Resumen de: US2025011953A1
Disclosed herein is an electrolyte comprising H+ or OH− and precursors used to make a hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst, an oxygen evolution electrocatalyst, a bifunctional hydrogen/oxygen evolution electrocatalyst, or any combination thereof for use in in situ catalyst synthesis, deposition and/or utilization.
Resumen de: WO2024236080A1
There is provided a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for an electrochemical devices, such as for fuel cells and electrolyzers, particularly for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, said membrane electrode assembly comprising a composite electrolyte membrane comprising a reinforced electrolyte layer comprising at least one porous support, the porous support being at least partially imbibed with a first ion exchange material; and a first electrode comprising a reinforced electrode layer comprising a porous support, the porous support being at least partially imbibed with a first catalyst and a second ion exchange material, wherein the composite electrolyte membrane is in contact with the first electrode. Also provided is a composite electrolyte membrane, which can be used in the manufacture of the membrane electrode assembly and a fuel cell and electrolyzer comprising such a membrane electrode assembly. A method for the manufacture of the membrane electrode assembly, and a membrane electrode assembly obtainable by such a method are also disclosed.
Resumen de: WO2026062122A1
The invention relates to a method and a device (10) for checking and testing a hydrogen production plant (100) having a plurality of electrolysis devices, which are designed to generate hydrogen from water with the aid of electrical current, having a water circuit for supplying the electrolysis devices with water, and having electrical connections for connecting the hydrogen production plant (100) to an electrical current source or electrical voltage source or an electrical power network which, for generating hydrogen, supplies the electrolysis devices of the hydrogen production plant (100) with electrical power (11), wherein the device (10) has an encapsulated receiving space (11) which is designed to receive the hydrogen production plant (100) to be checked or tested.
Resumen de: WO2026061774A1
The invention relates to a water electrolysis installation (P) drawing power from an electrical network (NET) and providing an hydrogen production rate, the installation (P) comprising a plurality of clusters (Ci). The installation (P) comprises a supervision unit (SU) defining, repetitively at successive sampling periods (k), the operating mode of the clusters (Ci) and a current setpoint (xi k) of each active cluster (Ci). The supervision unit (SU) comprises a candidate module (CM) configured to establish, during each sampling period, a candidate list (SL) consisting of all cluster pools capable of satisfying a production constraint and an optimization module (COM) configured to calculate, during each sampling period (k), for each cluster pool of the candidate list (SL), optimal current setpoints of the clusters and an associated efficiency value of said pool, the optimal current setpoints optimizing an objective function under the production constraint.
Resumen de: WO2026062321A1
The application relates to a method and an apparatus for forming a feedstock for a steam cracking process. Hydrogen gas (4) and a feed (1) comprising at least carbon dioxide are fed to a first reactor (2) in which the feed reacts with the hydrogen to form a synthesis gas (3) comprising at least carbon monoxide, and the synthesis gas is supplied to a second reactor (6) in which the synthesis gas is treated in the presence of a synthesis catalyst to form a hydrocarbon composition (7) comprising at least naphtha range hydrocarbons. Undesired hydrocarbons, unreacted gases and/or water are separated from the hydrocarbon composition (7) and a fraction of the hydrocarbon composition (8) which comprises at least naphtha range hydrocarbons is formed. The fraction of the hydrocarbon composition is treated by a hydrotreatment (10) in which hydrogenation and hydrodeoxygenation reactions are carried out in the presence of at least one hydrotreatment catalyst in one or more reactors for modifying the fraction (8) to form a modified hydrocarbon composition (11), and the feedstock is formed from the modified hydrocarbon composition.
Resumen de: US20260084139A1
An ammonia dehydrogenation catalyst, a method for producing same, and a method for producing hydrogen using same are disclosed. More specifically, a catalyst for ammonia dehydrogenation capable of preparing hydrogen at a high yield from ammonia, a method of preparing the same, and a method of preparing hydrogen using the same are provided. The disclosed ammonia dehydrogenation catalyst comprises: a zeolite having an intracrystalline cation; and an alkali metal and ruthenium impregnated on the zeolite.
