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: 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: 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: 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: US2025236972A1
Electrolyzer for production of hydrogen gas and comprising a stack of bipolar electrodes sandwiching ion-transporting membranes between each two of the bipolar electrodes. Each bipolar electrode comprises two metal plates welded together back-to-back forming a coolant compartment in between and having a respective anode surface and an opposite cathode surface, each of which is abutting one of the membranes. The plates are embossed with a major vertical channel and minor channels in a herringbone pattern for transport of oxygen and hydrogen gases. The embossed herringbone pattern is provided on both sides of the metal plates so as to also provide coolant channels in a herringbone pattern inside the coolant compartment.
Resumen de: WO2024141564A1
The present disclosure relates to a system for producing hydrogen from feedstock and a method thereof. The system comprises a first chamber adapted to thermally decompose the feedstock, and a second chamber adapted to receive a first portion of the gaseous stream and to receive a first portion of the solids stream to form a reactants combination. The second chamber adapted to partially react the reactants combination with steam to produce a product gas. The system further comprises a third chamber adapted to receive a second portion of the gaseous stream and adapted to receive a second portion of the solids stream to form a combustibles combination. The third chamber adapted to at least partially combust the combustibles combination to produce process heat for the first chamber and/or the second chamber. The system further comprises a controller adapted to adjust the composition of the reactants combination and of the combustibles combination.
Resumen de: WO2024205436A1
The object of the invention is a plasma-catalytic system for the decomposition of ammonia in gliding discharge plasma characterized in that it contains a gliding discharge reactor containing at least one catalytic bed (5) containing a metallic catalyst selected from a group including Ni and Co in an amount in a range of 2-20% by weight deposited on the Al2O3 substrate. Another object of the invention is the plasma-catalytic system of the invention for use in the decomposition of ammonia, characterized in that the mixture to be decomposed contains at least 60% ammonia and at least 40% another component selected from nitrogen and hydrogen with a flow rate in a range of 160-200 Ndm3/h.
Resumen de: JP2025165571A
【課題】熱交換器を用いた水の温度調整での調整精度を高めることが可能な水素発生装置を提供し、水素発生装置での水素ガスの製造効率を向上させる。【解決手段】水を電気分解して水素を発生させる電解装置と、電解装置を通じて水が循環する水循環経路と、水循環経路でイオンを除去するイオン交換器と、水循環経路の水温を調節する水温調節装置とを有し、水循環経路がイオン交換器通過と電解装置との間で分岐した後に合流し、水温調節装置は、電解装置が排出する水よりも低温の水をイオン交換器に供給し、該水よりも高温の水を電解装置に供給すべく、分岐点から合流点までの間に熱交換器を有し、合流点で合流する水に温度差を設けるよう構成され、合流する水の割合を調整して電解装置に供給する水の温度を調整する温度調整弁を有している水素発生装置を提供する。【選択図】 図3
Resumen de: JP2025165583A
【課題】内側領域の温度上昇を抑制することができる、電解装置を提供すること。【解決手段】電解質層と、第1電極21と、第2電極と、第1流路と、を備えた電解セルと、第2流路と、第1電極に当接すると共に第1流路を形成する流路形成導体5と、を有し、流路形成導体5を介して第1電極21と第2電極との間に電圧を印加することで、反応流体Fを電気分解して、水素を生成するよう構成された、電解装置1。第1面の法線方向Zから見て、第1電極21を、第1電極21の外周端辺を含む外周領域A1と、外周領域A1の内側の内側領域A2とに分け、内側領域A2の外形は、第1電極21の外形の相似形であって、内側領域A2の面積を第1電極21の面積の半分とし、電解セルにおける電気分解反応に伴う単位面積当たりの吸熱量を吸熱密度としたとき、外周領域A1における吸熱密度の平均値よりも、内側領域A2における吸熱密度の平均値の方が大きい。【選択図】図2
Resumen de: AU2024318321A1
The invention relates to an electrolysis system (10) comprising a plurality of electrolysis devices (34, 36) which are connected to a power supply line (30), the electrolysis devices (34, 36) having a power supply unit (38, 40) and an electrolysis module (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26) coupled to the power supply unit, the power supply units of the electrolysis devices comprising a transformer (42, 44, 46, 48) and a rectifier unit (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64), the transformer having a primary winding (66, 68, 70, 72) and a secondary winding (74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88) connected to an AC voltage side of the rectifier unit. According to the invention, the primary winding of the transformer of at least a first of the electrolysis devices (40) is designed to be adjustable in stages, and the rectifier unit of said electrolysis device is designed to be operated in an uncontrolled manner, the rectifier unit of the power supply unit of at least a second of the electrolysis devices being designed to be operated in a controlled manner depending on the electrical energy that can be provided by the energy source.
Resumen de: AU2024301470A1
The present invention relates to an electrolysis system (100) comprising a renewable power generation plant (1), an electrolysis plant (3), a transformer station (27) and an AC bus bar (5), wherein the renewable power generation plant (1) is connected to the public electricity grid at a point of connection (POC) via the AC bus bar (5) and comprises a power plant controller (7) and a self-controlled converter (9) that is connected to the AC bus bar (5). The electrolysis plant (3) comprises an electrolysis active power controller (11) and a converter arrangement (13) that is connected to the AC bus bar (5), and wherein the electrolysis active power controller (11) is configured for controlling active power (P) of the electrolysis plant (3) at the AC bus bar (5) and the power plant controller (7) is configured for controlling reactive power (Q) at the point of connection (POC).
