Resumen de: JP2025121917A
To provide a method of operating a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system at partial load.SOLUTION: A method is provided wherein the SOEC system includes a plurality of branches electrically connected in parallel, and each branch includes at least one SOEC stack. The method includes determining a thermally neutral target voltage below which operation is endothermic and above which operation is exothermic; and executing pulse width modulation current control by cycling an ON phase and an OFF phase for each branch such that the SOEC system operates at an average operating power equal to a chosen percentage of the operating power at the thermally neutral target voltage. In the ON phase, all of the SOEC stacks in a branch operate at the thermally neutral target voltage, and in the OFF phase, all of the SOEC stacks in the branch operate at 0% power. Each branch is configured to be operated independently of the other branches.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Resumen de: LT2024518A
The method described in the invention is aimed at drying moist hydrogen obtained through alkaline electrolysis, containing up to 2000 ppm of water. This is achieved through the utilization of complex processes involving water hydrolysis, hydrogen storage, and compression, employing metal hydrides. During water hydrolysis, water vapor that are present in the hydrogen gas actively reacts with a mixture of activated aluminum and NaOH, splitting into hydrogen and oxygen. Oxygen and a portion of hydrogen combine with activated aluminum to form aluminum hydroxide, while the remaining hydrogen, along with the overall hydrogen stream, enters the metal hydride container. There, upon interaction with magnesium-based powders, metal hydrides are formed, capable of preserving hydrogen from several minutes to several years without significant hydrogen loss. Using the described method, hydrogen is dehydrated from 2000 ppm of water to no more than 5 ppm of water. Dry hydrogen can successfully react with magnesium-based metals for up to 500 cycles, with absorbed/desorbed hydrogen losses not exceeding 5 %. During the decomposition of metal hydrides, the resulting hydrogen is more than 99.999 % pure and, upon release, generates pressure of up to 30 bars. The waste heat generated in industrial processes is utilized to optimize the hydrolysis and formation/decomposition processes of metal hydrides, thereby creating additional added economic and ecological value.
Resumen de: JP2025167807A
【課題】水電解装置の劣化を抑制しつつ、高い水素生成効率を実現する。【解決手段】水電解システムは、水の電気分解を行う水電解部と、水電解部に電力を供給する電力供給部と、電力供給部から水電解部に供給される電流の大きさを検出する電流検出部と、電気分解される水の温度である水温度を取得する温度取得部と、取得された水温度が予め設定された上限温度以下となるように、電力供給部から水電解部に供給される電力を制御する制御部と、を備え、制御部は、電流検出部により検出された検出電流の増加に応じて、上限温度を低下させる【選択図】図1
Resumen de: WO2024160929A1
An electrode for use in the electrolysis of water under alkaline conditions, comprising a nickel metal substrate, a ceramic material with a perovskite-type structure comprising an oxide of at least one metal selected from among lanthanides including lanthanum, cerium and praseodymium, where said ceramic material is forming a coating on said nickel metal substrate, and metal nanoparticles are socketed into the said ceramic material. The metal nanoparticles facing the alkaline solution have electrochemical activity, whereas the metal nanoparticles facing the said metal substrate form an anchoring points between the metal substrate and the said ceramic material.
Resumen de: JP2025167806A
【課題】水素の生成効率を向上させた上で、水電解装置の劣化を抑制する。【解決手段】水電解システムは、水の電気分解を行う水電解部と、水電解部に供給される水を貯蔵するタンクと、タンクに水を供給する供給部と、タンクに貯蔵された水量を取得する水量取得部と、タンクに貯蔵された水の温度を取得する温度取得部と、タンクに貯蔵された水量と水の温度に応じて、供給部からタンクに供給される水量を制御する制御部と、を備え、制御部は、タンク内の水量が第1水量未満の場合に、タンク内の水量が第1水量よりも多い第2水量になるまで供給部から水を供給し、タンク内の水量が第1水量以上、かつ、タンク内の水の温度が基準温度よりも高い場合に、タンク内の水量が第2水量よりも多い第3水量になるまで供給部から水を供給する。【選択図】図1
Resumen de: CN120239739A
The invention relates to a device/method for capturing/converting CO2. The invention relates to a process for the production of CO and water, comprising/using a CO2 capture unit (2) that produces CO2 (3), a water electrolysis unit (5) that converts water (4) into oxygen (6) and hydrogen (7), an RWGS unit (8) that treats CO2 with hydrogen (7) and produces an RWGS gas (9) enriched in CO and water, an FT unit (13) that converts the RWGS gas and produces an FT effluent (14), a first separation unit (15) that treats the FT effluent and produces a hydrocarbon effluent (17) and a gas effluent (33), a second separation unit (34) separating the effluent gas into a CO2-lean gas (18) and a CO2-rich gas (35) fed to the RWGS unit, a partial oxycombustion unit (28) oxidizing the CO2-lean gas and producing CO fed to the FT unit, a hydrogen unit (20) treating the hydrocarbon effluent to produce a hydrocarbon fraction (21).
