Absstract of: US20260035817A1
This control device for a hydrogen production apparatus is intended to be used for a hydrogen production apparatus including an electrolyzer for electrolyzing water and a rectifier for supplying a direct-current electric power to the electrolyzer, the control device being provided with: a voltage control unit which is configured so as to adjust an output voltage output from the rectifier to the electrolyzer in such a manner that the output voltage of the rectifier is coincident with a set voltage; and a voltage set unit which is configured so as to set the set voltage to a first voltage that is larger than a rated voltage for the electrolyzer in at least a portion of the period during the start-up of the hydrogen production apparatus.
Absstract of: US20260035241A1
The present invention relates to a method and device for producing hydrogen by dissociating the water molecule through thermochemical reactions, using a small amount of active material. The thermochemical reactions are induced by solar energy with a moderate concentration of up to 50 suns, which can be achieved through linear or parabolic concentrators.
Absstract of: US20260035240A1
Disclosed is a catalyst suitable for the catalytic oxidative cracking of a H2S-containing gas stream. The catalyst comprises at least one or more active metals selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel, supported by a carrier comprising ceria and alumina. The active metal is preferably in the form of its sulphide. Also disclosed is a method for the production of hydrogen from a H2S-containing gas stream, comprising subjecting the gas stream to catalytic oxidative cracking so as to form H2 and S2, using a catalyst in accordance with any one of the composition claims.
Absstract of: TW202503114A
Provided are a gas production method and a gas production apparatus that are capable of preventing the composition of generated gas in a gas phase part of each circulation tank from reaching a flammability limit to reduce a bad effect of a remaining dissolved gas in electrolyte on gas purity even when an electrolyte exchange is carried out between an anode side circulation tank and a cathode side circulation tank. In the gas production method of producing oxygen gas and hydrogen gas by electrolyzing electrolyte which is alkaline water by means of an electrolysis vessel, the electrolyte is depressurized when an electrolyte on the anode side and an electrolyte on the cathode side are exchanged.
Absstract of: EP4686717A1
A process or plant for the synthesis of methanol (MeOH). The process comprises:(a) passing a water-containing stream (3) through an electrolysis unit (4) to produce a cathode-side stream (5) comprising hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) and an anode-side stream (6) comprising oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>);(b) heat-exchanging said cathode-side stream (5) and optionally said anode-side stream (6) in one or more indirect heat exchanger(s) (7, 8, 32, 33) to obtain a cathode-side heat-exchanged stream (9) and optionally an anode-side heat-exchanged stream (10);(c) condensing said cathode-side heat-exchanged stream (9) to separate a liquid condensate product (11) and a syngas (12);said cathode-side stream (5) and/or said syngas (12) comprise carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) and optional carbon monoxide (CO) added through a separate stream (2);(d) compressing said syngas (12) and then feeding compressed syngas (13) to a MeOH synthesis loop (14) wherein catalytic conversion of said compressed syngas (13) into MeOH is carried out under methanol synthesis conditions, thus obtaining a crude methanol stream (15);(e) distilling said crude methanol stream (15) in one or more distillation column(s) (16, 17) to give a refined MeOH product (22);wherein said one or more indirect heat exchanger(s) (7, 8, 32, 33) provide a heat input to said one or more distillation column(s) (16, 17), and/or to said MeOH synthesis loop (14), and/or to said electrolysis unit (4).
Absstract of: EP4686774A1
A frame assembly (Fr.Ass) comprising a frame (TF) configured to be integrated in a stack of frames of an electrolyzer, the frame comprising a central opening (CentOp), a first through opening (In<sub>2</sub> , Out<sub>2</sub> ), a top surface (Top) and a bottom surface (Bot) opposed to the top surface (Top), the frame further comprising an open channel (OpCh) on the bottom surface (Bot), the frame assembly comprising a bipolar plate (BP) formed from a polymer material, the bipolar plate being arranged so as to seal the open channel (OpChan), the bipolar plate being welded to the frame (TF).
Absstract of: EP4686773A1
A frame assembly (Fr.Ass) comprising a frame (TF) configured to be integrated in a stack of frames of an electrolyzer, the frame comprising a central opening (CentOp), a first through opening (In<sub>2</sub>, Out<sub>2</sub>), a top surface (Top) and a bottom surface (Bot) opposed to the top surface (Top), the frame further comprising an open channel (OpCh) on the bottom surface (Bot), the frame assembly comprising a bipolar plate (BP) formed from a polymer material, the bipolar plate being arranged so as to seal the open channel (OpChan), the bipolar plate being welded to the frame (TF).
