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Absstract of: WO2026019015A1
One embodiment of the present invention provides an anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis system incorporating a reference electrode, and a method for producing same. The anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis system incorporating a reference electrode according to one embodiment of the present invention places the reference electrode not between reduction (cathode) and oxidation (anode) electrodes but outside of a membrane electrode assembly, thereby allowing overvoltage of each electrode to be measured without degrading system performance.
Absstract of: CN119020815A
The invention provides an electrode and a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of functional materials. The electrode comprises a substrate, a nickel transition layer wrapping the surface of the substrate and a porous active layer wrapping the surface of the nickel transition layer, the porous active layer is made of nickel-based alloy or cobalt-based alloy, and alloy elements in the nickel-based alloy and the cobalt-based alloy comprise zinc. The electrode provided by the invention has the characteristics of high activity, high stability and high binding force when being used for producing hydrogen by electrolyzing water.
Absstract of: WO2026058041A1
A system can include a catalytic reactor heated using magnetic induction to perform a magnetically induced decomposition reaction. The catalytic reactor can include a housing coupled with a feedstock source to receive a flow of an inorganic compound in gaseous form that can flow through the catalytic reactor. The housing can include a metal-based catalyst selected to decompose the inorganic compound into one or more reaction products within a predefined temperature range. The metal- based catalyst can include a heating agent that can increase in temperature when exposed to a magnetic field. A coil can be 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
Absstract of: AU2024341133A1
Provided herein are systems and methods for utilizing aqua-ammonia as an energy or hydrogen storage and transport medium. A method for delivering power, the method comprises converting enriched ammonia to electrical power and heat; and using the heat to remove water from aqua-ammonia, thereby producing the enriched ammonia.
Absstract of: WO2026059452A1
The present invention relates to a cell, an electrode and a method for producing hydrogen. The cell comprises a first and second electrode, wherein the first electrode is constituted by a cathode constituted by a Ni-SGPA material deposited on a substrate and the second electrode is constituted by an anode and a reference electrode, an electrolyte comprising H2SO4, and an electric power supply for applying a pulsed voltage.
Absstract of: WO2026057149A1
The invention relates to the field of photocatalytic hydrogen generation using sunlight and water. It addresses the technical problem of efficiently splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using a specially designed photoelectrode. The photoelectrode comprises a semiconductive photo-harvester containing metal silicide, an oxidation cocatalyst with magnesium tin oxide, and a reduction cocatalyst of cobalt, nickel, and manganese alloys. The manufacturing method includes preparing a silicon-based photosensitive material, applying protective and anti-reflective coatings, and bonding the cocatalysts using techniques like sputtering. The photoelectrode is used in a transparent container filled with water and exposed to sunlight to generate hydrogen and oxygen, which can be collected and stored for energy applications, such as fuel cells. This invention aims to provide a renewable and environmentally friendly method for hydrogen production, overcoming challenges related to material stability and water impurities.
Absstract of: WO2026057209A1
The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for producing hydrogen from water by means of electrical current, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of electrolysis devices (11), each electrolysis device (11) having at least one water supply connection (13), at least one water discharge connection (14), and at least one hydrogen discharge connection (15), each electrolysis device (11) being connected, via its at least one water supply connection (13), to a water supply line (16), via its at least one water discharge connection (14) to a discharge line (17) for water and oxygen, and via its at least one hydrogen discharge connection (15) to a discharge line (18) for hydrogen; a housing or frame (19) in which the electrolysis devices (11) are arranged; an inert gas generation device (20) which is designed to generate inert gas in situ within the apparatus (10), wherein each electrolysis device (11) and/or the discharge line (18) for hydrogen and/or a device (22) arranged in the hydrogen discharge line (18) for processing the hydrogen and/or the discharge line (17) for water and oxygen and/or a device (23) arranged in the discharge line (17) for water and oxygen for removing oxygen from the discharged water and/or the housing or frame (19) can be flushed with inert gas generated by the inert gas generation device (20).