Resumen de: US20260085436A1
A water electrolysis electrode includes an electroconductive substrate and a layered double hydroxide layer. The layered double hydroxide layer is disposed on a surface of the electroconductive substrate. The layered double hydroxide layer includes two or more transition metals. A contact angle of a surface of the layered double hydroxide layer is 20° or more and 100° or less. The contact angle on the surface of the layered double hydroxide layer may be 26° or more.
Resumen de: US20260085433A1
There is disclosed a flow arrangement 100 for an electrolyser, comprising: first and second porous walls 110, 120, corresponding to first and second electrodes of the electrolyser; an inlet chamber 102 disposed between the first and second porous walls and configured to receive a fluid through an inlet; first and second outlet chambers 130, 140 for retaining respective fluid reaction products of electrolysis. One of, or each of, the porous walls has a discontinuous porous structure comprising a body 116 and a plurality of porous regions 117 extending through the body at discrete locations to permit the fluid to flow from the inlet chamber to the respective outlet chamber, each porous region defining a respective network of flow paths through the body. There is also disclosed an electrolyser and electrolysis installation, methods of operation, and methods of manufacture.
Resumen de: WO2026060686A1
The present application relates to the technical field of hydrogen production via water electrolysis, and specifically relates to a method for preparing a proton exchange membrane comprising a hydrogen barrier coating. The method comprises the following steps: S1, mixing an inorganic filler with a functional resin, adding a solvent, and stirring same to obtain a slurry; S2, coating a surface of a proton exchange membrane with the slurry, the wet thickness of the resulting coating being 10-100 μm, and drying the wet coating to obtain a dried proton exchange membrane; and S3, performing a heat treatment on the dried proton exchange membrane to obtain a proton exchange membrane comprising a hydrogen barrier coating. The present application further relates to a proton exchange membrane comprising a hydrogen barrier coating, a membrane electrode, and a device for hydrogen production via water electrolysis. The hydrogen barrier coating described herein can physically block hydrogen gas from permeating through the proton exchange membrane, thereby improving the efficiency of a water-electrolysis membrane electrode made of the proton exchange membrane, reducing the content of hydrogen in oxygen at an anode side, and further improving the service life and safety of the device for hydrogen production via water electrolysis.
Resumen de: US20260088313A1
The invention relates to a bipolar plate and an electrochemical cell comprising a plurality of such bipolar plates. The bipolar plate comprises a first half-plate and a second half-plate which are fixedly connected to one another, wherein the bipolar plate has a plurality of fluid passage openings comprising fluid inlet openings and fluid outlet openings and a first distributor field for distributing a fluid, an active field, and a second distributor field for distributing the fluid are located on both sides of the bipolar plate.
Resumen de: US20260088309A1
An electrochemical cell is disclosed having a porous metal support, at least one layer of a first electrode on the porous metal support, a first electron-blocking electrolyte layer of rare earth doped zirconia on the at least one layer of the first electrode, and a second bulk electrolyte layer of rare earth doped ceria on the first electron-blocking electrolyte layer. The first electron-blocking electrolyte layer of rare earth doped zirconia may have a thickness of 0.5 μm or greater, and the second bulk electrolyte layer of rare earth doped ceria may have a thickness of 4 μm or greater.
Resumen de: WO2026062314A1
The present invention relates to the use of a device for generating hydrogen and oxygen as a fuel source.
Resumen de: WO2026061302A1
An electrolytic hydrogen production system coupled with capturing carbon dioxide from flue gas. The system comprises an absorption device (1), an electrolytic hydrogen production device (2), a first gas-liquid separation device (3) and a second gas-liquid separation device (4). The electrolytic hydrogen production device (2) comprises an anode chamber (21), an intermediate chamber (22) and a cathode chamber (23), which are separated by anion exchange membranes (24). In addition, the present invention further relates to a method for using the electrolytic hydrogen production system coupled with capturing carbon dioxide from flue gas. The method comprises: absorbing carbon dioxide from flue gas by using the absorption device (1); allowing the obtained absorption liquid to enter the anode chamber (21), so as to obtain a carbon-dioxide-containing gas-liquid mixture; allowing the gas-liquid mixture to enter the first gas-liquid separation device (3) to undergo separation, so as to obtain carbon dioxide and a first separation liquid; allowing the first separation liquid to enter the intermediate chamber (22), so as to realize the regeneration of the absorbent under the action of ion exchange; and returning the regenerated absorbent to the absorption device (1) again to continue the absorption of carbon dioxide.
