Resumen de: WO2025093133A1
The invention relates to an electrochemical cell assembly, comprising a stack of cell units, wherein each cell unit has a periphery and a central portion surrounded by the periphery, the periphery has a first flange portion (90-1) and an opposite second flange portion (90-2), the flange portions of adjacent cell units overlie one another and are separated by a gap (88-1, 88-2), wherein between two adjacent cell units, there is provided a fluid flow path comprising an inner flow path between the central portions of adjacent cell units and an outer flow through said gaps, and a flow restriction device (112) comprising at least one flow restriction member (114-1, 114-2), said flow restriction device being configured to reduce or prevent fluid flow along the outer flow path.
Resumen de: EP4804378A1
0001 The invention is about a method for controlling an electrolysis system (1) comprising a transformer unit (2), rectifier units (3) operating in parallel, and electrolysis module rows (4) with hydrogen and oxygen sides (5, 6) connected at DC sides (7) of the rectifier units (3), the method comprising: - detecting a Fault Ride Through event; and - adjusting the ramp-up rate of a DC current considering a current position of control valves (8) on the hydrogen and oxygen sides (5, 6).
Resumen de: WO2025093091A1
An alkaline electrolyzer comprising a stack (17) of electrolytic cells (1) for producing hydrogen gas (8). Each of the cathode compartments (5) comprises a cathode gas outlet (23A) into a cathode electrolyte return conduit (28), the downstream end (41) of which is connected to a hydrogen purifier (33) configured for providing purified hydrogen gas by removing oxygen from the gas received from the cathode electrolyte return conduit (28). A cathode gas recirculation system (38) connects a downstream end of the hydrogen purifier (32, 33) to an upstream end (40) of the cathode electrolyte return conduit (28) for supplying purified hydrogen gas to the cathode electrolyte return conduit (28). Each of the anode compartments (6) comprises an anode gas outlet (23B) into an anode electrolyte return conduit (28), the downstream end (41) of which is connected to an oxygen purifier (33) which removes hydrogen from the gas coming from the anode electrolyte return conduit (28). An anode gas recirculation system (38) connects a downstream end (41) of the oxygen purifier (33) to an upstream end (40) of the anode electrolyte return conduit (28) for supplying purified oxygen gas to the anode electrolyte return conduit (28). Hereby the electrolyzer can be operated at part load, for example below 10% of the nominal load.
Resumen de: EP4803667A1
An electrolyzer, a method for manufacturing the electrolyzer, and an electrolyzer module are provided, relating to the field of electrolyzers. The electrolyzer includes: a frame defining an inner cavity and including a top frame, a bottom frame, a first frame, and a second frame; a bipolar plate connected to the frame and dividing the inner cavity into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber; a first collection frame, located within the anode chamber and fixed to an end of the bipolar plate near the top frame, and defining a first cavity together with the bipolar plate; an anode mesh, located on a side of the first collection frame away from the bipolar plate; a second collection frame, located within the cathode chamber and fixed to an end of the bipolar plate near the top frame, and defining a second cavity together with the bipolar plate; a cathode mesh, located on a side of the second collection frame away from the bipolar plate. The first frame and the second frame each have a hollow chamber. One of the first frame and the second frame has a first discharge port formed on an inner wall facing the anode chamber, and the other of the first frame and the second frame has a second discharge port formed on an inner wall facing the cathode chamber, the first discharge port being in communication with the first cavity, and the second discharge port being in communication with the second cavity. This is at least advantageous in improving electrolysis efficiency of the electrolyze
Resumen de: EP4803659A1
0001 A gas conduit (58) is constructed and arranged to feed a gas (42) into an active area (50) of an electrolysis cell (12) within a stack (14) in sufficient quantity to function as an electrical insulator and reduce an electric current at an entry (52) of the active area (50) and thereby more closely balance the current at the entry (52) of the active area (50) with the current at an exit (54) of the active area (50). Also, an electrolysis-mixed stack configuration (10) is provided having a plurality of electrolytic cells (12) forming an electrolysis stack (14), a pump (20) in fluid communication with a hydrogen-side phase separator (22) in fluid communication with a heat exchanger (24) in fluid communication with a hydrogen-side recycle blower (26); where the electrolysis stack (14) is shared with an oxygen-side (16) having a pump (20) in fluid communication with an oxygen-side phase separator (32) in fluid communication with the heat exchanger (24) in fluid communication with the oxygen-side recycle blower (36); wherein hydrogen (42) is generated.
