Resumen de: CN115948757A
The invention provides an electrolytic bath which comprises a cathode end plate, a cathode insulating layer, an electrolytic unit, an anode insulating layer and an anode end plate which are sequentially arranged in the same direction, each small electrolysis chamber comprises a cathode plate, a cathode sealing ring, a cathode gas diffusion layer, a diaphragm, an anode gas diffusion layer and an anode plate which are sequentially arranged in the same direction, the cathode plate and the anode plate at the series connection part between the small electrolysis chambers are combined to form a bipolar plate, the cathode plate comprises a cathode surface, the anode plate comprises an anode surface, and the bipolar plate comprises a cathode surface and an anode surface; a concave area and an outer frame area are arranged on the cathode surface and the anode surface, the outer frame area is arranged around the concave area, a plurality of raised lines are arranged in the concave area, a diversion trench is formed between the raised lines, confluence trenches are arranged in the concave area at two ends of the diversion trench, and the confluence trenches are communicated with the diversion trench. According to the scheme, uniform diffusion of the electrolyte is realized.
Resumen de: US2025347005A1
The present invention relates to a method for the combined electrolytic and thermal production of hydrogen gas, the method comprising: (i) providing a plasma treatment unit having a plasma treatment chamber comprising first and second electrodes, and a first gas outlet in fluid communication with said plasma treatment chamber; wherein a base portion of the plasma treatment chamber forms a reservoir of an aqueous electrolyte; wherein the first electrode is comprised within a plasma torch whereby the plasma torch is arranged at a distance above a surface of the reservoir; and wherein the second electrode is submerged in the aqueous electrolyte; (ii) establishing a DC electric potential between the first and second electrodes whilst providing a flow of non-oxidising ionisable gas between the first electrode and the surface of the reservoir to generate and sustain a plasma arc therebetween, thereby producing hydrogen gas in the plasma treatment chamber; and (iii) recovering the hydrogen gas via the first gas outlet. The present invention also relates to a plasma treatment unit.
Resumen de: AU2024276790A1
The specification describes a process for preparing an oxygen evolution reaction catalyst, comprising the steps of: (i) combining iridium powder and a peroxide salt to produce a powder mixture; (ii) carrying out thermal treatment on the powder mixture; (iii) dissolving the product from (ii) in water to produce a solution; (iv) reducing the pH of the solution from (iii) to affect a precipitation and form a solid and a supernatant; (v) separating the solid from the supernatant; and (vi) drying the solid. An oxygen evolution catalyst obtainable by the process is also described.
Resumen de: AU2025202385A1
The present invention is an adhesive-fixed electrolysis module comprising a single stack, the single stack having a separator, a pair of bipolar plates, a pair of gaskets, a pair of diffusion layers, a pair of electrodes, and a cell frame, wherein the bipolar plates, the gaskets, 5 the diffusion layers, and the electrodes are sequentially arranged on the cathode and anode sides, respectively, with respect to the separator, forming a symmetrical structure, wherein the separator, the bipolar plates, the gaskets, the diffusion layers, and the electrodes are stacked in a zero-gap manner within the cell frame, and wherein the bipolar plates are adhered and fixed to the cell frame using an adhesive, thereby simplifying product assembly 10 and reducing assembly costs compared to a single stack fixing method using welding, riveting, bolting, etc. between conventional parts. The present invention is an adhesive-fixed electrolysis module comprising a single stack, the single stack having a separator, a pair of bipolar plates, a pair of gaskets, a pair of 5 diffusion layers, a pair of electrodes, and a cell frame, wherein the bipolar plates, the gaskets, the diffusion layers, and the electrodes are sequentially arranged on the cathode and anode sides, respectively, with respect to the separator, forming a symmetrical structure, wherein the separator, the bipolar plates, the gaskets, the diffusion layers, and the electrodes are stacked in a zero-gap manner within the cell frame, and wher
Resumen de: AU2024285985A1
A method of producing a hydrogen stream and an oxygen stream and passing the hydrogen stream and the oxygen stream to a reverse water-gas shift reactor is described, the method comprising: providing a water stream to an electrolysis system configured to form: a hydrogen stream at a first pressure, and an oxygen stream at a second pressure; passing the hydrogen stream, a carbon dioxide stream, and the oxygen stream to the reverse water-gas shift reactor, wherein the first pressure is lower than the second pressure.
Resumen de: US2025345783A1
The present invention relates to a catalyst for an ammonia decomposition reaction, a method for preparing same, and a method for producing hydrogen by using same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst for an ammonia decomposition reaction, which economically and efficiently supports highly active ruthenium on a lanthanum-cerium composite oxide support, thereby preparing a catalyst that exhibits a higher ammonia conversion rate than conventional catalysts for an ammonia decomposition reaction, to a catalyst for an ammonia decomposition reaction prepared by the same method, and a method for producing hydrogen by using the same.