Absstract of: WO2026058474A1
This water electrolysis system is provided with: a hydrogen production device unit that comprises a water electrolysis stack unit that includes one or more water electrolysis stacks that produce oxygen and hydrogen through an electrolytic reaction; a power source that supplies direct-current power to the one or more water electrolysis stacks; a pure water supply piping system that supplies pure water; an oxygen outflow piping system that causes oxygen produced by the water electrolysis stack unit to flow out to the outside; a hydrogen outflow piping system that causes hydrogen produced by the water electrolysis stack unit to flow out to the outside; an insulation unit that electrically insulates between the hydrogen production device unit and the ground; electrically insulating first insulated piping that is disposed in part of the pure water supply piping system; electrically insulating second insulated piping that is disposed in part of the oxygen outflow piping system; and electrically insulating third insulated piping that is disposed in part of the hydrogen outflow piping system.
Absstract of: WO2026056375A1
The present application discloses a nitride Ta3N5, and a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The specific method comprises: subjecting a precursor I to high-temperature hydrolysis to prepare TaOx having a small size; and by utilizing the characteristics of TaOx being amorphous and having a small particle radius, performing short-duration nitridation on same to prepare Ta3N5. The formation of low-valence metal defects is effectively reduced, the charge separation efficiency is improved, and water-splitting activity is exhibited in a photocatalytic water splitting reaction. Compared with Ta3N5 prepared by a conventional method, the activity of the product of the present application is significantly improved.
Absstract of: WO2026059005A1
A reaction cell for an ammonia electrolysis reaction and an electrochemical hydrogen extraction system including same are disclosed. Specifically, a reaction cell (10) for use in an ammonia electrolysis reaction is provided, the reaction cell (10) comprising: an anode (100) comprising a first metal; a cathode (200) comprising a second metal; and a separator (300) positioned between the anode and the cathode and comprising a cation exchange membrane (310). The present invention provides a hydrogen production technology based on anhydrous ammonia electrolysis through cation exchange, thereby enabling production of high-purity, high-pressure hydrogen with low energy consumption.
Absstract of: US20260077326A1
The present invention is generally directed to a reactor for the production of low-carbon syngas from captured carbon dioxide and renewable hydrogen. The hydrogen is generated from water using an electrolyzer powered by renewable electricity or from any other method of low-carbon hydrogen production. The improved catalytic reactor is energy efficient and robust when operating at temperatures up to 1800° F. Carbon dioxide conversion efficiencies are greater than 75% with carbon monoxide selectivity of greater than 98%. The catalytic reactor is constructed of materials that are physically and chemically robust up to 1800° F. As a result, these materials are not reactive with the mixture of hydrogen and carbon dioxide or the carbon monoxide and steam products. The reactor materials do not have catalytic activity or modify the physical and chemical composition of the conversion catalyst. Electrical resistive heating elements are integrated into the catalytic bed of the reactor so that the internal temperature decreases by no more than 100° F. from the entrance at any point within the reactor. The catalytic process exhibits a reduction in performance of less than 0.5% per 1000 operational hours.
Absstract of: US20260078502A1
The electrochemical reaction device includes: an electrochemical reaction structure including a cathode, an anode, a diaphragm having a first surface on the cathode and a second surface on the anode, a cathode flow path, and an anode flow path; a first flow path through which a first fluid containing a reducible material to the cathode flow path flows; a second flow path through which a second fluid containing water to the anode flow path flows; a third flow path through which a third fluid containing the reduction product from the cathode flow path flows; and a fourth flow path through which a fourth fluid containing water and oxygen from the anode flow path flows. The diaphragm has concentration gradient in which a concentration of a chemical species decreases from the second surface to the first surface, the chemical species being configured to decompose, capture, or inactivate an active oxygen specie.
Absstract of: US20260078515A1
An electrochemical half-cell operates to form a gas at a solid surface which may be an electrode. The electrolyte liquid comprises an additive, which is a high molecular weight flexible linear polymer or a viscoelastic linear surfactant. A flow path through the half-cell is configured to compel flow of liquid through the half-cell to make a succession of changes of direction. The electrolyte liquid is pumped through the half-cell at a rate which is sufficient that the additive and flow path configuration put the flowing electrolyte in a state of elastic turbulence which causes bubbles of gas to detach from the surface on which they are formed while they are still small, freeing the surface area for further reaction. The half-cell may be part of an electrolyser making hydrogen and oxygen from water.