Resumen de: EP4803822A1
0001 Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Wärmeerzeugung sowie ein dazugehöriges Verfahren und ein Computerprogramm, wobei durch eine Einlassöffnung ein Wasserstoff (H<2>)-Gasgemisch in mindestens einen Reaktionsraum geleitet wird, wobei der Reaktionsraum in Verbindung mit einem Impulszünder steht, welcher eine Initialzündung des Gasgemisches im Reaktionsraumes erzeugt, der dabei entstehende Wasserdampf wird über mindestens eine Auslassöffnung aus dem Reaktionsraum in ein Dampfrohr geführt, in dem der Wasserdampf kondensiert, wobei das Dampfrohr derart ausgebildet ist, dass es eine Kurve bildet und parallel zum Reaktionsraum zurückgeführt wird, wodurch das darin gebildete Wasser zur Aufrechterhaltung der Reaktion im Reaktionsraum und/oder zur Wiederverwendung in einem Elektrolyseprozess verwendet werden kann.
Resumen de: EP4803666A1
The present invention relates to a hydrogen production system (1). The system (1) comprises an electrolyser (10), equipped with an internal tank (101), adapted to produce hydrogen from the electrolysis of water, and a water distribution pipe (62) adapted to connect the internal tank (101) of the electrolyser (10) to a water source (50).Advantageously, the system also comprises an electrolyte tank (20) adapted to contain a quantity of electrolyte equal to or greater than the quantity of electrolyte contained by the internal tank (101) of the electrolyser (10), and a waste tank (30) adapted to contain a quantity of fluid greater than the quantity of electrolyte contained by the internal tank (101) of the electrolyser (10). Furthermore, the system comprises an electrolyte distribution pipe (63) adapted to connect the internal tank (101) of the electrolyser (10) to the electrolyte tank (20), a drain pipe (64) adapted to connect the internal tank (101) of the electrolyser (10) to the waste tank (30), and a water control valve (71) adapted to regulate the flow of fluid in the water distribution pipe (62), an electrolyte control valve (72) adapted to regulate the flow of fluid in the electrolyte distribution pipe (63), and a control valve (73) adapted to regulate the flow of fluid in the drain pipe (64). Finally, the system comprises a control unit (40) connected to the electrolyser (10) and the valves (71-73) to control its operation. In particular, the electrolyser (10) measures a
Resumen de: EP4803660A1
A gas inlet conduit (58) is constructed and arranged to feed a gas (42) into an active area (50) of an electrolysis cell (12) within a stack (14) in sufficient quantity to function as an electrical insulator and reduce an electric current at an entry (52) of the active area (50) and thereby more closely balance the current at the entry (52) of the active area (50) with the current at an exit (54) of the active area (50). Also, an electrolysis-separated stack configuration (10) is provided having a plurality of electrolytic cells (12) forming an electrolysis stack (14), a hydrogen-side pump (20) in fluid communication with a hydrogen-side phase separator (22) in fluid communication with a hydrogen-side heat exchanger (24) in fluid communication with a hydrogen-side recycle blower (26); where the electrolysis stack (14) is shared with an oxygen-side pump (30) in fluid communication with an oxygen-side phase separator (32) in fluid communication with an oxygen-side heat exchanger (34) in fluid communication with the oxygen-side recycle blower (36); wherein hydrogen (42) is generated.
Resumen de: CA3201278A1
The present invention regards a method for converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide in high-temperature, dry, solid oxide electrolysis providing increased lifetime of SOECs and SOEC stacks by addressing the problem of coking, while simultaneously ensuring highest possible CO production from each cell or stack.
