Resumen de: GB2637456A
An electrolyser system (10) comprising a heat storage unit (14) and an electrolyser (16) is described. 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.
Resumen de: US2025214034A1
Hydrogen gas purifier electrochemical cells, systems for purifying hydrogen gas, and methods for purifying hydrogen gas are provided. The cells, systems, and methods employ double membrane electrode (DMEA) electrochemical cells that enhance purification while avoiding the complexity and cost of conventional cells. The purity of the hydrogen gas produced by the cells, systems, and methods can be enhanced by removing at least some intermediate gas impurities from the cells. The purity of the hydrogen gas produced by the cells, systems, and methods can also be enhanced be introducing hydrogen gas to the cells to replenish any lost hydrogen. Water electrolyzing electrochemical cells and methods of electrolyzing water to produce hydrogen gas are also disclosed.
Resumen de: WO2025125243A1
The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode (10) for use in alkaline electrolysis of water, the method comprising: providing a metal substrate (12); providing a coating material (26) comprising powder (28) consisting of a catalyst material (20), and comprising non-metal particles (24); and coating at least a portion of the substrate with the coating material. The invention also relates to electrodes produced in this way.
Resumen de: EP4592425A1
The present invention discloses an electrolyser system (100) and a method for operating the electrolyser system. The electrolyser system (100) comprises an electrolyser stack (101) further comprising a cathode compartment and an anode compartment separated by a diaphragm. A catholyte inlet (102) of the stack (101) is configured for supplying catholyte to the cathode compartment of the stack (101) and an anolyte inlet (103) configured for supplying anolyte to the anode compartment of the stack (101). A catholyte outlet (104) transports gas-electrolyte mixture from the cathode compartment to a hydrogen separator (106) and an anolyte outlet (105) transports gas-electrolyte mixture from the anode compartment to an oxygen separator (107). A pressure control unit (110) is configured to establish a predefined differential pressure (Δp) between the cathode compartment and the anode compartment of the stack (101) by maintaining the pressure at the cathode compartment greater than the pressure at the anode compartment.
Resumen de: EP4593128A2
Provided herein is a method for producing a cement material, said method comprising steps of: a. reacting sulfur dioxide and water to form a first acid, the first acid comprising at least one sulfur-containing anion; b. reacting the first acid and a first cement precursor to form a second cement precursor; wherein the second cement precursor comprises the at least one sulfur-containing anion; and c. converting the second cement precursor to the cement material. Also provided is a system for producing a cement material.
Resumen de: EP4592426A2
This organic hydride generation system 1 is provided with: an electrolytic bath 2; a main power supply unit 56 that supplies power to the electrolytic bath 2; an auxiliary power supply unit 58 that supplies power to the electrolytic bath 2 independently of the main power supply unit 56; a detection unit 38 that detects the voltage of the electrolytic bath 2, the potential of an anode electrode 12, or the potential of a cathode electrode 16; and a control unit 10 that controls the supply of power to the electrolytic bath 2 on the basis of detection results of the detection unit 38. The control unit 10 controls the auxiliary power supply unit 58 to supply power to the electrolytic bath 2, when the voltage or potential is detected to be changed to a prescribed value during the operation stoppage of the organic hydride generation system 1 in which the power from the main power supply unit 56 is not supplied to the electrolytic bath 2.
Resumen de: CN119547229A
The invention relates to a bipolar plate (100) for a chemical energy converter (200, 300). The bipolar plate (100) comprises:-a plurality of channels (101) for conducting an operating medium of the energy converter (200, 300),-a plurality of supply openings (103) for supplying the plurality of channels (101) with an operating medium,-a plurality of distribution channels (105) for distributing the operating medium onto the plurality of channels (101), each distribution channel (105) of the plurality of distribution channels (105) extends between a corresponding supply opening (103) of the plurality of supply openings (103) and a corresponding channel (101) of the plurality of channels (101), and wherein the distribution channels (105) of the plurality of distribution channels (105) extend between the corresponding supply opening (103) of the plurality of supply openings (103) and the corresponding channel (101) of the plurality of channels (101). Each supply opening (103) of the plurality of supply openings (103) has an at least partially curved edge region at least on a distribution channel side facing a corresponding distribution channel (105) of the plurality of distribution channels (105).