Resumen de: WO2026064419A1
The present disclosure relates to compositions, systems, and methods that enable the electrochemical conversion of ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen gases under mild operating conditions, including ambient temperature and pressure. This approach addresses key limitations of conventional ammonia thermal cracking, including the need for high temperatures and pressures and complex downstream gas separation, while overcoming media and catalyst constraints in electrolytic cracking of ammonia.
Resumen de: WO2026060816A1
The present invention relates to a seawater electrolysis hydrogen production system and a control method therefor. The seawater electrolysis hydrogen production system comprises: an electrolytic cell (16), an oxygen-liquid separator (1), a hydrogen-liquid separator (6), a seawater heat exchanger (28), a seawater condenser (32), an alkaline-solution heat exchanger (12), a demineralized low-salinity water storage tank (40), a salt-precipitation storage tank (45), an alkali tank (20) and a water tank (18). The seawater electrolysis hydrogen production system of the present invention can effectively use waste heat generated during electrolysis to remove easily deposited ions from seawater, and reduce the concentration of monovalent ions in the seawater so that the seawater can be used as feed water for water electrolysis hydrogen production; moreover, the content of salt accumulated in the hydrogen production system is reduced by means of evaporating a solvent to precipitate salt, so as to address the adverse effect of ions in the seawater on the performance of the seawater electrolysis hydrogen production system.
Resumen de: US20260085431A1
The problem addressed by the present invention is that of specifying a process for the electrochemical production of LiOH from Li+-containing water with the aid of an electrochemical cell with LiSICon membrane that can be operated economically on an industrial scale too. In particular, the process should have good energy efficiency and achieve a high membrane lifetime even when the employed feed contains impurities that are harmful to LiSICon materials. The problem is solved by the flow conditions in the anodic compartment of the electrochemical cell being established such that the anolyte flows along the membrane with a certain minimum crossflow velocity.
Resumen de: TW202446996A
The present disclosure relates to an electrolysis cell comprising a porous transport layer which comprises at least one metallic support layer and at least one macroporous layer which comprises titanium particles deposited on the at least one support layer so that the titanium particles are at least partly covered with at least one conductive titanium suboxide surface layer.
Resumen de: US20260070782A1
Disclosed are an ammonia supply system, a hydrogen production system, a carbon-free power generation system and a fuel cell system. The ammonia supply system includes an ammonia supply unit; an ammonia demand unit; a connection line that connects the ammonia supply unit and the ammonia demand unit; a hydrogen supply unit; and one or more first hydrogen supply lines that connect the hydrogen supply unit and the connection line, and are configured to supply a hydrogen gas stream, wherein the connection line includes a first pipe controlled to an average temperature of 410° C. or lower and a second pipe controlled to an average temperature of greater than 410° C., and the second pipe includes a nickel-based alloy (NT) satisfying Equation 1 below.T≤15µmEquation1
Resumen de: GB2644246A
A catalytic reactor comprising include a housing coupled with a feedstock source to receive a flow of ammonia in gaseous form that can flow through the catalytic reactor. The housing further comprises a catalyst comprising nickel or ruthenium nanoparticles and a heating agent configured to increase in temperature when exposed to a magnetic field, furthermore a coil is positioned around the housing to provide the magnetic field to heat the metal-based catalyst using magnetic induction to be within the predefined temperature range. When exposed to the catalyst at the appropriate temperature the ammonia is decomposed to one or more reaction products.
Resumen de: CN121175118A
Disclosed herein is a catalyst comprising a multi-component alloy having a single-phase structure. The multi-component alloy includes iridium, ruthenium, or a combination thereof in combination with at least four metals, wherein the at least four metals do not include platinum group metals. Methods of making the catalyst are also provided herein.