Resumen de: EP4644122A1
A membrane having excellent radical durability and low gas permeability, a membrane electrode assembly including the membrane, and a water electrolysis apparatus are provided. A membrane having a laminated structure including a layer B1, a layer A, and a layer B2 in this order, in which the layer A contains a hydrocarbon-based polymer (a) which has an ionic group and may be fluorine-substituted, and each of the layers B1 and B2 contains a perfluoro-carbon polymer (b) having an ionic group.
Resumen de: DK202430166A1
A bipolar plate and electrodes assembly where the bipolar plate is connected to an electrode through a number of distance units is thus suggested whereby the distance units are singular, and that further, between each singular distance unit and at least one of the bipolar plate and the electrode a fusion zone is/are provided. The invention also comprises a method for generating a bipolar plate and electrodes assembly. Further an electrolyser adapted for electrolysing water into oxygen and hydrogen, is provided, whereby the electrolyser comprises a cell stack having alternatingly a diaphragm and a bipolar plate and electrode assembly and the assembly is comprised of a number of singular distance units interposed between and interconnecting bipolar plate and respective cathode and anode electrode, which distance units are adapted to be generated by way of one or more distance unit controlled generators during an assembly and fusion process.
Resumen de: EP4644584A2
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, 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 and reducing assembly costs compared to a single stack fixing method using welding, riveting, bolting, etc. between conventional parts.
Resumen de: EP4644588A1
The present invention provides an improved composite diaphragm for hydrogen production by alkaline electrolysis water. A thermally induced phase separation method is used for preparation, the process is simple, large-scale and large-area stable production can be realized, and the prepared composite diaphragm has high hydrophilicity and high mechanical strength, can tolerate high temperature (90-160°C) and high-concentration alkali liqid, and is an excellent diaphragm for an alkaline electrolytic cell for water electrolysis.
Resumen de: EP4644587A1
The present invention provides an improved organic-inorganic composite diaphragm for hydrogen production by alkaline water electrolysis, and a preparation method therefor. An organic polymer resistant to high temperature and concentrated alkali is selected; a polar polymer and a soluble metal salt are introduced into a diaphragm-forming solution; an aqueous alcohol solution containing ions capable of precipitating the metal salt in the diaphragm-forming solution is used as a diaphragm-forming coagulation bath; and the diaphragm and inorganic particles are generated simultaneously to prepare an organic-inorganic composite diaphragm having the inorganic particles uniformly distributed on the surface and the interior of the diaphragm. The organic-inorganic composite diaphragm has few defects, high stability and strong controllability, is used as a diaphragm for hydrogen production by alkaline water electrolysis, and demonstrates a lower electrolysis voltage and very high electrolysis efficiency.
Resumen de: EP4644586A1
The present disclosure discloses an integral catalyst with porous core-shell structure and a preparation method and an application thereof. With a transition metal as active material, a stable bifunctional catalyst capable of performing hydrogen evolution and biomass oxidation at the same time is prepared by epitaxial growth and air calcination; and, the process efficiencies of internal diffusion, external diffusion, adsorption, reaction and desorption of reactive molecules and product molecules and so on can be increased by the porous structure of the catalyst, realizing increase of the catalyst activity.
Resumen de: AU2024291100A1
The invention relates to an energy supply system (20) for coupling to a wind turbine (30) used in island mode, wherein the wind turbine (30) is configured to operate an electrolysis system (11) for producing green hydrogen using wind energy, wherein the energy supply system (20) has a solar energy source (21), comprising a photovoltaic module (22) and/or a solar thermal collector (23), which is configured to supply the electrolysis system (21), in particular an enclosure (12) and water-conducting lines of electrolysis units of the electrolysis system (11), with thermal energy in the event of the absence of wind energy. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for supplying solar energy to a wind turbine (30) used in island mode.
Resumen de: AU2024307301A1
A method and arrangement of performing electrolysis by an electrolyzer includes an operational mode and a partial operational mode. During the operational mode operational power from a main power source (202) to a first (808) and second set of stacks (806). In response to detecting a power insufficient for the first and the second set of stacks (806) to perform electrolysis without impurities, the electrolyzer is set to a partial operational mode, wherein the first set of stacks (808) perform electrolysis without impurities and the second set of stacks (806) do not perform electrolysis.
Resumen de: CN120390829A
The present invention provides a small high-voltage electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen, the small high-voltage electrolyzer comprising: one or more cells each comprising a plurality of high-voltage electrolysis cells wherein the electrolysis cells of the respective cells are electrically connected in series; and a central electrolyte header functionally connected to each of the electrolytic cells for supplying a liquid electrolyte to the cell; a central hydrogen header connected to each of the electrolytic cells for discharging the generated hydrogen from the cells; a central oxygen header connected to each of the electrolytic cells for discharging the generated oxygen from the cells; the direct-current power supply is used for supplying power to each unit of the electrolytic bath which is connected in series; wherein the cells of the electrolytic cells connected in series are electrically connected in parallel.
Resumen de: JP2025165009A
【課題】 水電解システムにおいて、目標露点となっている水素を短時間で製造する技術を提供する。【解決手段】 水電解システムは、水の電気分解によって水素を生成する水電解装置と、水電解装置に接続され、水電解装置によって生成された水素と水とを含むガスが流れる流路と、流路に接続され、水電解装置から供給されるガスを収容する収容部と、収容部に供給されるガスを冷却する冷却部と、収容部の内部の温度を検出する温度検出部と、収容部の内部の圧力を変更する圧力変更部と、収容部の内部の露点が目標露点となるための収容部の内部の温度と圧力との関係を示す情報と、温度検出部によって検出された温度と、を用いて目標圧力を推定し、収容部の内部の圧力が目標圧力になるように、圧力変更部を制御する制御部と、を備える。【選択図】 図1
Nº publicación: KR20250157224A 04/11/2025
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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.