Resumen de: US2022306559A1
A method for upgrading biogas to methanol, including the steps of: providing a reformer feed stream comprising biogas; optionally, purifying the reformer feed stream in a gas purification unit; optionally, prereforming the reformer feed stream together with a steam feedstock in a prereforming unit; carrying out steam methane reforming in a reforming reactor heated by means of an electrical power source; providing the synthesis gas to a methanol synthesis unit to provide a product including methanol and an off-gas. Also, a system for upgrading biogas to methanol.
Resumen de: AU2023290620A1
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for continuous hydrogen production using photocatalysis. Specifically, the disclosure relates to systems and methods for continuous hydrogen production using photocatalysis of water utilizing semiconductor charge carriers immobilized on removable carriers in the presence of a reducing agent such as tertiary amines.
Resumen de: MX2025004437A
Electrochemical cell system (100) which comprises an electrochemical cells arrangement (10), a control unit (20) configured to operate the electrochemical cells arrangement (10) only as electrolytic cells or only as fuel cells, a heat unit (40), external to the electrochemical cells arrangement (10), which is thermally coupled to the electrochemical cells arrangement (10) and which is configured to alternately store heat from the electrochemical cells arrangement (10) to the heat unit (40) and supply heat from the heat unit (40) to the electrochemical cells arrangement (10), and a transfer arrangement (30) configured to alternately transfer heat from the electrochemical cells arrangement (10) to the heat unit (40) and from the heat unit (40) to the electrochemical cells arrangement (10).
Resumen de: AU2023327787A1
The invention provides an electrolytic cell, comprising: a working electrode; a counter electrode; a liquid electrolyte in contact with a working surface of the working electrode; an acoustically transmissive substrate comprising at least a piezoelectric substrate portion; one or more conductive electrodes coupled to the piezoelectric substrate portion and configured to propagate a high frequency acoustic wave having a frequency of at least 1 MHz across the acoustically transmissive substrate when electrically actuated; and one or more power supplies configured (i) to apply a potential between the working electrode and the counter electrode sufficient to electrolytically react a species in the liquid electrolyte, thereby producing an electrolytic reaction product proximate the working electrode, and (ii) to electrically actuate the one or more conductive electrodes, wherein the working electrode is either located on the acoustically transmissive substrate or spaced apart from the acoustically transmissive substrate by the liquid electrolyte, and wherein propagation of the high frequency acoustic wave across the acoustically transmissive substrate in operation of the electrolytic cell stimulates the liquid electrolyte, thereby increasing the production efficiency of the electrolytic reaction product.
Resumen de: WO2025154892A1
The present invention relates to a stepwise system and method for producing lime and hydrogen using by-product gypsum and the system includes: a lime production unit that reacts the by-product gypsum with a hydroxide of an alkali metal to produce lime and alkali metal sulfate, an electrolysis unit that electrolyzes the aqueous solution of the generated alkali metal sulfate to produce alkali metal hydroxide and hydrogen, and a circulation unit that provides the produced alkali metal hydroxide back to the lime production unit.
Resumen de: WO2024133283A1
An alkaline water electrolyzer (200) comprising an electronic controller (Cont), a stack (Stck) of electrolysis cells each comprising an anode and a cathode, the electrolyzer being configured to contain an electrolyte made of an anolyte (AnKOH) and a catholyte (CathKOH), the electrolyzer comprising a system (Sys) controlled by the electronic controller (Cont) configured to maintain a concentration of an impurity in the electrolyte within a target range by measuring a characteristic representative of the concentration of the impurity in the electrolyte and, in response to the measured concentration of the impurity, add a quantity of the impurity into the electrolyte.