Resumen de: WO2025045641A1
The present invention refers to an electrolyser (1) for the production of hydrogen from an alkaline electrolyte. The electrolyser (1) comprises a first header (2) and a second header (3) between which a plurality of elementary cells (4) and a plurality of bipolar plates (5) are stacked. Each bipolar plate (5) separates two adjacent elementary cells. The electrolyser (1) further comprises a plurality of clamping elements (20) that mechanically connect said headers (2, 3). Each of the elementary cells (4) comprises a frame (6) defining a chamber (6A), having an anodic section and a cathodic section, in which an anodic electrode (7) and a cathodic electrode (8) are at least in part housed. Each of the elementary cells (4) further comprise a separator element (10) that separates the anodic section from the cathodic section. According to the invention, each of the frames (6) comprises first through holes (61) and each of the bipolar plates (5) comprises second through holes (51), wherein each of said first through holes (61) of one frame (6) is mutually aligned with a corresponding first through holes (61) of each of the another frames (6) and with one of said second through holes (51) of each bipolar plate (5), wherein each one of said clamping means (20) extends through said through holes (51, 61) mutually aligned.
Resumen de: US20250059653A1
0000 Microorganisms and bioprocesses are provided that convert gaseous C1 containing substrates, such as syngas, producer gas, and renewable H<2 >combined with CO<2>, into nutritional and other useful bioproducts.
Resumen de: WO2026182306A1
The present invention provides a system for synthesizing ammonia using a chemical compressor having a hydrogen storage alloy embedded therein, and a method for synthesizing ammonia using the ammonia synthesis system. The system for synthesizing ammonia comprises: a water electrolysis stack that generates hydrogen; a chemical compressor that stores and discharges hydrogen supplied from the water electrolysis stack; and an ammonia synthesis unit that receives hydrogen from the chemical compressor and synthesizes ammonia, wherein the chemical compressor includes: a hydrogen storage unit having the hydrogen storage alloy embedded therein; a cooling unit that cools the hydrogen storage unit; a heating unit that heats the hydrogen storage unit; and a control unit that controls operations of the cooling unit and the heating unit, wherein the heating unit includes a plurality of different heating sources independently controllable from one another, and the control unit controls the cooling unit to cool the hydrogen storage alloy of the hydrogen storage unit when hydrogen is stored in the hydrogen storage unit, and controls at least one of the plurality of heating sources of the heating unit to heat the hydrogen storage alloy when hydrogen is discharged from the hydrogen storage unit.
Resumen de: US20260257990A1
An amidinium-functionalized compound, characterized in that the compound has a structure according to General Formula I or General Formula II wherein ⋅R5 and R9 are any substituent different from hydrogen; ⋅R1 to R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkaryl group, an aryl group and a heteroaryl group, or any of R1 and R3, R1 and R4, R1 and R2, R3 and R4, R2 and R3, or R2 and R4 represent the necessary atoms to form a five- to eight-membered non-aromatic ring; ⋅R6 to R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkaryl group, an aryl or heteroaryl group, a halogen group, an ether group, a nitro group, an amine group, or any of R5 and R6, R6 and R7, R7 and R8, or R8 and R9 represent the necessary atoms to form a five- to eight-membered ring; X— is an anion; and wherein ⋅at least one of R1 to R9 comprises a polymerizable group or comprises the necessary atoms to link the amidinium group to a polymer.
Resumen de: WO2026181397A1
A water electrolysis apparatus (100) comprises: a catalyst (52) that is disposed outside an oxygen gas-liquid separator (4) and reduces hydrogen mixed into oxygen; and an oxygen circulation line (6) in which a blower (61) is disposed and which returns oxygen that has passed through the catalyst (52) to the oxygen gas-liquid separator (4).
Resumen de: US20260258558A1
0000 A method to generate hydrogen gas comprises circulating an electrolyte through an electrolyte circuit including an electrochemical cell comprising an anode and a cathode, wherein hydroxide ions in the electrolyte are oxidized at the anode to produce oxygen gas and water in the electrolyte is reduced at the cathode to produce hydrogen gas. The method further includes introducing an inert gas into the electrolyte circuit to dilute a gas phase of the electrolyte circuit.
