METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING HIGH-PURITY CO2 IN A HYDROCARBON FACILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20190109340A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-11

    申请号:US15730322

    申请日:2017-10-11

    摘要: Embodiments of methods for capturing high-purity CO2 in a hydrocarbon facility and related systems are provided. The method comprises operating a hydrogen plant to generate a high-purity hydrogen stream and a CO2 rich stream with a CO2 concentration above 30%; introducing the high-purity hydrogen stream into an anode of a molten carbonate fuel cell; introducing the CO2 rich stream and O2 into a cathode of the molten carbonate fuel cell; reacting CO2 and O2 within the cathode to produce carbonate and a cathode exhaust stream from a cathode outlet; reacting carbonate from the cathode with H2 within the anode to produce electricity and an anode exhaust stream from an anode outlet, the anode exhaust stream comprising CO2 and H2O; separating the CO2 in the anode exhaust stream in one or more separators to form a pure CO2 stream and a H2O stream; and collecting the pure CO2 stream.

    SELF-SUSTAINABLE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERING A GAS WELL

    公开(公告)号:US20180375141A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US15723664

    申请日:2017-10-03

    IPC分类号: H01M8/1253 H01M8/0662

    摘要: Embodiments of a self-sustainable solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system for powering a gas well comprise a first SOFC comprising a first cathode, a first anode, and a first solid electrolyte; a second SOFC comprising a second cathode, a second anode, and a second solid electrolyte; SO2 removal equipment; a combustion circuit comprising a combustor and a circulating heat carrier in thermal connection with the combustor, the first SOFC, and the second SOFC; and one or more external electric circuits. The first anode comprises a first oxidation region configured to produce SO2 and electrons. The second anode comprises a second oxidation region configured to electrochemically oxidize CH4 to produce syngas and electrons and electrochemically oxidize H2 to produce H2O and electrons. The external electric circuits are configured to generate power from the electrons produced in both the first SOFC and the second SOFC.

    SOLAR SYSTEM COMPRISING SELF SUSTAINABLE CONDENSATION, WATER COLLECTION, AND CLEANING SUBASSEMBLIES
    14.
    发明申请
    SOLAR SYSTEM COMPRISING SELF SUSTAINABLE CONDENSATION, WATER COLLECTION, AND CLEANING SUBASSEMBLIES 有权
    包含自我可持续冷凝,水收集和清洁分层的太阳能系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160211796A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-21

    申请号:US14597404

    申请日:2015-01-15

    IPC分类号: H02S40/10 G01R31/40

    摘要: A solar system is provided comprising a light receiving surface, a condensation subassembly, a water collection subassembly, and a cleaning subassembly. The expansion chamber of the condensation subassembly is thermally coupled to the light receiving surface and thermally insulated from the ambient such that expansion of compressed air in the expansion chamber, as controlled by the compressed air expansion valve, encourages humidity condensation on the light receiving surface by reducing the temperature of the light receiving surface. The water collection subassembly comprises a water collection vessel and water direction hardware positioned to direct condensed water on the light receiving surface to the water collection vessel. The cleaning subassembly comprises a water dispensing unit positioned to dispense water from the water collection vessel over the light receiving surface of the solar system.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种太阳能系统,其包括光接收表面,冷凝子组件,集水组件和清洁子组件。 冷凝子组件的膨胀室热耦合到光接收表面并与环境热绝缘,使得由压缩空气膨胀阀控制的膨胀室中的压缩空气的膨胀促使光接收表面上的湿气冷凝通过 降低受光面的温度。 集水组件包括收集容器和水方向硬件,其定位成将光接收表面上的冷凝水引导到集水容器。 清洁子组件包括水分配单元,其定位成在太阳系的光接收表面上从水收集容器分配水。

    SULFUR MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION IN MOLTEN METAL ANODE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS FUELS CELLS
    15.
    发明申请
    SULFUR MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION IN MOLTEN METAL ANODE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS FUELS CELLS 有权
    金属阳极固体氧化物燃料电池的硫化物管理与利用燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US20150311545A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-29

    申请号:US14263442

    申请日:2014-04-28

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/12 H01M4/90

    摘要: Embodiments of a molten metal anode solid oxide fuel cell (MMA-SOFC) system comprise a first MMA-SOFC and a second MMA-SOFC, a fuel contactor integral with the first MMA-SOFC or in fluid communication with the first MMA-SOFC, a molten metal conduit configured to deliver molten metal from a first molten metal anode to a second molten metal anode, and one or more external electric circuits, wherein a first molten metal anode is configured to oxidize molten metal to produce metal oxides and electrons, the fuel contactor is configured to reduce the metal oxides and produce metals and metal sulfides in the molten metal upon reaction with sulfur-containing fuel. The second molten metal anode is configured to oxidize the metal sulfides in the metal sulfides-containing molten metal to produce metals and electrons, and the external electric circuits are configured to generate power from the electrons produced in the first and second MMA-SOFCs.