Absstract of: CN116491864A
The invention is applicable to the technical field of cleaning appliances, and discloses a bottom cover assembly, which seals the bottom of an integrated water tank comprising a clear water tank and a sewage tank, and comprises: an electricity taking access device for connecting a water electrolysis module arranged in the clear water tank to an external power supply interface of the water tank; the upper surface of the bottom cover middle frame seals the clear water tank and/or the sewage tank, the lower surface of the bottom cover middle frame defines a wiring cavity used for connection of the electricity taking access device, the lower surface of the bottom cover middle frame is provided with a bearing ring rib used for supporting the weight of the integrated water tank, and the electricity taking access device is installed on the upper surface or the lower surface of the bottom cover middle frame. The invention further discloses the integrated water tank comprising the bottom cover assembly. The electricity taking access device arranged on the bottom cover assembly and used for taking electricity from the water electrolysis module is far away from the clear water outlet, so that the short circuit of the electricity taking access device caused by water leakage is avoided; the bottom cover assembly not only ensures complete insulation and isolation of the water tank and the electricity taking electrode of the water electrolysis module, but also ensures continuous maintainabi
Absstract of: US2024294395A1
A process for preparing metal oxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum. The process comprising:reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent to obtain a solid comprising a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, the metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum;separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide;submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate into lithium hydroxide; andreusing at least a first portion of said lithium hydroxide obtained by the electromembrane process for reacting with the metal sulfate;reacting at least a second portion of said lithium hydroxide obtained by the electromembrane process with the obtained metal hydroxide to obtain a mixture of metal hydroxides; androasting said mixture of metal hydroxides to obtain the metal oxide.
Absstract of: CN120659909A
An electrochemical cell stack (1) comprising a plurality of cells (2) separated from one another by bipolar plates (5, 5 '), where each cell (2) is formed by two half-cells (3, 4) between which a membrane (6) surrounded by a support frame (7) is arranged, and where a porous transport layer (10, 11) is present in each half-cell (3, 4). The support frame (7) describes a step shape having two adjacent cross-sectional areas (12, 13), in which the edge (18) of the membrane (6) lies in a step (17) formed by the cross-sectional areas (12, 13) and the porous transport layer (10) of the half-cell (3) extends into the step (17), and in which the porous transport layer (10) of the half-cell (3) extends into the step (17). According to the invention, the support frame (7) comprises at least one sealing arrangement (15) injection molded onto the support frame (7) and comprising an electrically insulating sealing material, according to the invention, the sealing arrangement (15) comprises three sealing regions (19, 20, 21), each having at least one sealing lip (22, 22 '), in particular a first sealing region (19) and a second sealing region (20) and a third sealing region (21), which are assigned to narrower regions of the two cross-sectional regions (12, 13) facing the membrane (6), the first sealing region and the second sealing region each contact exactly one bipolar plate (5, 5 '), and the third sealing region is located on a side of the support frame (7) facing away from the step (17)
Absstract of: AU2023408768A1
A method of hydrogen production includes providing a solution and immersing a device in the solution. The device includes a substrate having a surface, an array of conductive projections supported by the substrate and extending outward from the surface of the substrate, and a plurality of catalyst nanoparticles disposed over the array of conductive projections. The solution includes dissolved sodium chloride (NaCl).
Absstract of: CN120677016A
Provided herein are water-reactive aluminum compositions comprising aluminum or an alloy thereof and an activating metal alloy (e.g., a non-eutectic activating metal alloy comprising bismuth, tin, indium, and gallium; or an activating metal alloy comprising bismuth, tin and indium). Some water-reactive aluminum compositions provided herein are free of gallium. Also provided herein are methods of activating aluminum to provide a water-reactive aluminum composition. Also provided are fuel mixtures comprising the water-reactive aluminum composition described herein and a water-reactive aluminum composition having an increased gallium content; and methods of providing hydrogen and/or steam using the water-reactive aluminum compositions described herein.
Absstract of: MX2025014062A
A system and method of making hydrogen from water. A cylindrical reaction vessel is provided with an outer shell, a central shaft, and one or more concentric inner tubes separated by annular spaces. Water is delivered to the annular spaces by a water pump through an inlet defined in the reaction vessel. The water courses along a tortuous flow path. That path begins at an inner annular space around a central shaft. It ends at an outer annular space. The water emerges from the reaction vessel through an outlet associated with a manifold. A high-frequency vibratory stimulus is applied to the reaction vessel and water. Water molecules are dissociated into hydrogen molecules and oxygen atoms. These reaction products are delivered through the manifold along an effluent flow path to a receiving pressure vessel before deployment to a sub-assembly for harnessing clean energy.