Resumen de: US2025346544A1
Electrical power derived from a renewable energy source is used to perform water electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. A flue gas and heat are produced from combustion of a fuel using at least a portion of the oxygen generated by electrolysis. A feed stream including hydrocarbon oil is hydroprocessed using the generated heat and at least a portion of the hydrogen generated by electrolysis to produce a product including a saturated hydrocarbon. At least a portion of the flue gas is hydrogenated using at least a portion of the hydrogen generated by electrolysis to produce a second product stream including a hydrocarbon, an oxygenate, or both.
Resumen de: US2025346485A1
Photocatalytic water-splitting processes are described using an aqueous solution of at least one neutral salt, where the process is conducted at a temperature of 200-400° C. When compared with conventional photocatalytic water-splitting processes, the processes of the invention give rise to notably increased activity and quantum efficiency.
Resumen de: US2025346542A1
Embodiments of the present invention relates to two improved catalysts and associated processes that directly converts carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels. The catalytic converter is comprised of two catalysts in series that are operated at the same pressures to directly produce synthetic liquid fuels or synthetic natural gas. The carbon conversion efficiency for CO2 to liquid fuels is greater than 45%. The fuel is distilled into a premium diesel fuels (approximately 70 volume %) and naphtha (approximately 30 volume %) which are used directly as “drop-in” fuels without requiring any further processing. Any light hydrocarbons that are present with the carbon dioxide are also converted directly to fuels. This process is directly, applicable to the conversion of CO2 collected from ethanol plants, cement plants, power plants, biogas, carbon dioxide/hydrocarbon mixtures from secondary oil recovery, and other carbon dioxide/hydrocarbon streams. The catalyst system is durable, efficient and maintains a relatively constant level of fuel productivity over long periods of time without requiring re-activation or replacement.
Resumen de: US2025346818A1
Electrical power derived from a renewable energy source is used to perform electrolysis of water to produce oxygen and hydrogen. A feed stream includes consumer waste plastics, a waste stream from a hydrocarbon refinery, or both. The feed stream is partially oxidized to produce syngas. At least a portion of the carbon monoxide of the syngas is reacted with water to produce additional carbon dioxide and hydrogen. A hydrocarbon feed stream is hydroprocessed using at least a portion of the hydrogen generated by electrolysis and at least a portion of the hydrogen from the syngas to produce a hydroprocessing product stream including a saturated hydrocarbon. At least a portion of the carbon dioxide of the syngas is hydrogenated using at least a portion of the hydrogen generated by electrolysis to produce a product stream including a hydrocarbon, an oxygenate, or both.
Resumen de: AU2024249829A1
The invention relates to an electrolytic method for producing carbon dioxide, having the following steps: a. anodically oxidizing hydrogen gas within an electrolysis cell, an acidic oxidation product being obtained; b. reacting the acidic oxidation product with an aqueous electrolyte solution within the electrolysis cell, an acidic aqueous solution being obtained; c. cathodically reducing water within the electrolysis cell, an alkaline aqueous solution and hydrogen gas being obtained; d. reacting the alkaline aqueous solution outside of the electrolysis cell with a gas which contains carbon dioxide, wherein the gas is air in particular, in order to obtain a carbonate-containing aqueous solution; and e. reacting the carbonate-containing alkaline aqueous solution with the acidic aqueous solution outside of the electrolysis cell in order to obtain dissolved carbon dioxide gas.
Resumen de: US2025347235A1
The disclosure provides systems and′methods for generating electricity, while using a portion of the generated electricity and/or thermal energy (heat) for producing green hydrogen through the electrolysis of water. Using this protocol, a first round of electricity can be generated at a combustion device, i.e., a combustion turbine unit, and the excess thermal energy (heat) generated can be used to generate a second round of electricity, in order to evacuate any contaminating gases from either the first round or the second round of electrical power generation, the contaminating gases are made to flow through a chimney stack and dispersed into the environment.
Resumen de: US2025347210A1
A hydrogen ecosystem for producing oil and gas is described, where land local to an oil field hosts each of the following components: one or more producing oil wells, one or more non-producing oil wells, and optionally one or more new wells; a wind farm or a solar farm, or both, for generating electricity; said wind farm or a solar farm, or both, electrically connected to an electrolyzer for converting water to hydrogen; said electrolyzer fluidly connected to a compressor for producing compressed hydrogen; said compressor fluidly connected to a high pressure injection line for injecting said compressed hydrogen into a hydrogen storage well (HSW), said hydrogen storage well being a non-producing well that has been plugged and fitted for hydrogen storage; said HSW fluidly connected to a pressure reducing regulator for producing uncompressed hydrogen; said pressure reducing regulator fluidly connected to a pipeline for delivering said uncompressed hydrogen to a hydrogen power unit for converting said uncompressed hydrogen to electricity; said electricity electrically connected to oil production equipment for producing hydrocarbons from said oil field.
Resumen de: US2025347010A1
A method of making NiO nanoparticles is described, as well as a method of using NiO nanoparticles as an electrocatalyst component to a porous carbon electrode. The carbon electrode may be made of carbonized filter paper. Together, this carbon-supported NiO electrode may be used for water electrolysis. Using a pamoic acid salt in the NiO nanoparticle synthesis leads to smaller and monodisperse nanoparticles, which support higher current densities.