Resumen de: WO2026182019A1
The present invention provides an electrolytic hydrogen supply device to be attached to at least one side of goggles. A hydrogen supply device according to the present invention comprises: an electrolytic cell in which a pair of positive and negative electrodes are disposed in the vertical direction and which is capable of storing electrolytic water; and an electrolytic cell receiving section which has a recess that opens from the bottom toward the outside of the side of the goggles, and which is configured to insert and fix the electrolytic cell in the recess from the outside toward the inside to the bottom. The electrolytic cell has a pair of front and rear sealing members in the inward and outward directions for sealing the inner wall of the electrolytic cell receiving section and the outer wall of the electrolytic cell, and has, above the electrolytic cell, a reserve tank space formed in a gap between the outer wall of the electrolytic cell and the inner wall of the electrolytic cell receiving section between the front and rear sealing members, and a first gas film that allows a gas containing hydrogen and water vapor in the electrolytic cell to pass through and be released into the reserve tank space.
Resumen de: WO2026180519A1
Process and plant for the production of a product gas containing nitrogen and hydrogen from ammonia, the process comprising the steps of: i) pre-cracking an ammonia feed stream to a pre-cracked process gas containing hydrogen, nitrogen, ammonia by contact with a first ammonia cracking catalyst; ii-1) non-catalytic partial oxidation of the pre-cracked process gas with an oxygen containing gas to a process gas containing nitrogen, water, nitrogen oxides and residual amounts of ammonia; ii-2) cracking of at least a part of the residual amounts of ammonia to hydrogen and nitrogen in the process gas by contact with a second ammonia cracking catalyst and simultaneously reducing the amounts of nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and water by reaction with at least a portion of the hydrogen formed during at least the pre-cracking of the ammonia feed stream, thereby producing said product gas containing nitrogen and hydrogen; iii) withdrawing the product gas. The product gas is purified downstream to a hydrogen product.
Resumen de: WO2026181447A1
A hydrogen generation apparatus (1a) comprising a plurality of cell stacks (10) that, through electrolysis of water, generate hydrogen and oxygen as a byproduct, and a control device that controls the cell stacks (10) and controls circulation of hydrogen, wherein: the plurality of cell stacks (10) are divided into at least one firstly-started cell stack (10a) that is started firstly among the plurality of cell stacks (10) and at least one subsequently-started cell stack (10b), (10c) that is started subsequently to the firstly-started cell stack (10a); and the control device (11) is configured to be able to supply, to the subsequently-started cell stack (10b), (10c), hydrogen generated by the firstly-started cell stack (10a) when starting the subsequently-started cell stack (10b), (10c) after the firstly-started cell stack (10a) is started.
Resumen de: WO2026182942A1
A solar-driven opto-electrolysis hydrogen production system configured to convert light and water into hydrogen is disclosed. The system includes a solar radiation collection assembly, an optical transmission network, and one or more opto-electrolysis light rods positioned within a reactor containing water. Each light rod includes an inner optical core, a cladding, and a porous layer comprising photocatalytic centers configured to generate hydrogen upon illumination. The inner optical core contains spectral conversion additives that modify incident solar radiation such that emitted wavelengths overlap an absorption band of the photocatalytic centers. In certain embodiments, the porous layer comprises a monolithic porous structure formed around the cladding with pore characteristics selected to permit diffusion of water and removal of evolved hydrogen. A plurality of light rods may be arranged in an array to enable scalable hydrogen production.