Resumen de: FR3161913A1
Procédé de fabrication d’une céramique nanoarchitecturée poreuse (200) pour électrode de cellule d’électrolyseur (100), notamment pour électrode de cellule d’électrolyseur à haute température (également connue selon l’acronyme EHT), le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes de : fourniture d’une résine comprenant un photoréactif polymérique, un solvant, par exemple un solvant organique, et une charge comportant au moins un précurseur minéral de la céramique, impression 3D de la résine selon un motif prédéterminé de sorte à former un squelette nanoarchitecturé poreux (300), par exemple sous forme de nid d’abeilles ou sous forme tétrakaidécahédrale, etfrittage du squelette nanoarchitecturé poreux (300) de sorte à obtenir une céramique nanoarchitecturée poreuse (200). Figure 4
Resumen de: US2025333854A1
A water electrolysis system that generates hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis of water includes a water electrolysis cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte membrane sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, and a control device that controls electric power supplied to the water electrolysis cell, wherein the control device performs a potential changing process of changing a potential of the anode either or both of upon starting of the water electrolysis system and during continuous operation of the water electrolysis system, and the potential changing process includes a potential lowering process of lowering the potential of the anode to a predetermined potential.
Resumen de: US2025341002A1
A direct impure water electrolysis (DIWE) approach generates green hydrogen in a modified proton-exchange membrane pure water electrolyzer (PEM-PWE), that avoids fouling, corrosion, deactivation, and side reactions normally caused by the ions in impure or saline waters. Conventional electrolyzers require ultrapure deionized (DI) water as feed because: 1) the proton-exchange membrane (PEM) and electrocatalysts are readily poisoned by the anions, e.g., chloride, and cations, e.g., sodium, calcium, and magnesium that are present in seawater or brackish water; and 2) the chloride anions readily form chlorine at the PEM-electrolyzer anode, which is toxic and corrosive. This adds substantially to the cost and complexity of the electrolyzer plant due to the water treatment plant needed for producing ultrapure DI water. The tolerance of impure water as described herein avoids reverse osmosis and deionization requirements steps which is beneficial for use in semi-arid regions with a paucity of fresh water.
Resumen de: WO2025231009A2
A method of catalytic ammonia decomposition is provided. The method includes: flowing ammonia into a reactor charged with a medium entropy metal alloy (MEA) catalyst including a first principal metal, a second principal metal, and a third principal metal, where each of the principal metals is independently selected without repetition from the group consisting of Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Al, Cu, Zn, Ti, Zr, Mo, V, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, W, Re, Ir, Pt, Au, Ce, Y, Yb, Sn, Ga, In, and Be; and catalytically decomposing the ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen over the MEA catalyst in the reactor at a reaction temperature between 200 °C and 900 °C.
Resumen de: US2025340500A1
The invention relates to a method for producing methanol via a synthesis gas produced by combining electrolysis of a water feedstock for producing a stream comprising hydrogen, and electrolysis of carbon dioxide rich stream for producing a stream comprising CO and CO2 in which the synthesis gas has a molar ratio CO/CO2 greater than 2. The invention relates also to a method for producing a synthesis gas by once-through co-electrolysis in a SOEC unit of a feed gas stream combining CO2 and steam.
Resumen de: US2025340433A1
A method for ammonia (NH3) decomposition to hydrogen (H2) and nitrogen (N2) using a ruthenium-doped alumina-supported cobalt/nickel (Ru—CoNi/Al2O3) catalyst. The method includes introducing and passing an NH3-containing feed gas stream into a reactor to contact the NH3-containing feed gas stream with a reduced Ru—CoNi/Al2O3 catalyst at a temperature of 100 to 1000° C. thereby converting at least a portion of the NH3 to H2 and regenerating the Ru—CoNi/Al2O3 catalyst particles to form a regenerated Ru—CoNi/Al2O3 catalyst, and producing a residue gas stream leaving the reactor.
