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公开(公告)号:US10851307B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-01
申请号:US15681522
申请日:2017-08-21
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Divyaraj Desai , Jessica Louis Baker Rivest
IPC: C10B49/14 , B01J10/00 , C01B3/26 , C22C9/00 , C22C19/00 , C22C38/00 , B01J35/12 , B01J35/00 , B01J23/825 , D01F9/127 , C01B32/05 , C01B32/158 , C01B32/182 , C01B32/20 , C01B32/25 , C09C1/48
Abstract: A process for decomposing a hydrocarbon-containing composition includes feeding the hydrocarbon-containing composition to a reactor containing a catalytically active molten metal or a catalytically active molten metal alloy, wherein the metal or alloy catalyzes a decomposition reaction of the hydrocarbon-containing composition into a hydrogen-rich gas phase and a solid carbon phase. The solid carbon phase is insoluble in the metal or alloy. The process may be a continuous process.
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公开(公告)号:US20200262755A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-20
申请号:US16710246
申请日:2019-12-11
Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
Inventor: Gabriel Iftime , Junhua Wei , Divyaraj Desai , Jessica Louis Baker Rivest
Abstract: A composition of matter has cement particles and resin structures having: a first functional group bonded directly to a surface of each cement particle; and a second functional group that bonds to calcium silicate hydrate upon hydration, wherein the second functional group is bondable with second functional groups of others of the cement particles to form a polymer network; and a backbone that connects the first functional group with the second functional group. A method of forming cement particles includes mixing cement particles with reactive molecules, the reactive molecules having a first functional group bonded directly to a surface of each cement particle, a second functional group that is bondable to calcium silicate hydrate upon hydration, wherein the second functional group is bondable with second function groups of others of the cement particles to form a polymer network, and a backbone that connects the first functional group with the second functional group. A composition of matter has cement particles, and a cured resin structure resulting from a reaction between two or more reactive molecules having functional groups that react with each other onto the surfaces of the cement particle, wherein one of the reactive molecules is used in less than a stoichiometric amount, leaving unreacted functional groups, and wherein the unreacted functional groups are bondable to calcium silicate hydrate upon hydration.
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公开(公告)号:US20190055173A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-21
申请号:US15681522
申请日:2017-08-21
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Divyaraj Desai , Jessica Louis Baker Rivest
Abstract: A process for decomposing a hydrocarbon-containing composition includes feeding the hydrocarbon-containing composition to a reactor containing a catalytically active molten metal or a catalytically active molten metal alloy, wherein the metal or alloy catalyzes a decomposition reaction of the hydrocarbon-containing composition into a hydrogen-rich gas phase and a solid carbon phase. The solid carbon phase is insoluble in the metal or alloy. The process may be a continuous process.
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公开(公告)号:US20190044167A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-07
申请号:US15667791
申请日:2017-08-03
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Divyaraj Desai , Scott A. Elrod , Jessica Louis Baker Rivest
IPC: H01M8/10
Abstract: An electrochemical stack includes a solid electrolyte membrane as one of the components of a membrane electrode assembly. The membrane may have been formed during stack assembly via an in situ reaction.
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公开(公告)号:US20160245775A1
公开(公告)日:2016-08-25
申请号:US14626092
申请日:2015-02-19
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Craig Eldershaw , Saroj Sahu , Sean Garner , Ranjeet Rao , Ashutosh Kole , Vedasri Vedharathinam , Divyaraj Desai , Jessica Louis Baker Rivest , Richard Steele , Martin J. Sheridan
IPC: G01N27/333 , G01N27/31
CPC classification number: G01N27/333 , B07C5/344 , B07C2501/0036 , B07C2501/0054 , G01N27/31 , G01N27/403 , G01N27/416 , G01N33/20
Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical probe system and an electrical excitation method, configured in a bulk sorting system, and used to identify the composition of metals and alloys.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种电化学探针系统和电激励方法,其构造成批量分选系统,并用于识别金属和合金的组成。
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公开(公告)号:US11367889B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-21
申请号:US15667791
申请日:2017-08-03
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Divyaraj Desai , Scott A. Elrod , Jessica Louis Baker Rivest
IPC: H01M8/10 , H01M8/1072 , C01C1/04 , C25B1/00
Abstract: An electrochemical stack includes a solid electrolyte membrane as one of the components of a membrane electrode assembly. The membrane may have been formed during stack assembly via an in situ reaction.
