Absstract of: AU2024219118A1
The present application relates to a flow field for use in an electrolysis cell comprising one or more sheets of porous material with a corrugated structure. The electrolysis cell comprises a membrane, an anode, a cathode, an anode reinforcement layer, a cathode reinforcement layer, an anode flow field, a cathode flow field, and a bipolar plate assembly comprising an embedded hydrogen seal. The anode flow field comprises one or more porous sheets having at least one straight edge and at least one of the porous sheets has the form of a corrugated pattern with a plurality of peaks and valleys whose axes are generally aligned with one straight edge of the sheet. The anode flow field geometry simultaneously provides resiliency, for efficient mechanical compression of the cell, and well-distributed mechanical support for the anode reinforcement layer adjacent to the anode flow field.
Absstract of: 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.
Absstract of: WO2025172702A1
An apparatus comprising an electrolyser subsystem (20), a Haber Bosch subsystem (22), and an Ostwald subsystem (24), and a method for producing nitric acid. Fluid passageways are configured to: route hydrogen produced by the electrolyser subsystem (20) to the Haber Bosch subsystem (22) via a first path (26) for use in a Haber process at the Haber Bosch subsystem (22) to produce ammonia; route at least a portion of the ammonia produced by the Haber Bosch subsystem (22) to the Ostwald subsystem (24) via a second path (28) for use in an Ostwald process at the Ostwald subsystem (24) to produce nitric acid; and route at least a portion of steam produced using heat from the Ostwald subsystem (24) to the electrolyser subsystem (20) via a third path (30) for use as at least a part of an infeed gas for the electrolyser subsystem (20).
Absstract of: WO2025173297A1
A water splitting device for generating hydrogen when irradiated with light, said water splitting device comprising: an electrolytic bath that is filled with an electrolytic solution; and a water splitting cell that is immersed in the electrolytic solution and comprises a laminate in which an anode, a hole transport layer, a Perovskite battery cell, an electron transport layer, and a cathode have been laminated in the given order, and an electrically insulating protective material which covers the outer periphery of the laminate.
Absstract of: AU2023359480A1
The invention relates to a bipolar plate for an electrolytic cell, the plate comprising, on at least one of its main faces: a first zone running circumferentially; a second zone running circumferentially so as to be bordered on the outside by the first zone; a third zone running circumferentially so as to be bordered on the outside by the second zone, the various zones being arranged on the periphery of the associated main face. The invention also relates to the corresponding cell, electrolyzer cell and assembly method.
Absstract of: AU2023359478A1
The invention relates to a method for joining a stack of elements together, the method comprising the steps of: individually joining subassemblies of the elements together; joining the subassemblies together by arranging a joint between each subassembly to form the stack of elements; applying consecutive phases of heating and cooling to the stack of elements while applying at least one clamping action to the stack of elements between two different phases of heating and cooling.
Absstract of: WO2024081426A2
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.
Absstract of: 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.
Absstract of: WO2024081205A1
A composition that produces hydrogen includes a nanoparticle or plurality of nanoparticles; an external source of electrons such as an electrogenic bacterium or a plurality of electrogenic bacteria and a carbon source; and an aqueous medium. The nanoparticles and the aqueous medium are combined in a mixture; upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the absorption profile of the nanoparticles, the nanoparticles generate an electron that can reduce a proton in the aqueous medium; and the source of electrons is capable of reducing the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may comprise cadmium chalcogenide or water-soluble cadmium chalcogenide quantum dots. The electrogenic bacterium or bacteria may comprise Shewanella oneidensis, a Geobacter species or any bacterium capable of extracellular electron transfer. The electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength of between approximately 400 and 1100 nanometers, or preferably 530 nm. The aqueous medium may be wastewater and the carbon source may comprise lactate.
Absstract of: MX2025001242A
The invention relates to a method for heating a furnace comprising radiant tubes and being able to thermally treat a running steel strip comprising the steps of: i. supplying at least one of said radiant tubes with H<sub>2</sub> and O<sub>2</sub> such that said H<sub>2</sub> and said O<sub>2</sub> get combined into heat and steam, ii. recovering said steam from said at least one of said radiant tubes, iii. electrolysing said steam so as to produce H<sub>2</sub> and O<sub>2</sub>, iv. supplying at least one of said radiant tubes with said H<sub>2</sub> and O<sub>2</sub> produced in step iii, such that they get combined into heat and steam.
Absstract of: EP4603181A1
The invention provides a novel and efficient catalyst for HER composed of Ru nanoparticles dispersed over a support consisting of titanium oxynitride and high surface area carbon material, such as graphene oxide, (TiON-C) with a particularly low Ru loading of only 6 wt.%. In an alkaline electrolyte, the Ru/TiON-C composite significantly surpasses the HER performance of the Ru/C analog. More importantly, Ru/TiON-C is both intrinsically (nearly 3 times higher turnover frequency) and practically (4 times higher mass activity) better performing HER catalyst than the commercial Pt/C benchmark.
