169results about "Electrogenerative processes" patented technology

Herein discussed is a method of producing carbon monoxide comprising: (a) providing an electrochemical reactor having an anode, a cathode, and a membrane between the anode and the cathode; (b) introducing a first stream to the anode, wherein the first stream comprises a fuel; and (c) introducing a second stream to the cathode, wherein the second stream comprises carbon dioxide, and wherein carbon monoxide is generated from carbon dioxide electrochemically; wherein the reactor comprises no interconnect and no current collector; wherein the reactor generates no electricity and receives no electricity; and wherein the reactor is operated at a temperature no higher than 750° C. In an embodiment, the reactor is operated at a temperature no higher than 700° C. or no higher than 650° C.

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.

The present application relates to an electrochemical system and method for capturing carbon dioxide, regenerating purified carbon dioxide and / or converting the captured carbon dioxide to biomethane, syngas, formic acid, and combinations thereof. More specifically, the present application relates to an electrochemical cell having an air cathode proton or cation exchange membrane and an abiotic or biotic anode wherein captured carbon dioxide is reduced to carbonates that are regenerated as purified carbon dioxide or transferred to another chemical production module. The regenerated carbon dioxide can be purified, compressed, or stored for later use. The present application includes volatile fatty acids sourced from carbohydrate rich waste. The present application also includes the ability to regenerate caustic absorbents used in initial carbon dioxide capture.

A method may include: providing a methanol fuel cell and methanol; reacting the methanol in the methanol fuel cell to generate at least electricity; powering wellbore equipment at least in part using the electricity generated in the methanol fuel cell; and performing a wellbore operation using the wellbore equipment.

To provide a novel microorganism having higher current generating ability, a microbial fuel cell composition and microbial electrolysis cell composition comprising the microorganism, as well as a microbial electrolysis cell and microbial electrolysis cell using the microorganism.SOLUTION: Provided are: a microorganism, a Geobacter sp. strain 60473; a microbial fuel cell composition comprising the Geobacter sp. strain 60473 and an organic substance; a microbial fuel cell in which the Geobacter sp. strain 60473 is used to decompose the organic substance as a fuel; a microbial electrolysis cell composition comprising the Geobacter sp. strain 60473 and the organic substance; and a microbial electrolysis cell in which the Geobacter sp. strain 60473 is used to decompose the organic substance as the fuel.SELECTED DRAWING: None

The invention relates to the technical field of electrochemical catalysis, and particularly discloses a preparation method of a cobalt-based catalyst for synthesizing ammonia through electrocatalysis of nitrate. The method comprises the following steps: placing melamine on the upstream of ZIF-67 powder, carrying out two-step temperature-programmed pyrolysis treatment in a high-purity nitrogen protective atmosphere, and naturally cooling to obtain the cobalt-based catalyst which takes rhombic carbon as a substrate and on which Co-NC nanoparticles are anchored. In the prepared catalyst, nitrogen atoms are doped on the surfaces of cobalt clusters to form Co-NC sites, the local electronic structure of cobalt can be accurately regulated and controlled, and the Faraday efficiency and yield of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction synthesis of ammonia are effectively improved.

Systems and methods for generating hydrogen by electrolysis of water using electricity produced using a vortex generator that results in cavitation and implosion processes in a vortex. The vortex generator can produce conditions within the vortex generator that can allow deuterium molecules naturally occurring in water to acquire sufficient kinetic energy to overcome the Coulomb barrier so that their nuclei can get close enough to each other to undergo various nuclear reactions, discharging a large amount of nuclear energy at the microstate, imparting energy to the water, which can be used to drive a turbine to generate electricity, and the resulting electricity can be used at least in part for the electrolysis of water.

A wastewater stream is flowed from a separator to an anode side of a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC). The wastewater stream includes water and hydrocarbons. The separator is positioned in a gas-oil separation plant. The MEC electrolyzes the hydrocarbons to produce hydrogen ions. A membrane separates the MEC into the anode side and a cathode side. The membrane allows the hydrogen ions and water molecules to pass through the membrane from the anode side to the cathode side, thereby forming a treated wastewater stream at the cathode side. The MEC combines the hydrogen ions at the cathode side to produce hydrogen gas. The treated wastewater stream and a hydrogen gas stream is discharged from the cathode side. The hydrogen gas stream includes the hydrogen gas produced by the MEC. The hydrogen gas stream is oxidized into water. Electrical power is generated in response to oxidizing the hydrogen gas into water.

