Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrochemical conversion of halogenated compounds and associated systems
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Application No.: US16338947Application Date: 2017-10-03
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Publication No.: US11522241B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Betar Gallant , Yuanda Li , Aliza Khurram , Mingfu He
- Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/054893 WO 20171003
- International Announcement: WO2018/067533 WO 20180412
- Main IPC: H01M12/06
- IPC: H01M12/06 ; H01M4/38 ; H01M4/58 ; H01M4/86 ; H01M12/04 ; H01M6/14 ; H01M4/40 ; H01M4/46

Abstract:
Methods and systems for the electrochemical conversion of halogenated compounds are provided. In some embodiments, a method comprises converting a halogenated compound (e.g., fluorinated gas) to relatively non-hazardous products via one or more electrochemical reactions. The electrochemical reaction(s) may occur under relatively mild conditions (e.g., low temperature) and/or without the aid of a catalyst. In some embodiments, the electrochemical reaction may produce a relatively large amount of energy. In some such cases, systems, described herein, may be designed to facilitate the conversion of the halogenated compound (e.g., SF6, NF3) while harnessing (e.g., storing, converting) the energy associated with the electrochemical reaction. System and methods described herein may be used in a wide variety of applications, including waste management (e.g., environmental remediation, greenhouse gas mitigation), energy recovery (e.g., industrial energy recovery), and primary batteries (e.g., metal-gas batteries).
Public/Granted literature
- US20210028522A1 ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2021-01-28
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