Resumen de: US2025018339A1
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for carbon capture coupled hydrogen production. The method includes: capturing low-concentration CO2 by a solution of an alkali metal hydroxide to obtain a low-concentration CO2 absorption solution; capturing high-concentration CO2 by a first portion of the low-concentration CO2 absorption solution to obtain a high-concentration CO2 absorption solution; and performing electrolysis by a second portion of the low-concentration CO2 absorption solution as a catholyte solution, using the high-concentration CO2 absorption solution as an anolyte, and using a non-ionic diaphragm as a diaphragm. According to the method, capture of CO2 in a wide concentration range can be realized; electrolysis is performed by a non-ionic diaphragm, to implement regeneration of an absorption solution coupled hydrogen production; capture costs of CO2 in a wide concentration range can be reduced; additional products of H2 and O2 can be obtained; and hydrogen production costs can be reduced.
Resumen de: US2025236962A1
Herein discussed is a hydrogen production system comprising a first reactor zone and a second reactor zone, wherein both reactor zones comprise an ionically conducting membrane, wherein the first zone is capable of reforming a hydrocarbon electrochemically and the second zone is capable of performing water gas shift reactions electrochemically, wherein the electrochemical reforming reactions involve the exchange of an ion through the membrane to oxidize the hydrocarbon and wherein electrochemical water gas shift reactions involve the exchange of an ion through the membrane and include forward water gas shift reactions, or reverse water gas shift reactions, or both. In an embodiment, the membrane is mixed conducting. In an embodiment, the membrane comprises an electronically conducting phase and an ionically conducting phase.
Resumen de: US2025236960A1
Described is a system and method for green hydrogen production via electrolysis. The system includes a steam boiler unit configured to produce a discharged waste water stream, an electrolysis unit configured to produce hydrogen and oxygen from the discharged waste water stream; and a hydrogen storage unit for storing a portion of the hydrogen produced by the electrolysis unit as a product.
Resumen de: US2025236964A1
Electrochemical cells having recombination layers are disclosed herein. One example of such a cell includes a membrane configured to be positioned between an anode flow field and a cathode flow field of the electrochemical cell. The cell further includes a recombination layer configured to be positioned between the anode flow field and at least a portion of the membrane. The recombination layer includes a catalyst configured to assist in a formation of water from hydrogen gas and oxygen gas produced within the electrochemical cell, therein mitigating any hydrogen gas crossover from a cathode side to an anode side of the electrochemical cell.
Resumen de: US2025236541A1
Methods, systems and devices for removing iodide from an aqueous solution including submerging an iodophilic electrode in an aqueous solution containing iodide, applying a current to the electrode, and electrochemically oxidizing the iodide to iodine within the electrode. The electrode may include an iodophilic material and an electrically conductive material. It may also include a binder. The iodophilic material may be a starch, chitosan, carboxycellulose, cationic polymer, or an anion exchange membrane material, for example. After oxidizing the iodide to iodine within the electrode, the electrode may be submerged in a second solution and a current may be applied to reduce the iodine and release it from the electrode in the form of iodide into the second solution.
Resumen de: US2025236542A1
Provided is an apparatus and a method of desalinating saltwater and transporting hydrogen ions using Ion Concentration Polarization (ICP), the apparatus including: a channel part including a channel allowing saltwater to be introduced thereinto, an ion-selective membrane connected to the channel, and a cathode and an anode for applying a voltage to both ends of the channel; a desalination part configured to obtain fresh water from the saltwater with ionic substances removed from the saltwater by ion concentration polarization in a first region adjacent to the anode of the ion-selective membrane; and a hydrogen gas production part configured to concentrate the ionic substances in a second region adjacent to the cathode of the ion-selective membrane and to reduce hydrogen ions (H+) contained in the ionic substances.
