, and a method for producing hydrogen and a hydrogen production system, each using the membrane electrode assembly.