MULTI-LAYER ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING

    公开(公告)号:US20240133062A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18364631

    申请日:2023-08-03

    IPC分类号: C25B13/07 C25B9/19 C25B11/031

    CPC分类号: C25B13/07 C25B9/19 C25B11/031

    摘要: Herein discussed is a method of making an electrochemical device comprising (a) infiltrating an anode precursor, a cathode precursor, and an electrolyte precursor with a dispersion to produce an infiltrated anode precursor, an infiltrated cathode precursor, and an infiltrated electrolyte precursor, wherein the dispersion comprises metal ions and nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of metallic nanoparticles, metal-oxide nanoparticles, ceramic nanoparticles, and combinations thereof; wherein the metal ions percolate each precursor, wherein the anode precursor, the cathode precursor, and the electrolyte precursor are porous, the electrolyte precursor having an average pore size that is 50% or less of an average pore size of the anode precursor and that is 50% or less of an average pore size of the cathode precursor; and (b) co-sintering the infiltrated anode precursor, the infiltrated cathode precursor, and the infiltrated electrolyte precursor such that the infiltrated anode precursor becomes a porous anode, the infiltrated cathode precursor becomes a porous cathode, and a gas tight electrolyte is formed between the porous anode and the porous cathode.

    Method of making an electrochemical reactor via sintering inorganic dry particles

    公开(公告)号:US11611097B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US16684864

    申请日:2019-11-15

    摘要: Herein disclosed is a method of making an electrochemical reactor comprising a) depositing a composition on a substrate to form a slice; b) drying the slice using a non-contact dryer; c) sintering the slice using electromagnetic radiation (EMR), wherein the electrochemical reactor comprises an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte between the anode and the cathode. In an embodiment, the electrochemical reactor comprises at least one unit, wherein the unit comprises the anode, the cathode, the electrolyte and an interconnect and wherein the unit has a thickness of no greater than 1 mm. In an embodiment, the anode is no greater than 50 microns in thickness, the cathode is no greater than 50 microns in thickness, and the electrolyte is no greater than 10 microns in thickness.

    Method of making copper electrode

    公开(公告)号:US11539053B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US15931585

    申请日:2020-05-14

    摘要: Herein discussed is an electrode comprising a copper or copper oxide phase and a ceramic phase, wherein the copper or copper oxide phase and the ceramic phase are sintered and are inter-dispersed with one another. Further discussed herein is a method of making a copper-containing electrode comprising: (a) forming a dispersion comprising ceramic particles and copper or copper oxide particles; (b) depositing the dispersion onto a substrate to form a slice; and (c) sintering the slice using electromagnetic radiation.

    ELECTROCHEMICAL WATER GAS SHIFT REACTOR AND METHOD OF USE

    公开(公告)号:US20220364245A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17562694

    申请日:2021-12-27

    摘要: Herein discussed is an electrochemical reactor comprising an ionically conducting membrane, wherein the reactor performs the water gas shift reactions electrochemically without electricity input, wherein electrochemical water gas shift reactions involve the exchange of an ion through the membrane and include forward water gas shift reactions, or reverse water gas shift reactions, or both. Also discussed herein is a reactor comprising: a bi-functional layer and a mixed conducting membrane; wherein the bi-functional layer and the mixed conducting membrane are in contact with each other, and wherein the bi-functional layer catalyzes reverse-water-gas-shift (RWGS) reaction and functions as an anode in an electrochemical reaction.

    Hydrogen Production System
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200255962A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16739748

    申请日:2020-01-10

    IPC分类号: C25B9/10 C25B11/04 C25B1/10

    摘要: A hydrogen production system comprising: a fuel source; a water source; and a hydrogen producer; where the fuel source and the water source are in fluid communication with the hydrogen producer; and where fuel enters the hydrogen producer from the fuel source and water enters the hydrogen producer from the water source and the fuel and the water do not come in contact with each other in the hydrogen producer.