Resumen de: CN121358894A
Proton exchange membranes are described. The proton exchange membrane includes: a reinforcing membrane; a continuous non-porous hydrogen recombination catalyst coating, the continuous non-porous hydrogen recombination catalyst coating comprising a mixture of a hydrogen recombination catalyst and a proton conducting ionomer; and a continuous non-porous cross-linked polyelectrolyte multilayer coating, the continuous non-porous cross-linked polyelectrolyte multilayer coating comprising alternating layers of a polycationic polymer and a polyanionic polymer. Catalyst coated membranes incorporating proton exchange membranes and methods of making proton exchange membranes are also described.
Resumen de: EP4715089A1
Ahydrogen generator includes a water tank configured to contain electrolysis water, an electrolysis module disposed in the water tank and configured to electrolyze the electrolysis water to generate a gas comprising hydrogen, a humidifying module having a humidifying chamber configured to contain supplement water, a diffusing device disposed in the humidifying module and configured to diffuse the gas comprising hydrogen, and a sound-proof shield disposed in the humidifying module and including a sound-proof cavity, a connecting tube communicating the water tank and the diffusing device, and a gas outlet. The gas comprising hydrogen flows through the connecting tube and the diffusing device to the supplement water in the sound-proof cavity, and then passes through the gas outlet to the humidifying chamber. The sound-proof shield blocks sound generated by the gas comprising hydrogen flowing in the device, thereby improving user experience.
Resumen de: GB2644239A
A catalytic reactor 200 comprising a housing 202 coupled with a feedstock source configured to receive a flow of an inorganic compound in the gas phase that flows through the reactor. The housing includes a metal-based catalyst 106 selected to decompose the inorganic compound into one or more reaction products within a predefined temperature range. The metal based catalyst includes a heating agent that increases in temperature when exposed to a magnetic field. A coil 210 is positioned around the housing to provide the magnetic field to heat the metal-based catalyst using magnetic induction to be within the predefined temperature range. The amplitude of the magnetic field provided ranges from between 10 to 100 mT. Preferably the temperature range is between 300 and 700 °C.
Resumen de: EP4716049A1
The invention relates to a water electrolysis installation (P) drawing power from an electrical network (NET) and providing an hydrogen production rate, the installation (P) comprising a plurality of clusters (C<sub>i</sub>). The installation (P) comprises a supervision unit (SU) defining, repetitively at successive sampling periods (k), the operating mode of the clusters (Ci) and a current setpoint (x<sup>i</sup><sub>k</sub>) of each active cluster (C<sub>i</sub>). The supervision unit (SU) comprises a candidate module (CM) configured to establish, during each sampling period, a candidate list (SL) consisting of all cluster pools capable of satisfying a production constraint and an optimization module (COM) configured to calculate, during each sampling period (k), for each cluster pool of the candidate list (SL), optimal current setpoints of the clusters and an associated efficiency value of said pool, the optimal current setpoints optimizing an objective function under the production constraint.
Nº publicación: EP4715093A1 25/03/2026
Solicitante:
AVL LIST GMBH [AT]
AVL FUEL CELL CANADA INC [CA]
AVL List GmbH,
AVL Fuel Cell Canada Inc
Resumen de: EP4715093A1
The present invention relates to a sealing device (100) for sealing a membrane electrode assembly (210) of an electrolyser cell (200) against one or more bipolar plates (220) of the electrolyser cell (200). The sealing device (100) comprises a seal (110), which extends in a width direction (101) between two opposite seal surface sides (111, 112) for sealing against respective seal counter-surfaces (211, 221) of the electrolyser cell (200) and further comprises a seal lateral side (113), which is provided laterally of the seal surface sides (111, 112). The sealing device (100) comprises further at least one limiter (120) for limiting a compression of the seal (110) in the width direction (101) by engaging two opposite limiter surface sides (121, 122) of the limiter (120) with the seal counter-surfaces (211, 221). The limiter (120) comprises further a limiter lateral side (123), which is provided laterally of the limiter surface sides (121, 122). At least a part of the limiter lateral side (123) is mechanically connected to at least a part of the seal lateral side (113).