To provide a technology capable of suppressing occurrence of cracking at a peripheral edge of an air electrode.SOLUTION: A solid oxide electrolyzer cell comprises: an air electrode; a fuel electrode; and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the air electrode and the fuel electrode. A peripheral edge of the air electrode includes, in part or in entirety, an irregular part where projections and recesses are alternately repeated. Where, in the irregular part, a first line is defined as a line passing through a first point, which is the most recessed point, and a second point, which is the second most recessed point, and a second line is defined as a line parallel to the first line and located at a position corresponding to half the distance from a third point, which is the most protruding point, to the first line, in the irregular part, the area of a portion protruding from the second line is larger than the area of a portion recessed from the second line.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

The present invention discloses a device and method for treating phosphorus-containing wastewater and recovering phosphorus resources by an iron-air battery. The positive and negative electrodes respectively use a low-cost iron electrode and an air electrode. Wastewater containing phosphate is added to the anode chamber, and a sodium chloride solution is added to the cathode chamber as an electrolyte; the negative and positive chambers are separated by a proton exchange membrane and connected by an external wire. The potential difference causes the iron anode to lose electrons, and the generated ferrous ions react with the phosphate in the anode liquid to generate blue iron ore; the electrons reach the air electrode via an external wire, and the oxygen in the air reacts with the electrons received by the cathode to generate water; the protons inside the battery move through the proton exchange membrane to form a loop, and an open circuit voltage of 1.2V can be generated in the external circuit. The present invention uses the ferrous ions generated in situ by the iron electrode as a dephosphorizing agent, and without introducing other impurity ions, it realizes wastewater dephosphorization, and can also recover phosphorus resources and electric energy in the wastewater.

An electrolyser system and method of electrode manufacture. The electrolyser system may comprise a first vessel in communication with an electrolyser stack, a power supply, an electrode, a separator, a membrane, and a second vessel in communication with the electrolyser stack. The electrode may comprise a catalytic material and a micro-porous and / or nano-porous structure. The method of electrode manufacture may comprise providing a substrate, contacting the substrate with an acidic solution, applying an electric current to the substrate, simultaneously depositing a main material and supporting material comprising a scarifying material onto the substrate, and leaching the scarifying material.

The invention discloses a method and a device for generating electricity by decomposing electrolyte by using a magnetic field. Which comprises a magnetic decomposition pool which is arranged between an N magnetic pole and an S magnetic pole and contains free ion fluid, the free ion fluid is fluid containing positive ions and negative ions which can move freely, and is characterized in that the magnetic decomposition pool is annular, and the structure of the magnetic decomposition pool is the same as that of a corresponding electrolytic cell; n and S magnetic poles are driven by power to rotate so as to form a rotating magnetic field between an anode plate and a cathode plate of the magnetic hydrolysis tank, the free ion fluid cuts magnetic lines in the rotating magnetic field, positive and negative ions in the free ion fluid respectively move towards the anode plate and the cathode plate under the action of Lorentz force, the positive and negative ions discharge on the anode plate and the cathode plate, and the free ion fluid is separated from the anode plate and the cathode plate. The electromotive force formed between the two electrode plates is used as the output of the direct-current voltage of the direct-current generator; compared with a traditional electrolytic method, the efficiency of magnetic decomposition of decomposed substances is obviously improved, the magnetic decomposition pool can generate electricity while obtaining chemical products, and the method is suitable for the industries of electricity generation, electrolysis and the like and high in economic benefit.

The invention relates to the technical field of new energy, in particular to a metal-water battery system capable of storing energy and asynchronously producing hydrogen and oxygen, the metal-water battery system comprises a bifunctional catalyst, an iron deposition / dissolution electrode and an acidic electrolyte, and the metal-water battery system is prepared by the following specific steps: S1, stainless steel such as 304 or 316 is subjected to molten salt electrolysis modification to prepare the bifunctional catalyst, and the bifunctional catalyst has OER and HER catalytic activity; s2, taking the modified stainless steel catalyst as a first anode, taking inert electrodes such as a copper sheet or a titanium sheet as a first cathode, and forming a first electrolysis system with an acidic ferrous sulfate solution; and S3, electrolysis is conducted through the first electrolysis system, oxygen evolution reaction is conducted on the first anode, and metal iron is deposited on the first cathode. According to the metal-water battery system considering energy storage and asynchronous production of hydrogen and oxygen, time-space separation of deposition / dissolution of iron and hydrogen-oxygen precipitation is regulated and controlled through the bifunctional catalyst, and safe energy storage and step-by-step production of hydrogen energy / oxygen are achieved; the method is suitable for renewable energy storage, hydrogen energy preparation and distributed energy supply scenes.

