Resumen de: CN120202324A
The invention relates to a stack module having at least one solid oxide electrolysis stack comprising a plurality of stacked solid oxide electrolysis cells, in which the stack module comprises two gas inlet connections and two gas outlet connections. According to the invention, at least one solid oxide electrolysis stack is encapsulated in a metal container, with two gas inlet connections and two gas outlet connections connected to the metal container. The invention further relates to a solid oxide electrolyzer having at least one stacked module and to a method for replacing a stacked module of a solid oxide electrolyzer.
Resumen de: 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.
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: 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).
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: 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: KR20250122796A
본 발명은 다공성 탄소 복합 수전해 전극 제조 방법 및 이에 의해 제조된 다공성 탄소 복합 수전해 전극에 관한 것이다. 본 발명은 (1) 탄소 섬유 또는 활성 탄소 섬유를 분산제 및 수지와 혼합하고, 열처리를 통해 다공성 탄소 섬유 전극 지지체를 제조하는 단계; (2) 산소를 포함하는 관능기 및 질소를 포함하는 관능기에 의해 표면 개질된 다중벽 탄소나노튜브, 수전해 반응 촉진 물질이 코팅된 탄소 복합 촉매 입자 및 바인더 수지가 혼합된 코팅액을 제조하는 단계; (3) 상기 다공성 탄소 섬유 전극 지지체를 상기 코팅액에 함침 및 열 건조하고, 가압 및 가열 처리하여, 상기 산소를 포함하는 관능기 및 질소를 포함하는 관능기에 의해 표면 개질된 다중벽 탄소나노튜브 및 수전해 반응 촉진 물질이 코팅된 탄소 복합 촉매 입자가 상기 다공성 탄소 섬유 전극 지지체의 표면과 연결되어 3차원 다공성 전극 네트워크를 형성하는 단계;를 포함하는, 다공성 탄소 복합 수전해 전극 제조 방법을 제공한다.
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: 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.
Resumen de: US2025257487A1
A method of producing hydrogen and/or bromine by electrolysing hydrogen bromide using a fluoropolymer membrane having a glass transition temperature Tg≥110° C. in an electrolysis of hydrogen bromide, wherein the hydrogen bromide stems from a bromination of a hydrocarbon.
Resumen de: US2025257488A1
An electrolysis system includes at least one electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen as products, and at least two downstream compressors for compressing at least one of the products produced in the electrolyzer. A method of operating the electrolysis system in a part-load operation of the electrolyzer that is optimized in terms of efficiency and is also cost-effective. During the part load operation of the electrolyzer, a first group of compressors is operated in part-load operation, while the compressor(s) of a second group can be switched on or off individually for full-load operation.
Resumen de: US2025257484A1
An electrode suitable for carrying out oxygen evolution reaction in the electrolysis of water in alkaline conditions. The electrode includes a ceramic material having a stability factor (SF) between 1.67≤SF≤2.8 and which is calculated by formula (II), where rO is the ionic radius of oxide ion (O2−), rB,av is the weighted average ionic radius of a transition metal, nA,Av is the weighted average oxidation state of a rare earth or alkaline earth metal, rA,av is the weighted average ionic radius of a rare earth or alkaline earth metal. An alkaline electrolysis stack includes the electrode, as well as a method for the electrolysis of water in alkaline conditions using the alkaline electrolysis stack.
Resumen de: US2025257483A1
Clean version of Abstract A catalyst and anode for hydrogen production by electrolysis as well as a preparation method, activation method and use thereof are provided. The anode for hydrogen production by electrolysis includes a catalyst which is nickel iron barium hydrotalcite with a nano hexagonal sheet structure and a thickness of 100-200 nm. The catalyst can be prepared by a one-step solvothermal reaction method. Alkaline-earth metal ions are evenly doped in the nickel iron barium hydrotalcite and are in atomic level dispersion, so that the anode for hydrogen production by electrolysis based on the catalyst, when being applied to a process for hydrogen production by electrolysis of an aqueous solution containing chlorine ions, not only can maintain good catalytic performance, but also has greatly improved chlorine ion corrosion resistance, leading to significant improvement of working stability and service life.
Resumen de: US2025257477A1
A method of electrolysing hydrogen bromide comprising the steps i) synthesizing sulfuric acid 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.
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: US2025250686A1
A water electrolysis device includes a water electrolysis module that generates hydrogen by water vapor electrolysis. The water electrolysis device includes: a blower configured to supply hydrogen to the water electrolysis module; a recycle passage configured to supply generated hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis module from the water electrolysis module to an intake port of the blower; a condenser configured to condense water vapor contained in the generated hydrogen; and a temperature increasing portion configured to increase a temperature of the generated hydrogen between the condenser and the blower.
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.
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.
Resumen de: 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.
Resumen de: 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.
Nº publicación: US2025256975A1 14/08/2025
Solicitante:
STAMICARBON B V [NL]
Stamicarbon B.V
Resumen de: 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.