ADVANCED MANUFACTURED VAPOR-FED ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR (AM-VFR) FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION

    公开(公告)号:US20220064806A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17010680

    申请日:2020-09-02

    IPC分类号: C25B9/02 C25B1/00 B33Y80/00

    摘要: System and method relates to an advanced manufactured vapor-fed electrochemical reactor (AM-VFR) system comprising a cathode gas compartment comprising a first inlet, and a first outlet, a catholyte compartment having a centrally located window for a cathode and a membrane, a second inlet, a second outlet, and a reference electrode, an anolyte compartment having a centrally located window for the membrane and an anode, a third inlet and a third outlet and an anode gas compartment having a fourth inlet and a fourth outlet, wherein the cathode, wherein the cathode is disposed between the cathode gas compartment and the catholyte compartment, wherein the membrane is disposed between the catholyte compartment and the anolyte compartment, wherein the anode is disposed between the anolyte compartment and the anode gas compartment, and wherein one or more of the cathode gas compartment, the catholyte compartment, the anolyte compartment and the anode gas compartment are made of a 3D printing plastic. Methods for making and using the system are also disclosed.