System and method for extracting oxygen from powdered metal oxides

    公开(公告)号:US11987893B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US17509431

    申请日:2021-10-25

    摘要: A system for extracting oxygen from powdered metal oxides, the system comprising a container comprising an electrolyte in the form of meltable or molten salt, at least one cathode, at least one anode, a power supply, and a conducting structure, wherein the cathode is shaped as a receptacle having a porous shell, which has an upper opening, the cathode being arranged in the electrolyte with the opening protruding over the electrolyte, wherein the conducting structure comprises a plurality of conducting elements and gaps between the conducting elements, wherein the power supply is connectable to the at least one cathode and the at least one anode to selectively apply an electric potential across the cathode and the anode, wherein the conducting structure is insertable into the cathode, such that the conducting elements reach into an inner space of the cathode, wherein the conducting structure is electrically connectable to the cathode, and wherein the system is adapted for reducing at least one respective metallic species of at least one metal oxide of feedstock inside the shell of the cathode with inserted conducting structure by applying the electric potential, wherein the potential is greater than the dissociation potential of the at least one metal oxide.

    Energy Efficient Precision Manufactured Critical Surface Guided Liquid-to-gas Conversion Method

    公开(公告)号:US20240011169A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18142033

    申请日:2023-05-02

    摘要: Electron exchangers are placed vertically or horizontally in a conversion cell and divide it into cathode gas chamber, liquid chamber, and anode gas chamber. One side of the electron exchangers is conductive, and the other side is nonconductive. Voltage is applied to the electron exchangers to convert the liquid conversion solution to gases at the side of the electron exchangers facing the gas chambers, and gases are released directly to the gas chambers. The electron exchangers have many puncture channels on the surfaces, and they are designed by critical surface calculations. The puncture channels have special designed patterns and are manufactured with a precision technology. In producing the same amount of final gases, our method is energy efficient.

    METHOD OF PREPARING METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS FOR OXYGEN EVOLUTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230366112A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US17662677

    申请日:2022-05-10

    申请人: UOP LLC

    摘要: Water electrolysis catalysts having reduced precious metal loading which are highly active and stable and methods of preparing the water electrolysis catalysts are described. The methods involve depositing a substantially continuous thin shell layer of a platinum group metal (PGM)-based precursor on a nano-sized inorganic oxide core to form a coated inorganic oxide core. The coated inorganic oxide core is heated in the presence of a template to convert the substantially continuous thin shell layer of the PGM-based precursor to a substantially continuous thin shell layer of PGM oxide. The template is then removed forming a water electrolysis catalyst comprising the nano-sized inorganic oxide core having a substantially continuous thin shell layer of the PGM oxide. The water electrolysis catalyst comprises less than 30 wt% of the PGM oxide.

    Fluid electrolysis apparatus
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11629416B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US16635691

    申请日:2018-08-03

    申请人: Won Kee Sung

    发明人: Won Kee Sung

    摘要: A fluid electrolysis apparatus includes: a body part which includes an inlet port and an outlet port formed thereon and is provided with an inner space through which a fluid introduced through the inlet port passes to be discharged through the outlet port; an electrode part mounted in the inner space and including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, to which external powers of opposite polarity are applied, respectively, wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are alternately arranged while being spaced apart from each other, to form a plurality of fluid channels between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; and a conductive connection terminal part integrally formed with the body part so that at least a portion of a body thereof is embedded in the body part to apply external power to the electrode.