Method and apparatus for producing hydrogen

a technology of hydrogen production and method, applied in the direction of electrolysis components, electrolysis processes, cells, etc., can solve the problems of large electrical power required for hydrogen production, no electrolyzer or process conditions adapted to these circumstances, and no more than 80% of electric efficiency, etc., to achieve the effect of lowering the oxygen concentration

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-19
EBARA CORP +1
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However, because alkaline water electrolysis and solid polymer water electrolysis require an electrolysis voltage of at least 1.8 V, their electrical efficiency is no greater than 80% and they require large amounts of electrical power for hydrogen production.
However, neither an electrolyzer nor process conditions adapted to these circumstances have appeared.

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[0051] A test of hydrogen production by high temperature steam electrolysis according to the second embodiment of the present invention was carried out using the high temperature steam electrolytic apparatus shown in FIG. 7. In the high temperature steam electrolytic apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 7, electrodes (anode 2 and cathode 4) are mounted on both sides of a cylindrical solid oxide electrolyte diaphragm 3 that is closed at one end and the electrolyzer 5 is partitioned into an anode side 12 and a cathode side 11. A discharge conduit 6 is placed on the cathode side 11 to discharge the product mixed gas of hydrogen and steam. A gas inlet 7 is formed in the anode side 12 of the electrolyzer for the introduction of hydrocarbon-containing gas. This structure is about the same as that of the cell of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and the procedure for fabricating it is also almost unchanged from that for an SOFC cell. In the example under consideration, a thin film (film thickness=100 μ...

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An electrolyzer structure is provided that is suitable for use in a method that produces hydrogen by steam electrolysis by feeding reducing gas to an anode side and feeding steam to a cathode side of an electrolyzer that is partitioned into the anode side and the cathode side by a diaphragm of solid oxide electrolyte, and feeding power to the anode and cathode of the electrolyzer. One embodiment of the present invention relates to an apparatus that produces hydrogen by high temperature steam electrolysis and that comprises an electrolyzer partitioned into an anode side and a cathode side by a solid oxide electrolyte diaphragm, a conduit that feeds reducing gas to the anode side of the electrolyzer, and a conduit that feeds steam to the cathode of the electrolyzer, in which a metal cermet stable in a reducing atmosphere is used as the material of the anode and the cathode. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of producing hydrogen by high temperature steam electrolysis for reducing electrolysis voltage by feeding steam to a cathode side and feeding hydrocarbon-containing gas to an anode side for reaction with oxygen ion, the cathode side and the anode side being provided in a high temperature steam electrolytic apparatus in which an electrolyzer is partitioned into the anode side and the cathode side using a solid oxide electrolyte as the diaphragm, wherein offgas discharged from the anode side of the electrolytic apparatus is admixed into the hydrocarbon-containing gas that is fed to the anode side of the electrolytic apparatus.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing hydrogen by high temperature steam electrolysis. More particularly, the present invention relates to an electrolytic apparatus suitable for use in an electrolytic method that reduces the power required by electrolysis by carrying out electrolysis by feeding steam to a cathode side and reducing gas to an anode side of an electrolytic apparatus in which the electrolyzer is partitioned into the anode side and the cathode side by a solid oxide electrolyte diaphragm. BACKGROUND ART [0002] Methods for the electrolysis of water for the purpose of producing hydrogen include alkaline water electrolysis, solid polymer water electrolysis, and high temperature steam electrolysis. However, because alkaline water electrolysis and solid polymer water electrolysis require an electrolysis voltage of at least 1.8 V, their electrical efficiency is no greater than 80% and they require large amounts of electrica...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C25B1/02C25B9/19C25B15/08
CPCC25B1/04Y02E60/366C25B15/08C25B9/08Y02E60/36C25B9/19
Inventor KATO, TOHRUNOZAKI, KENYOKOTA, HIROSHIMATSUMURA, CHIYAMADA, HIROYUKI
Owner EBARA CORP
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