Resumen de: US2025347013A1
A photoelectrode includes a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate, and a layer of graphitic-poly(2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine) (g-PTAP) nanoflakes at least partially covering a surface of the FTO substrate. Further, the g-PTAP nanoflakes have a width of 0.1 to 5 micrometers (μm). In addition, a method for producing the photoelectrode, and a method for photocatalytic water splitting, in which the photoelectrode is used.
Resumen de: US2025347008A1
An electrolysis plant includes at least one electrolysis module. The electrolysis module has a plurality of series-connected electrolysis cells. A DC-capable switching device is connected electrically in parallel and has an activatable power resistor such that, in the closed state, a current path through the power resistor can be activated so as to bypass electrolysis cells and to be able to drain excess power through the power resistor. There is also described a method for operating such an electrolysis plant for separating water into hydrogen and oxygen, and to a combination with an electrolysis plant that is connected directly to a wind turbine.
Resumen de: US2025347014A1
A photoelectrode includes a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate, and a layer of graphitic-poly(2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine) (g-PTAP) nanoflakes at least partially covering a surface of the FTO substrate. Further, the g-PTAP nanoflakes have a width of 0.1 to 5 micrometers (μm). In addition, a method for producing the photoelectrode, and a method for photocatalytic water splitting, in which the photoelectrode is used.
Resumen de: EP4647161A1
The present disclosure relates to a catalyst for decomposition of ammonia and a method for decomposition of ammonia.
Resumen de: WO2024129657A1
The present invention provides a device for carbon dioxide recovery from alkaline water using a module having at least three compartments where each compartment is separated by an electrode pair (anode and cathode) with electrochemical reactions occurring at the electrodes. The electrodes can be in a unipolar or bipolar configuration. Multiple electrochemical modules can be electrically connected in series, in parallel, or in a combination of both series and parallel. Also disclosed it the related process for recovering carbon dioxide from alkaline water.
Resumen de: EP4647534A1
Eine Plattenanordnung (1) eines Stapels elektrochemischer Zellen (2) umfasst ein zumindest teilweise als 3D-Druck-Element ausgebildetes Plattenelement (3), in welchem mehrere Schichten (6, 7, 8) parallel zueinander angeordnet sind, die jeweils durchbrochene, zur Durchleitung eines Fluids geeignete Strukturen aufweisen, wobei die Feinheit der Durchbrechungen (17) von Schicht (6, 7, 8) zu Schicht (6, 7, 8) variiert, und wobei ein Temperatursensor (19), der an ein Kabel (20) angeschlossen ist, welches durch mehrere der genannten Schichten (6, 7, 8) verläuft, an diejenige Schicht (8) grenzt, welche die feinsten Durchbrechungen (17) aufweist.
Resumen de: EP4647532A2
The present disclosure advantageously provides an improved cooling system for an electrochemical plant. The configurations disclosed herein provide advantages and improvements in a cooling system for the electrochemical plant. The cooling system advantageously cools multiple subsystems within the plant using dry coolers, thereby easing maintenance and access to various components within the plant, minimizing or reducing the amount of process piping within the plant used to cool the multiple subsystems, and reducing the complexity of the overall plant.
Resumen de: EP4647396A1
There is described a hydrogen production system comprising: a gasification sub-system to produce a syngas stream from a biomass and/or refuse derived fuel feed stream; and a steam methane reformer (SMR) sub-system to produce an SMR syngas stream from a hydrocarbon feed, and to produce a low carbon hydrogen final product by integrating the syngas stream from the gasification sub-system and the SMR syngas stream.
Resumen de: AU2024237545A1
A method for generating and treating a two-phase outflow from one or more pressurised electrolyser stacks which are adapted to electrolyse water into hydrogen and oxygen, whereby a pump supplies a catholytic fluid flow from one first gas liquid gravitational separator vessel to the electrolyser stacks and whereby a further pump supplies an anolytic fluid flow from one second gas liquid gravitational separator vessel to the electrolyser stacks, and whereby at least one cyclone type gas liquid separator receives combined outflows from the catholytic chambers and/or receives combined outflows from anolytic chambers respectively inside corresponding gravitational gas liquid separator vessel whereby further, the at least one cyclone type gas liquid separator separates the gas from the liquid along a generally horizontal cyclonic rotation axis inside the gas liquid gravitational separator vessel. An electrolyser system is also provided.
Resumen de: AU2024214359A1
Feedwater preparation system in a water electrolyser adapted to produce hydrogen and oxygen in one or more pressurised electrolyser stacks (2) using alkaline water and comprising a product gas conditioning system that has a safety valve out-blow material stream pipe (11) which is connected to a feedwater vessel (9), and/or has a depressurisation stream pipe (31) from a gas cleaning vessel which is connected to the feedwater vessel (9).
Nº publicación: JP2025167582A 07/11/2025
Solicitante:
トヨタ自動車株式会社
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.