Absstract of: WO2025002651A1
The invention relates to an energy supply device (1) for an electrolyzer (10). The energy supply device (1) has an input circuit (2) and a transformer (3). The input circuit (2) is designed to be connected to an energy source (4) or an energy supply network. In order to improve the energy supply device (1), the input circuit (2) is additionally designed to provide at least two different electric potentials at contacts (5), and the converter (3) is electrically connected to at least one of the contacts (5) on the input side by means of a respective conductor (6). The energy supply device (1) is designed to change the contact (5) connected to the converter (3) by reconnecting at least one conductor (6) of the energy supply device (1). The invention additionally relates to an electrolysis device comprising such an energy supply device (1) and an electrolyzer (10) and to a method for controlling such an energy supply device (1) or such an electrolysis device (100), wherein the converter (3) is operated using a voltage level produced by the input circuit, and at least one conductor (6) of the energy supply device (1) is manually reconnected from a first contact of the contacts (5) to a second contact of the contacts (5) in order to change the voltage level.
Absstract of: MA66611A1
An innovative method for producing green hydrogen from seawater combines electromagnetic field-assisted electrolysis with renewable energy. This efficient approach reduces reliance on fossil fuels while improving the kinetics of chemical reactions through the use of a specific electromagnetic field. The saline residue is desalinated to produce fresh water, while the purified hydrogen is stored as a clean energy source, offering significant benefits for industry, transportation, and the environment.
Absstract of: US20260028737A1
A continuous method includes passing a first steam feed stream to a cathode of an electrolyzer including the cathode, an anode and an electrolyte inserted between the cathode and the anode, thereby producing a cathode effluent including hydrogen, passing a second steam feed stream and one or more of a recycled tail gas stream from a reactor unit and a methane-rich feed stream to the anode of the electrolyzer, wherein the one or more of the recycled tail gas stream and the methane-rich feed stream are utilized as fuel for producing the cathode effluent including hydrogen, and passing the cathode effluent including g hydrogen and a carbon dioxide feed stream to the reactor unit, thereby producing a chemical product or a fuel-based product.
Absstract of: US20260028728A1
The present application relates generally to methods and systems for accelerating the evaporation of brine pond water. In one embodiment the application pertains to an integrated process for producing hydrogen wherein waste heat evaporates the brine water. The process comprises producing hydrogen and heat from water using an electrolyzer and then heating a heat transfer fluid with the heat from the electrolyzer. The heated heat transfer fluid is pumped to a heat exchanger where it heats a brine solution from the brine pond to increase its evaporation.
Absstract of: US20260028734A1
A method for use in controlling operation of a hydrogen production plant includes determining a maximum available amount of energy of a predetermined energy category in a current time interval; determining a target minimum amount of the energy of the predetermined energy category to be used for hydrogen production in the current time interval; and determining hydrogen setpoints for the current time interval using the maximum available amount and the target minimum amount as constraints.
Absstract of: US20260027556A1
A catalyst for decomposition of ammonia, and a method for decomposition of ammonia in which a decomposition reaction of ammonia is performed in the presence of the catalyst, the catalyst including a carrier, and catalytically active components supported on the carrier, where the catalytically active components include i) ruthenium (Ru) as first metal; ii) lanthanum (La) as second metal: and iii) one or more of aluminum (Al) and Cerium (Ce) as third metal, and the catalyst has a porosity of 25% or more. The catalyst exhibits very high ammonia conversion rates, has little pressure difference between the front end and back end of the reactor, has high catalyst strength, and catalyst layer temperature difference is very small.