Absstract of: AU2023390125A1
Catalyst ink formulas for the preparation of CCMs are described. The catalyst ink formulas comprise a catalyst, an ionomer, a solvent, and a porogen soluble in the solvent. The catalyst ink formula may also comprise an additive, such as an electron conductive polymer. The anode catalyst coating layer or both the anode and the cathode catalyst coating layers prepared from the catalyst ink formula comprises uniformly distributed nanopores that allow easy gas removal and uniform water feed distribution, which will avoid or reduce the direct energy losses for the electrolyzers. Catalyst coated membranes and methods of making a catalyst coated membranes are also described.
Absstract of: US2025116022A1
A method of operating a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system at partial load, the SOEC system including a plurality of branches each including at least one SOEC stack, includes determining a thermally neutral target voltage and cycling an ON phase and an OFF phase for each of the branches such that the SOEC system operates at an average operating power equal to a chosen percentage of the operating power at the thermally neutral target voltage. In the ON phase, the SOEC stacks in a given branch operate at the thermally neutral target voltage, and in the OFF phase, the SOEC stacks in the given branch are unloaded to an open circuit voltage and operate at 0% of rated power. The frequency of OFF phases for each branch is determined such that stronger or healthier branches have a lower frequency of OFF cycles than weaker or less healthy branches.
Absstract of: US2023243054A1
A separator for alkaline electrolysis comprising a porous support (10) and a first (20b) and second (30b) porous layer provided on respectively one side and the other side of the porous support, characterized in that the porous support has a thickness (d1) of 150 μm or less and the total thickness (d2) of the separator is less than 250 μm. Also a method is disclosed wherewith such a separator may be prepared.
Absstract of: CN119677896A
In one embodiment, discussed herein is a method of producing hydrogen, the method comprising: (a) providing an electrochemical reactor having an anode, a cathode, and a membrane between the anode and the cathode, where the membrane is both electronically and ionically conductive; (b) introducing a first stream to the anode, wherein the first stream comprises ammonia; (c) introducing an oxidizing agent to the anode; and (d) introducing a second stream to the cathode, wherein the second stream comprises water and provides a reducing environment to the cathode; wherein the hydrogen is generated from water in an electrochemical manner; wherein the first stream and the second stream are separated by the membrane; and wherein the oxidant and the second stream are separated by the membrane.
Absstract of: WO2024126749A1
There is provided a multi-layered proton exchange membrane for water electrolysis, comprising: at least two recombination catalyst layers, each of the at least two recombination catalyst layers comprising a recombination catalyst and a first ion exchange material, wherein at least two recombination catalyst layers are separated by a region devoid of or substantially devoid of a recombination catalyst, and at least two reinforcing layers, each of the at least two reinforcing layers comprising a microporous polymer structure and a second ion exchange material which is at least partially imbibed within the microporous polymer structure.
Absstract of: WO2025169081A1
PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN USING METHANOL The present disclosure relates generally to processes for producing hydrogen. In particular, the disclosure relates to a process comprising: providing a first feed stream comprising H2 and CO2; contacting the first feed stream with a hydrogenation catalyst (e.g., in a hydrogenation reaction zone) to hydrogenate at least a portion of the CO2 to form a first product stream comprising methanol; storing at least a portion of the methanol of the first product stream; providing a second feed stream comprising at least a portion of the stored methanol; in a methanol dehydrogenation reaction zone, dehydrogenating at least a portion of the methanol of the second feed stream to form a second product stream comprising H2 and CO2; providing a third feed stream comprising at least a portion of H2 of the second product stream; in a hydrogen reaction zone, reacting hydrogen of the third feed stream with one or more co-reactants to provide a third product stream comprising one or more products including reacted hydrogen atoms from hydrogen of the third feed stream.
Absstract of: WO2025169719A1
This water electrolysis system comprises: a water electrolysis cell stack; a water separator that is connected to the water electrolysis cell stack and separates water discharged from the water electrolysis cell stack from gas; a water circulation path that is provided with a water circulation pump and circulates the water separated by the water separator; a water supply path that is separate from the water circulation path, is provided with a water supply pump, and supplies the water to the water electrolysis cell stack; an ion exchange resin provided in the water circulation path; and a heat exchanger that is provided on the upstream side of the ion exchange resin in the water circulation path, and that cools the water in the water circulation path on the basis of the temperature of the water supplied from the water supply path to the water electrolysis cell stack.
Absstract of: WO2025168858A1
The present invention relates to a high-efficiency hydrogen electrolyser consisting of a single casing containing four inner cavities having identical cubic capacity which are intercommunicated at the top to share a common gas outlet and which may also be intercommunicated at mid-height to share filler material. At the bottom of each cavity there is a solid bar longitudinally arranged such that the upper bar serves as a cathode and the lower bar serves as an anode, resulting in the optimisation of the electrolysis system by adding acidified water and providing DC power supply.