The invention discloses a system and a method for dehydrogenation of methyl cyclohexane by using a fuel cell. The system comprises an electrochemical dehydrogenation power generation unit which takes a solid oxide fuel cell as a reactor and is used for performing an electrochemical dehydrogenation reaction on methylcyclohexane to generate a dehydrogenation product containing toluene and simultaneously generating electric energy; the electrochemical hydrogenation unit takes a proton exchange membrane electrolytic tank as a reactor and is used for carrying out electrochemical hydrogenation reaction on toluene and hydrogen to generate methylcyclohexane; and in the material circulation loop, toluene generated by the electrochemical dehydrogenation power generation unit is at least partially conveyed to the electrochemical hydrogenation unit to serve as a reactant, and methylcyclohexane generated by the electrochemical hydrogenation unit is at least partially conveyed to the electrochemical dehydrogenation power generation unit to serve as a reactant. The electrochemical reaction path is used for replacing traditional thermocatalysis, the reaction efficiency is improved, the energy consumption is reduced, and the system is a green and efficient energy comprehensive utilization system.

The invention relates to a method for operating a system for producing alcohols and / or hydrocarbons using electrical energy which is particularly generated from renewable resources. According to the invention, water is extracted from the surrounding air by means of a carbon dioxide sorption unit.

A hydrocarbon feed stream is exposed to heat in an absence of oxygen (pyrolysis) to convert the hydrocarbon feed stream into a solids stream and a gas stream. The solids stream includes carbon. The gas stream includes hydrogen. The gas stream is separated into an exhaust gas stream and a first hydrogen stream. The first hydrogen stream includes at least a portion of the hydrogen from the gas stream. The carbon is separated from the solids stream to produce a carbon stream. Electrolysis is performed on a water stream to produce an oxygen stream and a second hydrogen stream. At least a portion of the oxygen of the oxygen stream and at least a portion of the carbon of the carbon stream are combined to generate power and a carbon dioxide stream. At least a portion of the generated power is used to perform the electrolysis on the water stream.

An ethylene production apparatus for producing ethylene from a methane-containing gas includes a ceramic membrane having at least one of oxide ion conductivity and proton conductivity; a first catalyst layer that is disposed on a first face of the ceramic membrane and includes a catalyst for accelerating oxidative-coupling-of-methane reaction; a methane supply unit that supplies the methane-containing gas to a space located on the same side as the first face of the ceramic membrane; and a charge transfer unit that transfers an electron from the first face to a second face of the ceramic membrane or transfers a hole from the second face to the first face. The ethylene production apparatus produces ethylene in the first catalyst layer upon supply of the methane-containing gas from the methane supply unit.

The present invention relates to a device for releasing an insecticide suitable for controlling mosquito larvae. The device comprises a reservoir containing a preparation of at least one insecticide having larvicidal properties, wherein the reservoir comprises an outlet for releasing the preparation of the at least one insecticide. The device further comprises a gas-generating cell configured to build up a pressure by means of gas generation, wherein the device is configured such that pressure built up by the gas-generating cell causes movement of the preparation of the at least one insecticide out of the outlet of the reservoir. The invention also relates to method for controlling mosquito larvae, in particular by releasing a preparation of at least one insecticide having larvicidal properties, using a device according to the present invention.

The invention provides an electrolyser system (10) comprising a heat storage unit (14) and an electrolyser (16). The heat storage unit (14) comprises at least one heat source infeed. The electrolyser (16) comprises at least one electrolyser cell (20), a steam inlet and at least one off-gas outlet. The off-gas outlet is connected to the heat source infeed to heat the heat storage unit (14). The heat storage unit (14) is configured to use its stored heat to produce steam for feeding into the steam inlet and for generating electrical power, either one at a time or both at the same time. The invention also provides a system comprising an intermittent or variable electricity source (12) and an electrolyser system (10) as defined above. The intermittent or variable electricity source (12) can be configured to power the electrolyser (16) and to heat the heat storage unit (14) via a heating element, either both at the same time or individually.

Two phased production of hydrogen involving an electrolytic cell containing first and second electrodes and a solution comprising a metal salt. The first and second electrodes are connected to an external electric energy source during a charging phase, which deposits the metal of the metal salt on the first electrode and evolves oxygen on the second electrode. Once the charging phase has been completed the first and second electrodes are disconnected from the external electric energy source with the cell containing the deposited metal kept in a standby condition until hydrogen production is required. During a discharging phase, the first and second electrodes are short circuited, whereby the metal is dissolved from the first electrode and hydrogen is evolved from the second electrode without any appreciable simultaneous withdrawal of electrical energy. The production of hydrogen is thereby increased accordingly. Variations of the above are also provided.

