Resumen de: WO2025159042A1
The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide an electrolytic cell stack capable of increasing the amount of product generated by electrolysis while suppressing the temperature rise of the cell stack. An electrolytic cell stack (101) according to the present disclosure comprises: an electrolysis unit cell (105) that has a hydrogen electrode containing Ni, an oxygen electrode, and a solid electrolyte membrane and is formed in the circumferential direction of a base tube; and an interconnector that electrically connects a plurality of electrolysis unit cells arranged in the axial direction of the base tube. When the distance between the ends of the oxygen electrode, oriented in the axial direction of the base tube, in each electrolysis unit cell is defined as the width W of the electrolysis unit cell, and the area on the base tube in which the plurality of electrolysis unit cells are arranged is divided into a first end portion (10), a central portion (11), and a second end portion (12) along the axial direction, the widths W1, W3 of the electrolysis single cells (105b, 105c) positioned in the first end portion and/or the second end portion is 1.5 to 3 times greater than the width W2 of the electrolysis unit cell (105a) positioned in the central portion.
Resumen de: WO2025159903A1
A system for separating a fluid in the operation of an electrochemical system includes: a cathode separator configured to separate a fluid into a first stream having hydrogen gas and a second stream having water and dissolved hydrogen; and a makeup water tank. The makeup water tank is configured to: receive the second stream from the cathode separator; operate at a pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure and less than an operating pressure of the cathode separator; and separate at least a portion of the dissolved hydrogen from the water via a reduction in pressure from the cathode separator to the makeup water tank to provide a purified water stream and hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas from the makeup water tank is configured to be transferred out of the makeup water tank and the purified water stream is configured to be transferred out the makeup water tank.
Resumen de: WO2025160419A1
An integrated energy system including a power plant is discussed herein. In some examples, the integrated energy system may include a power plant configured to generate steam, a hydrothermal decomposition reactor configured to receive at least a portion of the steam (H2O) from the power plant to react with Methane (CH4) within the hydrothermal decomposition reactor to produce Hydrogen (H2) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2), a first separation unit configured to separate the Hydrogen (H2) and the Carbon Dioxide (CO2), a Solid Oxide Stack configured to receive at least a portion of the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and to produce Carbon Monoxide (CO), a second separation unit configured to separate the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from the Carbon Monoxide (CO), and a methanol synthesis reactor configured to receive at least a portion of the Hydrogen (H2) and at least a portion of the Carbon Monoxide (CO) to produce Methanol (CH3OH).
Resumen de: US2025243589A1
To provide a water electrolysis cell which reduces the concentration of hydrogen reaching the oxygen generating electrode side before the concentration increases with a simple configuration. An electrolyte membrane, a catalyst layer, and a separator for flowing a fluid are provided. A water electrolytic cell for generating hydrogen and oxygen by supplying water and applying a voltage, wherein a hydrogen reaction catalyst for promoting a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen is provided at a site where oxygen generated and residual water flow on the surface of the separator on the oxygen generating electrode side.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: US2025236961A1
A device (1) for performing electrolysis of water is disclosed. The device comprising: a semiconductor structure (10) comprising a surface (11) and an electron guiding layer (12) below said surface (11), the electron guiding layer (12) of the semiconductor structure (10) being configured to guide electron movement in a plane parallel to the surface (11), the electron guiding layer (12) of the semiconductor structure (10) comprising an InGaN quantum well (14) or a heterojunction (18), the heterojunction (18) being a junction between AlN material and GaN material or between AlGaN material and GaN material; at least one metal cathode (20) arranged on the surface (11) of the semiconductor structure (10); and at least one photoanode (30) arranged on the surface (11) of the semiconductor structure (10), wherein the at least one photoanode (30) comprises a plurality of quantum dots (32) of InxGa(1-x)N material, wherein 0.4≤x≤1. Also a system comprising such device is disclosed.
Resumen de: WO2025154484A1
The purpose of the present invention is to improve the safety of a hydrogen production plant. This hydrogen production plant (1) comprises: a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) (10) which produces a hydrogen-containing gas; and a discharge stack (30) into which the hydrogen-containing gas produced by the SOEC (10) is introduced and which discharges the introduced hydrogen-containing gas to air. The discharge stack (30) has a spray unit (32) which supplies, to the hydrogen-containing gas introduced therein, cooling water for cooling the hydrogen-containing gas.
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: WO2025155611A1
Improved electrocatalysts for promoting a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) or an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) from alkaline fresh water and seawater are disclosed. By incorporating metals, such as tungsten and rare earth elements, into the nickel molybdenum nitride framework, Ni1-xMoxN, the disclosed electrocatalysts demonstrate improved catalytic activity and stability compared to the original Ni&Ni0.2Mo0.8N catalysts, particularly under high-current alkaline conditions, in water electrolysis for hydrogen and oxygen production.
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.
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.
Nº publicación: US2025236541A1 24/07/2025
Solicitante:
CLAROS TECH INC [US]
Claros Technologies Inc
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.