Absstract of: AU2026200145A1
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC HYDROGEN ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATOR A power generator is described that provides at least one of electrical and thermal power comprising (i) at least one reaction cell for reactions involving atomic hydrogen hydrogen products identifiable by unique analytical and spectroscopic signatures, (ii) a molten metal injection system comprising at least one pump such as an electromagnetic pump that provides a molten metal stream to the reaction cell and at least one reservoir that receives 5 the molten metal stream, and (iii) an ignition system comprising an electrical power source that provides low-voltage, high-current electrical energy to the at least one steam of molten metal to ignite a plasma to initiate rapid kinetics of the reaction and an energy gain. In some embodiments, the power generator may comprise: (v) a source of H2 and O2 supplied to the plasma, (vi) a molten metal recovery system, and (vii) a power converter capable of (a) 10 converting the high-power light output from a blackbody radiator of the cell into electricity using concentrator thermophotovoltaic cells or (b) converting the energetic plasma into electricity using a magnetohydrodynamic converter. MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC HYDROGEN ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATOR an a n
Absstract of: US20260028543A1
Methods and systems of the present disclosure can function to capture flue gas and convert the flue gas to a synthesis gas, which can be further processed to other components such as liquid fuels. Aspects of the present disclosure provide for a process designed to capture flue gas from large scale (i.e. ̃GW), fossil based power plants in a 24/7 continuous operation. In addition, the method and system can convert the flue gas to a synthesis gas (mainly carbon monoxide and hydrogen), which will be processed into high quality liquid fuels, like diesel.
Absstract of: AU2024321116A1
The present invention relates to a methanation method comprising providing an electrolyser system, the electrolyser system (20) comprising an electrolyser (10) that has at least one electrolyser cell (11), at least one fuel input (14) through which fuel enters the electrolyser (10) and at least one offgas output (46) from which offgas exits the electrolyser (10), the method further comprising supplying fuel to the at least one fuel inlet, the fuel comprising at least water and either or both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, operating the electrolyser system (20) by powering the electrolyser cell (11) with electricity to electrolyse the fuel in the at least one electrolyser cell (11) such that a part of the water splits into hydrogen and oxygen, wherein the electrolyser (10) is operated at a temperature at or in excess of 150 degrees C, and methanation occurs to the carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide in the electrolyser (10). The gas mixture can be released from the at least one offgas output (46) and then passed through a gas separation process to separate at least the methane from the gas mixture. The present invention also relates to an electrolyser system (20) configured to operate using the above method. The electrolyser system (20) comprises a fuel fluid flow path connecting a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet. The method may comprise providing to the fuel inlet a fuel gas containing water and a source of carbon selected from one or more of CO and CO2, operating the ele
Absstract of: WO2026022486A1
Described herein includes a method for the production of hydrogen gas, the method comprising: (i) providing a DC electrical power supply; (ii) providing a plasma reactor (100) comprising: (a) a plasma chamber (105), (b) a plasma torch (135) comprising a first plasma electrode extending into the plasma chamber, (c) a second plasma electrode extending into the plasma chamber, and (d) first and second spray systems, each extending into the plasma chamber; (iii) establishing a DC electric potential between the first plasma electrode and the second plasma electrode to generate and sustain a reaction zone about a plasma arc therebetween; (iv) providing a spray of a hydrogen-containing feedstock into the reaction zone from the first spray system, whereby a mixture of gases comprising hydrogen gas is formed in the plasma chamber by decomposition of the hydrogen-containing feedstock; and (v) providing a spray of water into the plasma chamber adjacent to the reaction zone from the second spray system, whereby the spray of water cools and dilutes the mixture of gases formed in step (iv).
Absstract of: AU2024299452A1
A control method and apparatus for a hydrogen production system. The method comprises: for each electrolytic cell, performing evaluation to obtain energy efficiencies of the electrolytic cell under load currents; for each electrolytic cell, converting the energy efficiencies of the electrolytic cell under the load currents into an energy efficiency value of the electrolytic cell; and ranking the electrolytic cells in descending order according to the energy efficiency values of the electrolytic cells, and performing power distribution on the electrolytic cells on the basis of the ranking. In the present solution, current efficiencies corresponding to load currents are obtained on the basis of bypass currents under the load currents, energy efficiencies corresponding to the load currents are obtained on the basis of the current efficiencies and voltage efficiencies, the energy efficiencies are converted into energy efficiency values, and power distribution is performed on electrolytic cells on the basis of the energy efficiency values, thereby achieving the purpose of controlling the power distribution for electrolytic cells in a hydrogen production system on the basis of accurate energy efficiencies of the electrolytic cells.
Nº publicación: AU2024293794A1 29/01/2026
Applicant:
TOPSOE AS
TOPSOE A/S
Absstract of: AU2024293794A1
The present invention is directed to a method and plant for controlling a dynamic operation in a Power-to-X plant via a DCS (distributed control system). Said plant comprises one or more electrolyzers for converting water into hydrogen and said plant can produce one or more of ammonia, methanol, ethanol, DME, methane or synthetic fuels such as gasoline or jet fuel.