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公开(公告)号:US11078578B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-03
申请号:US15858187
申请日:2018-01-25
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Divyaraj Desai , Jessica Louis Baker Rivest
IPC: C25B1/02 , C25B13/02 , B01D53/32 , C25B13/08 , H01M8/1041 , H01M8/0289 , C25B9/19
Abstract: A system comprises a first electrode, an electrolyte membrane, and a second electrode. The first electrode is configured to reduce oxygen in a gas to an oxygen carrier ion at an intermediate temperature. The electrolyte membrane is configured to transport the oxygen carrier ion, and the second electrode is configured to oxidize the oxygen carrier ion to an oxygen molecule. Oxidation of the oxygen molecule consumes less than four electrons.
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公开(公告)号:US20210170387A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-10
申请号:US17022435
申请日:2020-09-16
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Jessica Louis Baker Rivest , Divyaraj Desai , Dane Andrew Boysen , Ashish V. Pattekar
Abstract: Methods comprising: evaporating a catalyst source to produce a catalyst gas; condensing the catalyst gas to produce a catalyst vapor comprising catalyst droplets suspended in a gas phase; and contacting the catalyst vapor with a hydrocarbon gas to catalyze a decomposition reaction of the hydrocarbon gas into hydrogen gas and carbon. And, systems comprising: a catalyst source evaporator that provides a first stream to a reactor; a hydrocarbon source that provides a second stream to the reactor; a cooling column coupled to the reactor via a third stream comprising hydrogen, catalyst liquid, solid carbon, optionally catalyst gas, and optionally unreacted hydrocarbon gas such that the cooling column receives the third stream from the reactor; and wherein the cooling column has effluent streams that include (a) a fourth stream that comprises hydrogen and optionally catalyst gas and (b) a fifth stream that comprises catalyst liquid.
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公开(公告)号:US20200206682A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-02
申请号:US16235182
申请日:2018-12-28
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Divyaraj Desai , Mahati Chintapalli , Jessica Louis Baker Rivest , Eric Cocker
Abstract: A device controls levels of carbon dioxide and water in a controlled environment. The device comprises a first electrode chamber, which receives an input fluid comprising first concentrations of carbon dioxide and water and is configured to deliver a first output fluid having concentrations of carbon dioxide and water lower than the first concentrations to a first environment, and a second electrode chamber having an outlet configured to deliver a second output fluid having third concentrations of carbon dioxide and water to a second environment. A reduction catalyst layer in the first electrode chamber reduces carbon dioxide and water in the input fluid to form ionic carrier species, an ion-transporting membrane is positioned between the first and second electrode chambers and comprises carrier species, and an oxidation catalyst layer in the second electrode chamber oxidizes the ionic carrier species to form carbon dioxide and water.
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公开(公告)号:US10446861B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-15
申请号:US14981104
申请日:2015-12-28
Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Inventor: Divyaraj Desai , Vedasri Vedharathinam , Martin Joseph Sheridan , Ashish V. Pattekar , Craig Eldershaw , Rajesh Kumar Padmarajan , Gabriel Iftime
IPC: H01M8/00 , H01M8/04276 , H01M4/86 , H01M8/2455 , H01M8/18 , H01M8/22 , H01M8/023
Abstract: A flowing electrolyte fuel cell system design (DHCFC-Flow) is provided. The use of a flowing oxygen-saturated electrolyte in a fuel cell offers a significant enhancement in the cell performance characteristics. The mass transfer and reaction kinetics of the superoxide/peroxide/oxide ion (mobile oxygen ion species) in the fuel cell are enhanced by recirculating an oxidizing gas-saturated electrolyte. Recirculating oxygen-saturated electrolyte through a liquid channel enhances the maximal current observed in a fuel cell. The use of a oxygen saturated electrolyte ensures that the reaction kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction are fast and the use of convection ameliorates concentration gradients and the diffusion-limited maximum current density. The superoxide ion is generated in situ by the reduction of the oxygen dissolved in the gaseous electrolyte. Also, a dual porosity membrane allows the uniform flow of fuel (e.g., methane) on the fuel side, without allowing phase mixing. The capillary pressure for liquid intrusion into the gas phase and vice versa is quite large, estimated to be 1-10 psi. This makes it easier to control the fluctuations in gas/liquid velocity which might otherwise lead to phase mixing and the loss of fuel cell performance. In one variation, a dual-porosity membrane structure is incorporated in the system to allow uniform flow of fuel and prevent mixing of fuel with a liquid electrolyte.
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