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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYDROGEN RECOVERY

Resumen de: US2025263844A1

A system for hydrogen recovery includes a dryer having an inlet that may be fluidly connected to a hydrogen outlet of a hydrogen generator, a hydrogen using device having an inlet fluidly connected to a dry hydrogen outlet of the dryer, and one or more conduits fluidly connecting a wet hydrogen outlet from the dryer and an impure hydrogen exhaust outlet of the hydrogen using device to the inlet of the dryer.

SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD TO CREATE SYNTHETIC FUEL

Resumen de: US2025263848A1

Particular embodiments described herein provide for a synthetic fuel creation system. The synthetic fuel creation system includes a syngas creation station to create syngas, a crude creation station to create heavy syncrude, and a crude cracking station to convert the heavy syncrude into synthetic fuel. The synthetic fuel creation system can use an electrocatalysis system to create the syngas and the electrocatalysis system can include an anode, a cathode, oxygen evolution reaction catalysts, hydrogen/carbon monoxide evolution reaction catalysts, and an electrolyte, where the hydrogen/carbon monoxide evolution reaction catalysts include a graphitic carbon nitride.

WATER ELECTROLYSIS STACK

Resumen de: US2025263846A1

To provide a water electrolysis stack capable of suppressing deterioration in sealability. A water electrolysis stack configured by laminating a plurality of water electrolysis cells to generate hydrogen by supplying water to the water electrolysis cell and applying electric power, wherein a laminated member for improving sealing property, which is a member that does not introduce water therein, is laminated at a predetermined position of the water electrolysis cell to be laminated.

POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE (PEM) ELECTROLYTIC CELLS USING ZEOLITE-TEMPLATED CARBON (ZTC) AS ELECTROCATALYST

Resumen de: US2025263850A1

A polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolytic cell assembly, and a method for making the assembly, are provided. An exemplary method includes forming a functionalized zeolite templated carbon (ZTC), including forming a CaX zeolite, depositing carbon in the CaX zeolite using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process to form a carbon/zeolite composite, treating the carbon/zeolite composite with a solution including hydrofluoric acid to form a ZTC, and treating the ZTC to add catalyst sites, forming the functionalized ZTC. The method further includes incorporating the functionalized ZTC into electrodes, forming a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), and forming the PEM electrolytic cell assembly. The method further includes coupling the PEM electrolytic cell assembly to a heat source.

METHOD OF ELECTROLYSING HYDROGEN BROMIDE AFTER BROMINATION

Resumen de: US2025263849A1

A method of electrolysing hydrogen bromide comprising the steps i) brominating a hydrocarbon such that hydrogen bromide is produced, ii) providing an electrolytic cell comprising an anode, a cathode, and a membrane sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, iii) feeding a first composition comprising hydrogen bromide and water to the anode, iv) feeding a second composition comprising hydrogen bromide and water to the cathode, and v) operating the electrolytic cell to produce hydrogen at the cathode, wherein the hydrogen bromide fed in step iii) and/or the hydrogen bromide fed in step iv) is hydrogen bromide produced in step i).

Apparatus and method for the production of hydrogen

Resumen de: US2025263845A1

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the production of hydrogen from a hydrogen-containing substance by splitting the hydrogen-containing substance into its components, wherein the hydrogen-containing substance is stimulated by means of an electromagnetic wave generator. The electromagnetic wave generator emits energy at the resonant frequency of an atomic bond of the hydrogen-containing substance. According to the invention, it is provided that the splitting of the hydrogen-containing substance takes place in an electromagnetic resonator.

Methods and Systems of PFAS Destruction using UV Irradiation at 222 Nanometers

Resumen de: US2025263322A1

Methods, systems and devices for PFAS destruction including adding a sulfite salt to an aqueous solution containing PFAS and then irradiating the aqueous solution with light at 222 nm. The method may include adding a base to the aqueous solution in an amount sufficient to raise a pH of the aqueous solution including PFAS to about 10 or more. It may also include adding a halide salt such as a bromide salt or an iodine salt, and further adding a carbonate. Greater than 90%, or greater than 99%, of the PFAS in the solution may be destroyed by irradiating the aqueous solution in this way.