Resumen de: US2025235819A1
An environmental control system employs an electrolysis cell utilizing an anion conducting membrane. A power supply is coupled across the anode and cathode of the electrolysis cell to drive reactions to reduce oxygen and/or carbon dioxide in an output gas flow. A cathode enclosure may be coupled with the electrolysis cell and provide an input gas flow and receive the output gas flow. A first electrolysis cell may be utilized to reduce the carbon dioxide concentration in an output flow that is directed to a second electrolysis cell, that reduces the concentration of oxygen. The oxygen and/or carbon dioxide may be vented from the system and used for an auxiliary purpose. An electrolyte solution may be configured in a loop from a reservoir to the anode, to provide a flow of electrolyte solution to the anode. Moisture from the cathode may be collected and provided to the anode.
Resumen de: WO2024163636A1
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: KR20250112723A
원자력 발전소 수소생산 시스템 및 방법을 제공한다. 원자력 발전소의 수소생산 시스템으로서, 전력그리드; 증기를 생성하는 증기발생부; 상기 증기를 기반으로 동작하는 터빈; 상기 전력그리드와 연동되는 스위치야드; 상기 증기를 수요처로 이송하는 이송배관; 상기 터빈의 동작을 기반으로 동작하는 발전기; 상기 증기로부터 추기된 추기 증기를 수요처로 이송하는 추기배관; 상기 스위치야드로부터 공급되는 전기를 통해, 수소를 생산하는 저온 수전해부; 및 상기 스위치야드로부터 공급되는 전기와, 상기 추기 증기를 기반으로, 수소를 생산하는 고온 수전해부를 포함하고, 상기 수소생산 시스템은, 기 설정된 조건에 따라, 상기 저온 수전해부만 운전되는 제1 운전과, 상기 고온 수전해부만 운전되는 제2 운전과, 상기 저온 수전해부와 상기 고온 수전해부가 복합 운전되는 제3 운전이 각각 수행 가능하다.
Resumen de: KR20250112431A
본 발명의 실시예에 따르면, 배터리로부터 공급되는 전력을 활용하여 물탱크에 저장되었던 물에 대한 전기 분해를 수행하는 전기 분해기; 및 상기 전기 분해기에 의해 생성된 수소를 운송 수단의 엔진 연소실과 연결되는 흡기 통로에 공급하는 수소 공급 장치를 포함하는, 운송 수단의 수소 발생 시스템이 제공된다.
Resumen de: WO2025153632A1
The disclosure concerns a hydroprocessing of a hydrocarbon feedstock (1) in which the acid gas stream with hydrogen sulphide (11) that is generated is cracked to generate a stream (13) comprising hydrogen and elemental sulphur. The disclosure relates also to an installation for removing one or more organic sulphur compounds from a hydrocarbon feedstock (1).
Nº publicación: WO2025153178A1 24/07/2025
Solicitante:
HITACHI ENERGY LTD [CH]
HITACHI ENERGY LTD
Resumen de: WO2025153178A1
A control system (30) for a hydrogen plant (100) is provided. The hydrogen plant includes: a first set of units (11,12…1n) comprising at least one hydrogen electrolyzer for producing hydrogen as a main product and heat as a byproduct; and a second set of units (21,22…2n) comprising at least one desalination unit partially operated with the heat from the at least one hydrogen electrolyzer for producing distilled water from raw water, and the at least one water desalination unit being configured to provide at least part of the distilled water to the at least one hydrogen electrolyzer. The control system is configured to control operation of the hydrogen plant including controlling electrical energy consumption of the at least one electrolyzer and the at least one desalination unit by adjusting at least one of: 1) electrical power supplied to the at least one hydrogen electrolyzer to produce the hydrogen and the heat; 2) flowrate of the at least part of the distilled water to the at least one hydrogen electrolyzer from the at least one desalination unit; and 3) heat transferred from the at least one hydrogen electrolyzer to the at least one desalination unit.