To provide a technology capable of suppressing occurrence of cracking in an air electrode.SOLUTION: An air electrode of a solid oxide electrolyzer cell includes a composite oxide having a perovskite structure as a main component and a chromium-containing substance, in which the area occupancy ratio of the chromium-containing substance to a cross section of the air electrode is 0.8% or more and 9.5% or less.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical electrode, said method including: a step for forming n-type gallium nitride 12 on a substrate 11; a step for forming indium gallium nitride 13 on the n-type gallium nitride 12; and a step for forming p-type nickel oxide 14 on the indium gallium nitride 13. In the step for forming the p-type nickel oxide, nickel oxide is sputtered in an atmosphere in which oxygen is mixed with a sputtering gas.

Herein discussed is a method of producing hydrogen comprising introducing a first stream comprising a fuel to an electrochemical (EC) reactor having a mixed-conducting membrane, introducing a second stream comprising water to the reactor, reducing the water in the second stream to produce hydrogen, and recycling at least portion of the produced hydrogen to the first stream, wherein the membrane comprises an electronically conducting phase and an ionically conducting phase; and wherein the first stream and the second stream do not come in contact with each other in the reactor.

A method and an apparatus to generate an electric voltage by contacting the inside of a closed mild carbon steel tube at a temperature between 250°C and 1200°C with di-Hydrogen obtained by electrolysis of pure water, said di-Hydrogen being at a pressure between 0 and 10 Bar gauge.

Disclosed is a method of dehydrogenation of hydrogen-containing compounds in a reactor comprising a catalytic chamber, an electrochemical chamber, and an H-conductive membrane, comprising dehydrogenating the hydrogen-containing compound to produce hydrogen atom equivalents and oxidizing the hydrogen atom equivalents on the anodic H-conductive membrane. The reaction between the protons and a molten electrolyte in the electrochemical chamber generates water, which is decomposed on a counter electrode producing hydrogen. The hydrogen can be used in hydrogenation reactions. Also disclosed is a method of reducing a substrate, for example, a substrate dissolved or dispersed in the molten electrolyte.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for processing gases.

A method and apparatus for generating hydrogen gas by reacting a nanogalvanic alloy with water vapor. The apparatus comprises a water vapor source for supplying water vapor to a reaction chamber containing a nanogalvanic alloy. The nanogalvanic alloy reacts with the water vapor to produce hydrogen.

Provided is a method for producing polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether acetate, the method including a step (A) of oxidizing a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether by an electrochemical reaction in an anode chamber of an electrochemical device equipped with a cathode chamber and the anode chamber to obtain the polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether acetate.

The invention preferably relates to an electrolytic cell for generating hydrogen and oxygen with a layer system comprising at least one pair of catalytically active layers between which a polymer membrane is arranged, wherein the layer system comprises electrically conductive ceramic or metallic nanofibers. In particular, the layer system comprises a pair of catalytically active layers, as well as transport layers close to the anode and / or close to the cathode, wherein the pair of catalytically active layers comprises catalytically active nanoparticles, and wherein, in order to increase in-plane conductivity or connectivity of the catalytically active nanoparticles, an intermediate layer comprising ceramic or metallic nanofibers is present between one of the catalytically active layers and one of the transport layers, or metallic or ceramic nanofibers are present within one of the catalytically active layers in addition to the catalytically active nanoparticles. The nanofibers can themselves be catalytically active or catalytically inactive.

Herein discussed is an electrochemical reactor comprising a first electrode, wherein the first electrode is liquid when the reactor is in operation; a second electrode having a metallic phase and a ceramic phase, wherein the metallic phase is electronically conductive and wherein the ceramic phase is ionically conductive; and a membrane, wherein the membrane is positioned between the first and second electrodes and is in contact with the first and second electrodes, wherein the membrane is mixed conducting. Also discussed herein is a method of producing hydrogen or carbon monoxide comprising: (a) providing an electrochemical reactor having an anode, a cathode, and a membrane between the anode and the cathode, wherein the anode is liquid when the reactor is in operation and wherein the membrane is mixed conducting; (b) introducing a feedstock to the anode; (c) introducing a stream to the cathode, wherein the stream comprises water or carbon dioxide.