Catalytic Reactor System and Catalyst for Conversation of Captured CO2 and Renewable H2 Into Low-Carbon Syngas

Resumen de: US2025263302A1

The present invention describes an improved catalytic reactor system with an improved catalyst that transforms CO2 and low carbon H2 into low-carbon syngas with greater than an 80% CO2 conversion efficiency, resulting in the reduction of plant capital and operating costs compared to processes described in the current art. The inside surface of the adiabatic catalytic reactors is lined with an insulating, non-reactive surface which does not react with the syngas and effect catalyst performance. The improved catalyst is robust, has a high CO2 conversion efficiency, and exhibits little or no degradation in performance over long periods of operation. The low-carbon syngas is used to produce low-carbon fuels (e.g., diesel fuel, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene, others), chemicals, and other products resulting in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuel derived products.

Process For the Production of Dimethyl Ether and Hydrogen from Methane Using a Solid Metal Oxide Reagent

Resumen de: US2025263361A1

The present invention relates to a process for producing dimethyl ether (DME) and hydrogen (H2) from methane, comprising the steps of: 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), and hydrogen halide (HX); c) separating from the effluent stream obtained in step b): (i) a methyl halide (MeX) stream; and, (ii) a hydrogen halide (HX) stream; d) reacting the methyl halide (MeX) stream separated in step c) with a solid metal oxide (MO(s)) under reaction conditions effective to produce metal halide (MX) and dimethyl ether (DME); 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).

PROCESS FOR CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR AND THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO FUELS AND CHEMICALS

Resumen de: US2025263349A1

The invention relates to a process, catalysts, materials for conversion of renewable electricity, air, and water to low or zero carbon fuels and chemicals by the direct capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the conversion of the carbon dioxide to fuels and chemicals using hydrogen produced by the electrolysis of water.

PRODUCTION OF AMMONIA, METHANOL, AND SYNTHESIS PRODUCTS FROM ONE OR MORE GASIFICATION PRODUCTS

Resumen de: US2025263294A1

Ammonia, methanol, Fischer Tropsch products, and derivatives thereof are made by using hydrogen and oxygen supplied from an electrolyzer that is at least partially powered by renewable power, resulting in green process and systems that produce green products disclosed herein. A process using biomass and renewable energy includes producing an unshifted syngas from biomass and oxygen in a gasification unit, introducing water into an electrolyzer to produce an oxygen product and a hydrogen product, and introducing the oxygen product to the gasification unit. The electrolyzer is powered by renewable energy, and the oxygen product supplies at least a portion of the oxygen to the gasification unit.

SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING AND RECYCLING CARBON DIOXIDE AND PROCUCING HYDROGEN FOR CEMENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Resumen de: US2025262590A1

Proposed is a system for capturing and recycling carbon dioxide and producing hydrogen for a cement manufacturing facility. The system includes a preheater provided with multiple stages of cyclones arranged in series in a vertical direction and configured to receive and preheat a cement raw material, a calciner configured to calcine the cement raw material preheated by the preheater, a kiln configured to burn the cement raw material calcined in the calciner, an exhaust line connected to the cyclones and configured to discharge an exhaust gas respectively discharged from the calciner and the kiln to the outside, a reactor configured to capture carbon dioxide in the exhaust gas, to collect a reactant containing the captured carbon dioxide, and to separate a carbon dioxide reactant and a waste solution in the reactant, and a hydrogen generator configured to generate hydrogen gas by receiving the separated carbon dioxide from the reactor.

METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROLYZER, AND ELECTROLYZER

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.

SYSTEMS AND CIRCUITS FOR CONNECTING COMPONENTS OF A HYDROGEN PLANT TO A POWER SOURCE

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.

固体酸化物電解セルシステム及び固体酸化物電解セルシステムを作動させる方法

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.

CATALYST INK COMPOSITION AND CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES FOR ELECTROLYSIS

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.

METHOD OF PREPARING CATALYST FOR AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION, AND CATALYST FOR AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION

Resumen de: EP4603183A1

According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, an ammonia decomposition catalyst may be prepared by performing heat treatment on alumina, a lanthanum compound and a cerium compound in a reducing gas atmosphere to form a composite oxide on an alumina support, and supporting an active metal including ruthenium on the composite oxide. According to further embodiments, the present disclosure provides a catalyst with improved dispersibility which is particularly suitable for ammonia decomposition.