    摘要翻译: 熔融金属阳极固体氧化物燃料电池(MMA-SOFC)系统的实施例包括第一MMA-SOFC和第二MMA-SOFC,与第一MMA-SOFC一体化或与第一MMA-SOFC流体连通的燃料接触器, 熔融金属管道,其构造成将熔融金属从第一熔融金属阳极输送到第二熔融金属阳极,以及一个或多个外部电路,其中第一熔融金属阳极被配置为氧化熔融金属以产生金属氧化物和电子, 燃料接触器构造成当与含硫燃料反应时,减少金属氧化物并在熔融金属中产生金属和金属硫化物。 第二熔融金属阳极被配置为氧化含金属硫化物的熔融金属中的金属硫化物以产生金属和电子,并且外部电路被配置为从在第一和第二MMA-SOFC中产生的电子产生电力。

    Methods for recovering organic heteroatom compounds from hydrocarbon feedstocks
    16.
    发明授权
    Methods for recovering organic heteroatom compounds from hydrocarbon feedstocks 有权
    从烃原料中回收有机杂原子化合物的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08961780B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-24

    申请号:US14107471

    申请日:2013-12-16

    IPC分类号: C10G21/12 C07C7/10

    摘要: Methods for recovering organic heteroatom compounds from a hydrocarbon feedstock include feeding into a contactor a hydrocarbon feedstock and an aqueous solvent to form an extraction mixture of the aqueous solvent with the hydrocarbon feedstock. The hydrocarbon feedstock includes a hydrocarbon and an organic heteroatom compound. The aqueous solvent includes an ionic liquid formed from pressurized carbon dioxide and water. A pressure and temperature of the extraction mixture may be established that together tune the aqueous solvent to selectively form a solvent complex with the at least one organic heteroatom compound. Then, the solvent complex is extracted to a recovery vessel from the extraction mixture in the contactor. By adjustment of a recovery temperature of the recovery vessel, a recovery pressure of the recovery vessel, or both, the solvent complex decomposes into carbon dioxide and the organic heteroatom compound. The organic heteroatom compound is then recovered from the recovery vessel.

    摘要翻译: 从烃原料中回收有机杂原子化合物的方法包括将烃原料和含水溶剂进料到接触器中以形成含水溶剂与烃原料的萃取混合物。 烃原料包括烃和有机杂原子化合物。 含水溶剂包括由加压二氧化碳和水形成的离子液体。 可以建立萃取混合物的压力和温度,其一起调节水性溶剂以选择性地与至少一种有机杂原子化合物形成溶剂配合物。 然后,将溶剂配合物从接触器中的萃取混合物中提取回收容器。 通过调节回收容器的回收温度,回收容器的回收压力或二者,溶剂配合物分解成二氧化碳和有机杂原子化合物。 然后从回收容器中回收有机杂原子化合物。

    Method and system for capturing high-purity CO2 in a hydrocarbon facility

    公开(公告)号:US10998566B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16807342

    申请日:2020-03-03

    摘要: Embodiments of methods for capturing high-purity CO2 in a hydrocarbon facility and related systems are provided. The method comprises operating a hydrogen plant to generate a high-purity hydrogen stream and a CO2 rich stream with a CO2 concentration above 30%; introducing the high-purity hydrogen stream into an anode of a molten carbonate fuel cell; introducing the CO2 rich stream and O2 into a cathode of the molten carbonate fuel cell; reacting CO2 and O2 within the cathode to produce carbonate and a cathode exhaust stream from a cathode outlet; reacting carbonate from the cathode with H2 within the anode to produce electricity and an anode exhaust stream from an anode outlet, the anode exhaust stream comprising CO2 and H2O; separating the CO2 in the anode exhaust stream in one or more separators to form a pure CO2 stream and a H2O stream; and collecting the pure CO2 stream.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING HIGH-PURITY CO2 IN A HYDROCARBON FACILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20200220189A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16807342

    申请日:2020-03-03

    摘要: Embodiments of methods for capturing high-purity CO2 in a hydrocarbon facility and related systems are provided. The method comprises operating a hydrogen plant to generate a high-purity hydrogen stream and a CO2 rich stream with a CO2 concentration above 30%; introducing the high-purity hydrogen stream into an anode of a molten carbonate fuel cell; introducing the CO2 rich stream and O2 into a cathode of the molten carbonate fuel cell; reacting CO2 and O2 within the cathode to produce carbonate and a cathode exhaust stream from a cathode outlet; reacting carbonate from the cathode with H2 within the anode to produce electricity and an anode exhaust stream from an anode outlet, the anode exhaust stream comprising CO2 and H2O; separating the CO2 in the anode exhaust stream in one or more separators to form a pure CO2 stream and a H2O stream; and collecting the pure CO2 stream.

    Mechanical energy storage in flow batteries to enhance energy storage

    公开(公告)号:US10483567B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US15397991

    申请日:2017-01-04

    摘要: A hybrid flow redox battery system includes an electrochemical cell with an ion-exchange membrane, an anode, and a cathode, an anolyte tank, a catholyte tank, one or more tank separators, a plurality of electrolyte pathways, one or more turbines, and one or more power generation circuits. The anolyte tank includes a lower anolyte opening positioned below an upper anolyte opening. The catholyte tank includes a lower catholyte opening positioned below an upper catholyte opening. The electrolyte pathways extend between the upper and lower anolyte openings and the anode and the upper and lower catholyte openings and the cathode. The turbines are fluidly coupled to the electrolyte pathways. The tank separators are positioned within one or both of the anolyte tank and the catholyte tank and are translatable in a downward direction to induce electrolyte flow from the lower anolyte and catholyte openings, through the turbines to hydroelectrically generate power.