Absstract of: WO2025166879A1
The present invention belongs to the technical field of OER electrocatalysts. Provided are a method for constructing a nitrogen-doped bimetallic nanofiber membrane electrocatalyst on the basis of an electrostatic spinning method and the use of the nitrogen-doped bimetallic nanofiber membrane electrocatalyst. The electrocatalyst is prepared from a mixed high-molecular polymer of a metal salt, N,N-dimethylformamide and polyacrylonitrile by means of the coordinated and confined pyrolysis transformation of a one-dimensional porous carbon nanomaterial. The method comprises: S1, preparing a FeCo-NCNF precursor solution; S2, transferring the resulting FeCo-NCNF precursor solution into a plastic injector with a stainless steel needle to perform electrostatic spinning, so as to obtain a nanofiber membrane; and S3, subjecting the obtained nanofiber membrane to high-temperature carbonization and phosphorization in sequence, so as to obtain a nitrogen-doped bimetallic nanofiber membrane electrocatalyst. In the present invention, the nitrogen-doped bimetallic nanofiber membrane electrocatalyst prepared by using the method has the advantages of a large specific surface area, a porous structure, a high nitrogen content, a great number of active sites, etc., and therefore the catalytic performance of the electrocatalyst is improved.
Absstract of: US2025257415A1
A hydrogen-rich blast furnace ironmaking system based on mass-energy conversion, comprising a water electrolysis system (2). The water electrolysis system (2) is separately connected to a hydrogen storage tank (3) and an oxygen storage tank (4); a gas outlet of the hydrogen storage tank (3) is connected to a hydrogen compressor (5); an outlet of the hydrogen compressor (5) is connected to a hydrogen buffer tank (6); the hydrogen buffer tank (6) is connected to a hydrogen injection valve group (7); the hydrogen injection valve group (7) is connected to a hydrogen preheating system (8); and the hydrogen preheating system (8) is connected to a tuyere of a blast furnace body (1) or a hydrogen injector at the lower portion of the furnace body.
Absstract of: US2025257374A1
The invention described herein presents compositions and methods for a multistep biological and chemical process for the capture and conversion of carbon dioxide and/or other forms of inorganic carbon into organic chemicals including biofuels or other useful industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, or biomass products. One or more process steps utilizes chemoautotrophic microorganisms to fix inorganic carbon into organic compounds through chemosynthesis. An additional feature described are process steps whereby electron donors used for the chemosynthetic fixation of carbon are generated by chemical or electrochemical means, or are produced from inorganic or waste sources. An additional feature described are process steps for recovery of useful chemicals produced by the carbon dioxide capture and conversion process, both from chemosynthetic reaction steps, as well as from non-biological reaction steps.
Absstract of: US2025256975A1
Embodiments of the disclosure pertain to the conditioning of the purge gas stream in an NH3 synthesis plant comprising a water electrolysis unit to produce a H2 stream, ammonia synthesis loop, and a treatment section for treating purge gas at 10-70 bar(a) using scrubbing and membrane separation.
Absstract of: US2025257022A1
The present invention relates to a process for producing methanol (MeOH) and hydrogen (H2) from methane, comprising the steps: a) providing a gaseous feed stream comprising methane; b) reacting said gaseous feed stream with at least one halogen reactant (X2), under reaction conditions effective to produce an effluent stream comprising methyl halide (MeX), hydrogen halide (HX); c) separating from the effluent stream obtained in step b): (i) a methyl halide (MeX) stream, optionally comprising unreacted methane; and, (ii) a hydrogen halide (HX) stream; d) reacting the methyl halide (MeX) stream separated in step c) with a solid metal hydroxide (MOH(s)) under reaction conditions effective to produce metal halide (MX) and methanol (MeOH); and, e) decomposing by means of electrolysis said hydrogen halide (HX) stream separated in step c) under conditions effective to produce a gaseous hydrogen (H2) stream and a stream comprising halogen reactant (X2).
Nº publicación: US2025257489A1 14/08/2025
Applicant:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Absstract of: US2025257489A1
A water electrolysis system includes: a water electrolysis stack that generates oxygen gas and hydrogen gas by electrolyzing water; a gas-liquid separator that separates the hydrogen gas from water; a hydrogen compression stack that compresses the hydrogen gas; a gas tank that stores an inert gas and is connected to a hydrogen flow path that connects the water electrolysis stack and the hydrogen compression stack; a supply valve that, when opened, supplies the inert gas to the hydrogen flow path; and a supply control unit that opens the supply valve in a case where the concentration of the oxygen gas that has flowed into the hydrogen flow path exceeds an oxygen concentration threshold determined in advance.