Absstract of: US20260078513A1
A method of operating an electrolyzer system includes operating the electrolyzer system in a steady state mode by providing steam, heat and electric power to at least one stack of electrolyzer cells to electrolyze the steam and generate a hydrogen containing product stream that is provided to a hydrogen processor; and operating the electrolyzer system in a hot isolated standby mode by stopping the provision of the steam to the at least one stack of electrolyzer cells, stopping the provision of the hydrogen containing product stream to the hydrogen processor, recycling the hydrogen containing product stream through the at least one stack of electrolyzer cells while providing the heat to the at least one stack of electrolyzer cells, and not providing external hydrogen from outside the electrolyzer system to the at least one stack of electrolyzer cells.
Absstract of: US20260078509A1
This invention discloses a Co3O4@IrOx catalyst, its preparation method, and its applications, belonging to the technical field of catalyst materials for hydrogen production through water electrolysis. The preparation method of the Co3O4@IrOx catalyst is as follows: using ZIF-67 as the core, adding a quaternary ammonium salt surfactant and an imidazole organic ligand, and reacting it with a zinc source to obtain a ZIF-67@ZIF-8 core-shell material; coating it on carbon paper to obtain a ZIF-67@ZIF-8 electrode sheet; pyrolyzing it to obtain a Co3O4@defective ZIF-8 electrode sheet; using a standard three-electrode system, with the Co3O4@defective ZIF-8 electrode sheet as the working electrode, performing pulsed potential etching in potassium hydroxide solution to obtain a Co3O4@vacancy-type ZIF-8 electrode sheet; and electrochemically depositing it in an iridium-containing potassium hydroxide solution to obtain the Co3O4@IrOx catalyst. The Co3O4@IrOx catalyst exhibits excellent hydrogen production capacity through water electrolysis.
Absstract of: US20260078508A1
The present invention discloses a nickel oxide-based iron-iridium bi-electrocatalytic catalyst, its preparation method and application, belonging to the technical field of catalytic materials. In the present invention, a nickel oxide material is prepared as a nickel oxide working electrode, and a mixed solution of an iron precursor, an iridium precursor, and an OH- source is used as an electrolyte. Iron-iridium bimetal is deposited on the nickel oxide working electrode by electrochemical deposition to obtain a nickel oxide-based iron-iridium bi-electrocatalytic catalyst. The preparation method provided by the present invention realizes the multi-scale dispersion of two metal elements, iron and iridium, on the surface of the nickel oxide support. This multi-scale structure not only provides abundant catalytic active sites, enabling the catalyst to more efficiently adsorb and activate reactants during the reaction process, but also significantly enhances the electron transfer efficiency, thereby improving the catalytic activity of the catalyst. In addition, the synergistic effect of iron and iridium optimizes the electronic structure of the catalyst, further improving its catalytic performance.
Absstract of: US20260078218A1
A block copolymer including one or more segments containing an ionic group (hereinafter referred to as an “ionic segment(s)”) and one or more segments containing no ionic group (hereinafter referred to as a “nonionic segment(s)”), wherein the ionic segment has an aromatic hydrocarbon polymer having a number-average molecular weight of more than 40,000 and 50,000 or less, and wherein the block copolymer satisfies the relation of: Mn3/(Mn1+Mn2)>1.5, wherein Mn1 represents the number-average molecular weight of the ionic segment, Mn2 represents the number-average molecular weight of the nonionic segment, and Mn3 represents the number-average molecular weight of the block copolymer. Provided is a block copolymer and a polymer electrolyte material produced using the same, wherein the block copolymer has excellent proton conductivity even under low-humidity conditions, has excellent mechanical strength and physical durability, and has an excellent in-process capability.
Absstract of: AU2025268573A1
The present invention relates to the technical field of the electrolysis of water, and specifically relates to a low-hydrogen-permeability proton exchange membrane, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The proton exchange membrane comprises a Pt-containing additive layer and a matrix membrane, wherein the Pt-containing additive layer is composed of a Pt additive and a fluorine-containing proton exchange resin, the Pt-containing additive layer comprises an array layer and a flattening layer, the thickness ratio and the active-component ratio of the array layer to the flattening layer are respectively within the ranges of 1:(0.5-30) and 1:(1-50), and the array layer is composed of arrays arranged in order and an array layer resin coating the arrays. In the low-hydrogen-permeability proton exchange membrane provided by the present invention, by providing the Pt-containing additive layer consisting of the array layer and the flattening layer, the specific surface area of the Pt-containing additive layer is effectively increased by means of the arrays in the array layer, thereby achieving the efficient utilization of an additive; moreover, the hydrogen permeability improvement effect is further improved by controlling the thickness ratio and the active-component ratio of the array layer to the flattening layer and the parameters of the arrays.