Resumen de: US20260258513A1
0000 The present invention discloses a systematic carbon emissions reduction method for whole process of steel production and casting, comprising the steps of: injecting hydrogen into a blast furnace, wherein the hydrogen is sourced from a nuclear-based hydrogen production system, a water electrolysis hydrogen production system, and a coke oven gas-steam reforming hydrogen production system; wherein electrical energy consumed by the water electrolysis hydrogen production system is sourced from gas-fired power generation, steam residual pressure power generation, solar power generation, wind power generation, and nuclear power generation; wherein combustible gases used for the gas-fired power generation are coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, and converter gas; wherein steam for the steam residual pressure power generation is sourced from a sintering waste heat boiler; wherein steam for the coke oven gas-steam reforming hydrogen production is low-pressure steam exhausted from the residual pressure power generation; producing end products comprising cast steel sections and casting materials including high-carbon ductile cast iron profiles with a carbon content of 2-4% and a silicon content of 2-4%, and high-carbon ductile cast steel profiles with a carbon content of 1-2% and a silicon content of 1-1.9%; and recycling scrap from the end products into a converter or an electric arc furnace for smelting.
Resumen de: US20260257925A1
The present invention relates to a method of physical and energetic utilization of silicon components that are obtained in electrical scrap recycling. In order to create a recycling method which is effective in terms of time, plant technology and energy, it is proposed that a silicon component be dissolved in an alkali under the process pressure (p) and a first suspension temperature in the range from 50° C. to equal to or greater than the boiling point of the alkali at the process pressure p. After the silicon has been dissolved, the resultant suspension is filtered for separation of meta-, di- and oligosilicate, and the second suspension temperature is maintained during the filtration within the temperature range specified from 50 to less than the boiling point of the alkali.
Resumen de: US20260257913A1
Proposed is a system for generation of blue hydrogen through natural gas reforming, carbon dioxide capture, carbon resource utilization, and reaction product storage. The system includes a natural gas storage container for storing liquefied natural gas including shale gas, a hydrocarbon reformer in which a gas mixture containing hydrogen and carbon dioxide is produced, a hydrogen filling station in which hydrogen is received and stored, a reactor in which carbon dioxide produced is received and reacted with a basic alkali mixed solution to capture carbon dioxide and in which a reaction product is collected and a carbon dioxide reaction product and a waste solution are separated from the reaction product, a carbon resource storage container storing the carbon dioxide product, and a hydrogen generator in which the carbon dioxide reaction product is used to product hydrogen, and the produced hydrogen is delivered to the hydrogen filling station.
Resumen de: US20260261119A1
0000 An electrolysis system includes a renewable power generation plant, an electrolysis plant, a transformer station and an AC bus bar. The renewable power generation plant is connected to the public electricity grid at a point of connection via the AC bus bar and includes a power plant controller and a self-controlled converter that is connected to the AC bus bar. The electrolysis plant includes an electrolysis active power controller and a converter arrangement that is connected to the AC bus bar. The electrolysis active power controller is configured for controlling active power of the electrolysis plant at the AC bus bar and the power plant controller is configured for controlling reactive power at the point of connection. A method for operating an electrolysis system is also provided.
Resumen de: WO2025087865A1
The present invention relates to a guard bed reactor for silicon removal, a solid oxide electrode system for producing hydrogen comprising a guard bed reactor for silicon removal, a method of operating the system to produce hydrogen and a use of the guard bed reactor for silicon removal for depleting a stream of steam from volatile silica species.
Nº publicación: EP4798764A1 02/09/2026
Solicitante:
TOPSOE AS [DK]
Topsoe A/S
Resumen de: WO2025087866A1
The invention relates to a method of operating a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) stack for producing hydrogen, and a system for carrying out the method, said SOEC stack comprising at least one solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC), said at least one SOEC comprising an electrolyte layer interposed between a fuel-side and an oxy-side, the method comprising transient operation, in which the transient operation comprises: - operating the SOEC stack under open-circuit voltage (OCV); - providing a feed gas comprising ammonia; - supplying at least a portion of said feed gas comprising ammonia to a guard bed reactor, said guard bed reactor comprising a catalyst active in the cracking of ammonia to nitrogen and hydrogen; and withdrawing from said guard bed reactor a forming gas comprising nitrogen and hydrogen; - supplying at least a portion of the forming gas comprising nitrogen and hydrogen to the fuel-side of the at least one of the solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) of the SOEC stack; and withdrawing from said at least one of the SOECs of the SOEC stack, a first fuel-side exit gas.