RU NANOPARTICLES SUPPORTED ON TITANIUM OXYNITRIDE AS EFFICIENT CATALYSTS FOR ALKALINE HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION

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.

조합된 흐름 분배기와 접촉 촉진기를 포함하는 SOC 스택

Resumen de: CN120380621A

A solid oxide cell stack has a combined flow distributor and contact enabler made of a pressed metal foil with diversion structures and contact regions between interconnect layers and cell layers in the stack.

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH CERAMIC INTERMEDIATE PLATE

Resumen de: KR20200094876A

The present invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell and a solid oxide electrolysis cell. According to the present invention, the solid oxide fuel cell and the solid oxide electrolysis cell comprises, respectively; a flat tubular unit cell (100) having a plurality of tubular through-holes (111a, 111b) for transferring fuel gas formed in a longitudinal direction; an upper cap (200) coupled to one longitudinal end of the flat tubular unit cell (100) and blocking one end of the flat tubular unit cell (100) from the outside while communicating the plurality of tubular through-holes (111a, 111b) with each other; a cell lower slit (300) coupled to the other longitudinal end of the flat tubular unit cell (100), having an opening part (320) opening the plurality of tubular through-holes (111a, 111b) formed therein, and having an insertion groove (330) formed on a lower surface; and a manifold (400) coupled to the cell lower slit (300), having spaces (420, 430) formed therein to communicate with the plurality of tubular through-holes (111a, 111b), including a reaction gas inlet (450) through which the fuel gas is supplied and a reaction gas outlet (460) through which the fuel gas reacting with air is discharged, and dividing the spaces (420, 430) and the plurality of tubular through-holes (111) into halves to form the flow of fuel gas in a U-shape. Accordingly, since a flat tubular unit cell and a flat planar unit cell are divided into halves, respectively, inflow and outflow of t

PLASMON-ASSISTED SYMMETRIC AMMONIA ELECTROLYZER

Resumen de: WO2025174066A1

The present application relates to a plasmonic phenomenon-based symmetric ammonia electrolysis system and an ammonia electrolysis method using same. A hybrid electrode, according to embodiments of the present application and the symmetric ammonia electrolysis system comprising same, may reactivate the surface of a catalyst by utilizing plasmonic phenomena during an electrochemical reaction by using a plasmonic-active electrode (antenna-reactor) composite electrode.

Preparation method of electrode integrated porous transport layer and use thereof

Resumen de: KR20250124598A

본원 발명은 전극 일체형 다공성 확산체의 제조방법 및 이의 용도에 대한 것이으로 보다 구체적으로는 촉매와 이오노머를 혼합하는 촉매-이오노머 혼합물 제조 단계; 상기 촉매-이오노머 혼합물을 초음파를 이용하여 1차 분산물을 제조하는 초음파 분산단계; 및 상기 1차 분산물을 다공성 확산체의 표면에 초음파 분산 노즐을 이용하여 스프레이 분사하는 단계를 포함하는 전극 일체형 다공성 확산체의 제조방법 및 이로부터 제조된 전극 일체형 다공성 확산체를 이용한 수전해 장치에 대한 것이다. 본원 발명은 촉매와 고분자 이오노머의 혼합물의 분산도를 높일 수 있고, 이에 따라 고분자 이오노머의 함량을 낮출 수 있으므로, 결과적으로 촉매활성을 높여 PEM 수전해의 성능을 대폭 향상시킬 수 있는 장점이 있다.

RESPIRATION OF NANOPARTICLES BY ELECTROGENIC BACTERIA FOR PHOTO-CATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION

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.

BIPOLAR PLATE, ELECTROLYTIC CELL, ELECTROLYZER CELL AND ASSEMBLY METHOD ASSOCIATED THEREWITH

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.

METHOD FOR JOINING A STACK OF ELEMENTS TOGETHER

Nº publicación: EP4602194A1 20/08/2025

Solicitante:

JOHN COCKERILL HYDROGEN BELGIUM [BE]
John Cockerill Hydrogen Belgium

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.