Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: WO2025172046A1
The invention relates to a method for operating an electrolyzer (1) comprising an anode chamber (3) and a cathode chamber (5), in which water (H2O) is supplied as a reactant and hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) are generated as product gases. On the anode side, the oxygen product gas, which also contains hydrogen as a foreign gas, is generated in a product flow out of the anode chamber (3) and is introduced into a horizontal anode-side collecting line (7) having a surrounding wall (11) and is removed via the collecting line (7), wherein water (H2O) is sprayed onto an inner surface of the surrounding wall (11) of the collecting line (7) so that the surrounding wall (11) is wetted with water and the inner surface is inerted. The invention additionally relates to an electrolyzer (1), in particular for carrying out the method.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
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: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: WO2024257430A1
The present invention reduces unburned ammonia when ammonia is used as fuel. A combustor (10) comprises: a burner (11) that injects fuel containing ammonia into a combustion space (S); and a refractory material (12) that defines at least a portion of the combustion space (S). The refractory material (12) blocks passage of combustion gas, and the refractory material (12) contains a catalyst (C), which decomposes ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen, on a surface (1b) that defines at least a portion of the combustion space (S).
Resumen de: WO2025168743A1
The present disclosure provides an improved ammonia-producing plant and process for the simultaneous production of hydrogen and ammonia as end products, by integrating a hydrogen separation unit into an ammonia-producing plant. More in particular, the present disclosure provides an ammonia production plant comprising (a) a reforming section, (b) a purification section, downstream of the reforming section, and (c) an ammonia synthesis section, downstream of the purification section, wherein the plant further comprises (d) a hydrogen separation unit, wherein the hydrogen separation unit has an inlet for a hydrogen-containing gas stream, a first outlet for a pure hydrogen gas, particularly for providing the pure hydrogen to a hydrogen network, and a second outlet for a tail gas, particularly wherein the inlet of the hydrogen separation unit is in fluid communication with a hydrogen-containing gas stream in the purification section and/or in the ammonia synthesis section, and/or with a hydrogen-containing gas stream between the purification section and the ammonia synthesis section of the ammonia production plant, and, particularly, wherein the second outlet is in fluid communication with the reforming section and/or with the purification section of the ammonia production plant.
Resumen de: US2025257476A1
A method can include coupling sulfur dioxide depolarized electrolysis (e.g., electrochemical oxidation of sulfur dioxide to sulfuric acid with electrochemical reduction of water to hydrogen) with the contact process to facilitate formation of high concentration sulfuric acid with concurrent hydrogen production. The sulfuric acid and hydrogen can optionally be used cooperatively for downstream processes (e.g., metal extraction from ore, fertilizer production, hydrocarbon processing, etc.).
Resumen de: US2025257475A1
The invention relates to a method for operating an electrolysis plant which has an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen as product gases, wherein water is fed as educt water to the electrolyzer and split into hydrogen and oxygen at an ion-exchange membrane. Prior to splitting, the educt water is brought into a thermodynamic state close to the boiling point of the water in terms of the pressure and temperature and is fed in this state to the membrane. Educt water is brought to a boil at the membrane and converted into the gas phase, wherein the water in the gas phase is split at the membrane. There is also described an electrolysis plant having an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen as product gases.
Resumen de: US2025259714A1
A determination method determines whether or not target molecules including elemental hydrogen are electrolytic hydrogen-containing molecules which include: hydrogen molecules produced by water electrolysis; or molecules produced using the hydrogen molecules as a raw material. In the determination method, the method includes determining that the target molecules are the electrolytic hydrogen-containing molecules when an abundance ratio of deuterium to light hydrogen in the target molecules is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold which is smaller than an abundance ratio of deuterium to light hydrogen in nature.
Resumen de: US2025257482A1
Some embodiments relates generally to the production of a desalinated, filtrated or other way treated water simultaneously with generation of renewal energy source, in particular hydrogen, using osmotic and/or gauge pressure driven filtration processes and systems. The co-generation of hydrogen 11 from water 8 produced during pressure driven water desalination/filtration processes, such as reverse osmosis, forward osmosis, pressure retarded osmosis or ultrafiltration. A small part of feed, raw saline solution and/or permeate involved in a desalination/filtration processes is subjected to electrolysis thereby splitting the water to produce hydrogen. This is achieved by the provision of novel RO type semi-permeable membranes and UF type membrane that incorporate electrodes 9, 10 within the membrane to allow splitting of the water via electrolysis.
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: 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.
Resumen de: KR20250122697A
본 발명에 의한 수소발생 촉매 전극용 백금-탄소나노튜브 복합체는 탄소나노튜브 표면에 백금이 도입되며, 백금 함량이 20 중량% 이하인 것을 특징으로 한다.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Nº publicación: WO2025166879A1 14/08/2025
Solicitante:
ANHUI UNIV OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [CN]
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Resumen de: 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.