Absstract of: AU2024336964A1
The present invention relates to a water electrolyser system for production of compressed hydrogen, comprising a water electrolyser stack, a multiphase pump arranged downstream of the electrolyser stack and a hydrogen gas/liquid separator. The multiphase pump is arranged between the water electrolyser stack and the hydrogen gas/liquid separator. The present invention also relates to a method for production of compressed hydrogen in a water electrolyser system including: supplying deionized water or liquid electrolyte to a water electrolyser stack; producing hydrogen in a water electrolyser stack; compressing a mixture of produced hydrogen and entrained deionized water or liquid electrolyte in a multiphase pump; and separating the compressed mixture of produced hydrogen and entrained deionized water or liquid electrolyte in a hydrogen gas/liquid separator.
Absstract of: WO2026057565A1
The invention relates to the field of photocatalytic hydrogen generation using sunlight and water. It addresses the technical problem of efficiently splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using a specially designed photoelectrode. The photoelectrode comprises a semiconductive photo-harvester containing e. g. metal silicide, an oxidation cocatalyst with magnesium tin oxide, and a reduction cocatalyst of cobalt, nickel, and manganese alloys. The manufacturing method includes preparing a silicon-based photosensitive material, applying protective and anti- reflective coatings, and bonding the cocatalysts using techniques like sputtering. The photoelectrode is used in a transparent container filled with water and exposed to sunlight to generate hydrogen and oxygen, which can be collected and stored for energy applications, such as fuel cells. This invention aims to provide a renewable and environmentally friendly method for hydrogen production, overcoming challenges related to material stability and water impurities.
Absstract of: WO2024230958A1
An electrochemical device (10'), with a cell stack consisting of a plurality of cell stack elements, with a force application unit (13) which exerts a force on the cell stack in order to press the cell stack elements of the cell stack fluid-tightly in sealing regions (17) of the cell stack, wherein the force application unit (13) is designed in such a manner that the force for pressing the cell stack acts on the cell stack and therefore on the sealing regions (17) of the cell stack depending on the operating state of the electrochemical device (10').
Absstract of: FI20246132A1
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 east 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.
Absstract of: EP4711499A1
An electrochemical half-cell operates to form a gas at a solid surface which may be an electrode. The electrolyte liquid contains an additive, which is a high molecular weight flexible linear polymer or a viscoelastic linear surfactant. A flow path through the half-cell is configured to compel flow of liquid through the half-cell to make a succession of changes of direction. The electrolyte liquid is pumped through the half-cell at rate which is sufficient that the additive and flow path configuration put the flowing electrolyte in a state of elastic turbulence which causes bubbles of gas to detach from the surface on which they are formed while they are still small, freeing the surface area for further reaction. The half-cell may be part of an electrolyser making hydrogen and oxygen from water.
Absstract of: EP4711327A1
A corrosion-resistant system, a carbon-free power generation and fuel cell system comprising the corrosion-resistant system, and a method for ammonia decomposition utilizing said corrosion-resistant system are provided. The corrosion-resistant system includes: an ammonia supply unit; a first pipe connected to the ammonia supply unit; an ammonia decomposition unit comprising a chamber connected to the first pipe; and a second pipe connected to the chamber, wherein the chamber is configured to operate at an operating temperature of 410°C or lower, the first pipe and the chamber comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of carbon steel, low alloy steel, stainless steel and a nickel-based alloy, and the second pipe comprises a nickel-based alloy (NT) satisfying Equation 1 below. T≤15μm
Nº publicación: EP4711328A1 18/03/2026
Applicant:
SK INNOVATION CO LTD [KR]
SK Innovation Co., Ltd
Absstract of: EP4711328A1
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 is arranged to connect the ammonia supply unit and the ammonia demand unit; a hydrogen supply unit; and one or more first hydrogen supply lines that are arranged to 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 configured to be controlled to an average temperature of 410°C or lower and a second pipe configured to be 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≤15μm,
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