Resumen de: US2025341010A1
A method of operating an electrolyzer includes changing a current density associated with operation of the electrolyzer based on one or more electricity input factors, or one or more hydrogen output factors, or both.
Resumen de: US2025343422A1
The present disclosure relates to circuits for connecting components of a hydrogen plant to a power grid to power the components in an efficient manner. In one implementation, power-side alternate current (AC) to direct current (DC) converters may be connected to a source power grid without the need for an isolation transformer by providing separate buses between the power-side AC-DC converters and load-side DC-DC converters instead of a shared DC bus between the converters. Other implementations for connecting components of a hydrogen plant to a power grid may include an adjustable transformer, such as a tappable transformer or an autotransformer, to connect any number of auxiliary loads of the plant to the power grid. The adjustable transformer may provide for various types of auxiliary load devices to connect to the power provided by the transformer at the same time, including both three-phase devices and one-phase devices.
Resumen de: AU2024407460A1
A catalyst coated separator for alkaline water electrolysis (1) comprising a porous support (100) and on at least side of the support, in order: - an optional porous polymer layer (200), - a non-porous alkali-stable polymer layer (300), and - a catalyst layer (400).
Resumen de: US2025341003A1
A method for the generation of a gas mixture including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and optionally hydrogen for use in hydroformylation plants or in carbonylation plants, including mixing an optional steam with carbon dioxide in the desired molar ratio, feeding the resulting gas to a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) or an SOEC stack at a sufficient temperature for the cell or cell stack to operate while effecting a partial conversion of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide and optionally of steam to hydrogen, removing some or all the remaining steam from the raw product gas stream by cooling the raw product gas stream and separating the remaining product gas from a liquid, and using the gas mixture containing CO and CO2 for liquid phase synthesis reactions utilizing carbon monoxide as one of the reactants while recycling CO2 to the SOEC or SOEC stack.
Resumen de: US2025341004A1
A device for preparing high-purity hydrogen and/or high-purity oxygen by electrolysis of water, wherein the hydrogen and/or oxygen produced has an argon content of less than 5 ppb by weight. Including, in sequence, a desalination water treatment system, a desalination water storage tank, a degasser feed water pump, a desalinated and degassed water heat exchanger, a degasser for degassing desalinated water, an electrolyzer feed water pump, and an electrolyzer. The degasser is configured to produce water that has an argon content of less than 10 ppb by weight after being degassed. The electrolyzer is an alkaline electrolyzer, and includes an electrolytic cell, and anode lye separator, a cathode lye separator, and a lye cooler. The electrolyzer also includes a lye heat exchanger and a hot lye recirculation stream. Also involved is a method of preparing high-purity hydrogen and/or oxygen by using the device.
Resumen de: US2025341007A1
An electrochemical cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and a proton-conducting membrane between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode comprises a layered perovskite having the general formula: DAB2O5+δ, wherein D consists of two or more lanthanide elements; A consists of one or more of Sr and Ba; B consists of one or more of Co, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cr, and Nd; and δ is an oxygen deficit. The second electrode comprises a cermet material including at least one metal and at least one perovskite. Related structures, apparatuses, systems, and methods are also described.
Resumen de: US2025341001A1
An electrode configuration and system useful for performing electrolysis, including one or more pairs of non-planar electrodes each comprising a first electrode having a first base and a second electrode comprising a second base. A mount can be used to mount the first electrode and the second electrode in each of the pairs with a spacing between the first base and the second base, so that an electric current may flow through a fluid between the first base and the second base to drive an electrochemical reaction of the fluid. A surface area of the bases (the base of the first electrode and the base of the second electrode) exposed to the fluid are dimensioned to support a current density of the electric current of at least 10 A/cm2 or in a range of 10 A/cm2 and 14 A/cm2. An electrolysis system including the electrodes can be used for the electrolysis of seawater to produce hydrogen at higher rates and with reduced chlorine evolution.
Resumen de: US2025341280A1
The storage apparatus according to the invention, a geo hydrogen storage system, is a system consisting of a plurality of groundwater wells drilled into the ground. Hydrogen is produced by electrolysis using green energy. The hydrogen and the associated oxygen are stored in and recovered from cartridges installed in said wells being flooded by the groundwater and located at appropriate distances from each other. The system uses closed-circuit circulating water to transport the gases generated in electrolysis in the form of bubbles. The gases are separated from the circulating water by volume expansion and form gas bubbles when they reach the corresponding cartridge. This gas bubble will, with continued operation, squeeze larger and larger volume of water from the groundwater in the cartridge, thereby pressurizing the system.
