公开(公告)号：US11779898B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17372445

申请日：2021-07-10

Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Shreya Shah ,  John Welch ,  Trevor William Best ,  Braden Paul Adams

IPC: B01J19/12 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B01D53/88 ,  C02F1/32 ,  C02F1/72

CPC classification number: B01J19/122 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01D53/885 ,  B01D2255/802 ,  B01J2219/0871 ,  B01J2219/0892 ,  B01J2219/12 ,  B01J2219/1928 ,  C02F1/32 ,  C02F1/725 ,  C02F2305/10

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.

公开(公告)号：US20240316518A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18564082

申请日：2022-05-27

Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Shreya Shah ,  Jack Elliot Hudson ,  Hari Narayanan Rangarajan Thirumalai ,  Jonathan Morris Chapman ,  Trevor William Best

IPC: B01J8/02 ,  B01J8/00 ,  B01J8/06

CPC classification number: B01J8/0257 ,  B01J8/008 ,  B01J8/065 ,  B01J8/067 ,  B01J2208/00884

Abstract: A reactor cell assembly having an annular volume, a top endcap fitting having a reactant gas inlet, a bottom compression endcap fitting having a product gas outlet, a photocatalyst packed bed positioned in the annular volume, a porous base filter to position the photocatalyst packed bed in the annular volume, and a light housing. At least one of an outer portion and an inner portion of the light housing comprises a circumferential array of photon emitters arranged to uniformly emit photons incident on the photocatalyst packed bed to activate continuous photo-induced gas-phase reactions as at least one gaseous reactant introduced via the gas inlet flows through the photocatalyst packed bed and at least one resultant gaseous product exits via the gas outlet.

公开(公告)号：US20230294984A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18017054

申请日：2021-07-20

Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Trevor William Best ,  Shreya Shah ,  Syed Ali Gardezi

IPC: C01B3/34

CPC classification number: C01B3/346 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  C01B2203/061 ,  C01B2203/1241

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for reforming methane into hydrogen and a hydrocarbon fuel. In example embodiments, the methane reformer integrates a photocatalytic steam methane reforming (P-SMR) system with a subsequent photocatalytic dry methane reforming (P-DMR) system.

公开(公告)号：US20240165598A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18425124

申请日：2024-01-29

Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Trevor William Best

IPC: B01J35/39 ,  B01J19/00 ,  H01M14/00

CPC classification number: B01J35/39 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J19/0053 ,  H01M14/005 ,  B01J19/123

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor cells comprising an enclosure and one or more plasmonic photocatalysts on a catalyst support disposed within the enclosure. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the enclosure is at least partially optically transparent.

公开(公告)号：US11883810B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US16625495

申请日：2018-06-26

Applicant: SYZYGY PLASMONICS INC.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Trevor William Best

IPC: B01J35/00 ,  B01J19/12 ,  B01J19/00 ,  H01M14/00

CPC classification number: B01J35/004 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J19/0053 ,  H01M14/005 ,  B01J19/123 ,  B01J19/127 ,  B01J19/128 ,  B01J2219/0877 ,  B01J2219/0892

Abstract: The present, disclosure relates generally to reactor cells comprising an enclosure and one or more plasmonic photocatalysts on a catalyst support disposed within the enclosure. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the enclosure is at least partially optically transparent.

公开(公告)号：US20240009649A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18473436

申请日：2023-09-25

Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Shreya Shah ,  John Welch ,  Trevor William Best ,  Braden Paul Adams

IPC: B01J19/12 ,  B01J19/00

CPC classification number: B01J19/122 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  C02F1/32

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.

公开(公告)号：US20240216901A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18432460

申请日：2024-02-05

Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Trevor William Best

IPC: B01J35/39 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B01J19/12 ,  H01M14/00

CPC classification number: B01J35/39 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J19/0053 ,  H01M14/005 ,  B01J19/123 ,  B01J19/127 ,  B01J19/128 ,  B01J2219/0877 ,  B01J2219/0892

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one input for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one output for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11890606B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US16625527

申请日：2018-06-26

Applicant: SYZYGY PLASMONICS INC.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Trevor William Best

IPC: B01J35/00 ,  B01J19/00 ,  H01M14/00 ,  B01J19/12

CPC classification number: B01J35/004 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J19/0053 ,  H01M14/005 ,  B01J19/123 ,  B01J19/127 ,  B01J19/128 ,  B01J2219/0877 ,  B01J2219/0892

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one input for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one output for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20210339220A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17372445

申请日：2021-07-10

Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

Inventor： Suman Khatiwada ,  Shreya Shah ,  John Welch ,  Trevor William Best ,  Braden Paul Adams

IPC: B01J19/12 ,  B01J19/00

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.