Resumen de: WO2025227188A1
Described herein is a process for splitting water into molecular hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2), comprising: contacting water molecules with a catalyst, wherein the catalyst or at least portion thereof in contact with the water molecules is irradiated with microwave radiation, and wherein the catalyst comprises a compound of a metal (M) and at least one Lewis acidic element (X) different to the metal, whereby on contact, the water molecules split to form molecular hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2).
Resumen de: WO2025227539A1
The present invention belongs to the technical field of carbon dioxide capture. Provided is a decoupling type electrochemical carbon dioxide capture system. The system comprises an electrolysis reactor, a carbon dioxide absorption tower and a carbon dioxide desorption tower. The system can achieve the electrochemical capture and purification of ultralow-concentration carbon dioxide in an oxygen-containing carbon dioxide environment. In practical use, an external power supply can be used for supplying power to the system, and the pH environments of a solution at a cathode and an anode are changed by means of an electrochemical PCET reaction to promote the enrichment of OH- in a cathode region and the enrichment of H+ in an anode region, thereby achieving the absorption of ultralow-concentration carbon dioxide and the release of high-purity carbon dioxide; and an anode liquid is reduced and regenerated outside the system by means of hydrogen generated by the cathode, thereby achieving low-energy-consumption continuous stable carbon dioxide capture and purification.
Resumen de: WO2025230390A1
A ruthenium-nickel foam catalyst composite, a preparation method therefor, and a hydrogen extraction system (10) using same are disclosed. Specifically, provided is the method for preparing a catalyst composite used for ammonia decomposition, comprising the steps of: (a) making a porous support, which is in the form of a three-dimensional structure having pores and includes a first metal, come into contact with an acidic aqueous solution so as to pretreat the porous support; (b) preparing a second metal precursor aqueous solution comprising water and a second metal precursor that includes a second metal; and (c) using the pretreated porous support and the second metal precursor aqueous solution so as to support a catalyst including the second metal on a part or all of the surface of the porous support, thereby preparing a catalyst composite. The present invention provides a low-loading noble metal catalyst by maximizing the utilization of supported noble metals through selective adsorption of Ru metal.
Resumen de: WO2025231104A1
A contained hydrogen generation system ("system") comprises a high-pressure containment vessel ("vessel"), one or more proton-exchange membrane ("PEM") cells, an oxygen-water separator, and a passive dual regulator with relative differential venting ("regulator"). The vessel defines a hydrogen plenum. The PEM and the oxygen-water separator are disposed in the hydrogen plenum. The regulator includes a hydrogen fluid path in fluid communication with the hydrogen plenum, an exterior hydrogen storage vessel, and an exterior of the vessel, and also includes an oxygen fluid path in fluid communication with the oxygen-water separator, an exterior oxygen storage vessel, and an exterior of the vessel. The regulator regulates pressure imbalances between an oxygen-side of the system and a hydrogen-side of the system, and vents oxygen and hydrogen to an exterior of the vessel to allow collection of both hydrogen and oxygen and avoid rupture of a PEM in the one or more PEM cells.
Nº publicación: WO2025231331A1 06/11/2025
Solicitante:
VOLTA ENERGY INC [US]
VOLTA ENERGY, INC
Resumen de: WO2025231331A1
A direct impure water electrolysis (DIWE) approach generates green hydrogen in a modified proton-exchange membrane pure water electrolyzer (PEM-PWE), that avoids fouling, corrosion, deactivation, and side reactions normally caused by the ions in impure or saline waters. Conventional electrolyzers require ultrapure deionized (DI) water as feed because: 1) the proton-exchange membrane (PEM) and electrocatalysts are readily poisoned by the anions, e.g., chloride, and cations, e.g., sodium, calcium, and magnesium that are present in seawater or brackish water; and 2) the chloride anions readily form chlorine at the PEM-electrolyzer anode, which is toxic and corrosive. This adds substantially to the cost and complexity of the electrolyzer plant due to the water treatment plant needed for producing ultrapure DI water. The tolerance of impure water as described herein avoids reverse osmosis and deionization requirements steps which is beneficial for use in semi-arid regions with a paucity of fresh water.