公开(公告)号：US11795552B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17844283

申请日：2022-06-20

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： Nicholas Farandos ,  Matthew Dawson ,  Jason Dana ,  Jin Dawson

IPC分类号： C25B1/23 ,  C25B1/042 ,  C25B13/07 ,  C25B1/02 ,  C25B11/091 ,  C25B9/015 ,  C25B1/50 ,  C25B15/08 ,  C25B9/23 ,  C25B13/05

CPC分类号： C25B1/23 ,  C25B1/02 ,  C25B1/042 ,  C25B1/50 ,  C25B9/015 ,  C25B9/23 ,  C25B11/091 ,  C25B13/05 ,  C25B13/07 ,  C25B15/081

摘要： Herein discussed is a method of producing hydrogen or carbon monoxide comprising introducing a waste gas having a total combustible species (TCS) content of no greater than 60 vol % into an electrochemical (EC) reactor, wherein the EC reactor comprises a mixed-conducting membrane, wherein the membrane comprises an electronically conducting phase and an ionically conducting phase. Also disclosed herein is an integrated hydrogen production system comprising a waste gas source and an electrochemical (EC) reactor comprising a mixed-conducting membrane, wherein the membrane comprises an electronically conducting phase and an ionically conducting phase, wherein the waste gas source is configured to send its exhaust to the EC reactor, wherein the exhaust has a total combustible species (TCS) content of no greater than 60 vol %.

公开(公告)号：US11761100B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US16739612

申请日：2020-01-10

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： Matthew Dawson ,  Nicholas Farandos ,  Jin Dawson

IPC分类号： C25B9/19 ,  C25B11/069 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B9/73

CPC分类号： C25B11/069 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B9/19 ,  C25B9/73

摘要： A device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte between the electrodes. The first electrode and the second electrode may comprise a metallic phase that does not contain a platinum group metal when the device is in use, and where the electrolyte is solid state and is oxide ion conducting.

公开(公告)号：US11735755B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US16674695

申请日：2019-11-05

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Matthew Dawson ,  Nicholas Farandos ,  Jin Dawson

IPC分类号： B22F10/00 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  B29C64/165 ,  B29C64/273 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H01M8/2404 ,  B29C64/182 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M4/90 ,  H01M8/12 ,  B29L31/34 ,  B33Y70/10 ,  B29K505/00 ,  B29K509/02

CPC分类号： H01M8/1246 ,  B22F10/00 ,  B29C64/165 ,  B29C64/182 ,  B29C64/273 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H01M4/8832 ,  H01M4/9016 ,  H01M8/2404 ,  B22F2202/05 ,  B22F2202/11 ,  B22F2301/15 ,  B22F2301/205 ,  B22F2302/25 ,  B29K2505/00 ,  B29K2509/02 ,  B29L2031/3468 ,  B33Y70/10 ,  H01M2008/1293

摘要： Herein disclosed is a method of manufacturing comprises depositing a composition on a substrate slice by slice to form an object; heating in situ the object using electromagnetic radiation (EMR); wherein said composition comprises a first material and a second material, wherein the second material has a higher absorption of the radiation than the first material. In an embodiment, the EMR has a wavelength ranging from 10 to 1500 nm and the EMR has a minimum energy density of 0.1 Joule/cm2. In an embodiment, the EMR comprises UV light, near ultraviolet light, near infrared light, infrared light, visible light, laser, electron beam. In an embodiment, said object comprises a catalyst, a catalyst support, a catalyst composite, an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte, an electrode, an interconnect, a seal, a fuel cell, an electrochemical gas producer, an electrolyser, an electrochemical compressor, a reactor, a heat exchanger, a vessel, or combinations thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20230167560A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18072248

申请日：2022-11-30

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： Matthew Dawson ,  Nicholas Farandos ,  Jin Dawson ,  Jason Dana

IPC分类号： C25B1/23 ,  C25B15/08 ,  C25B9/19 ,  C25B13/07 ,  C25B9/70 ,  C25B1/04

CPC分类号： C25B1/23 ,  C25B15/083 ,  C25B9/19 ,  C25B13/07 ,  C25B9/70 ,  C25B1/04

摘要： Herein discussed is a method of producing carbon monoxide comprising: (a) providing an electrochemical reactor having an anode, a cathode, and a mixed-conducting membrane between the anode and the cathode; (b) introducing a first stream to the anode, wherein the first stream comprises a fuel; (c) introducing a second stream to the cathode, wherein the second stream comprises carbon dioxide, wherein carbon monoxide is generated from carbon dioxide electrochemically; wherein the reactor generates no electricity and receives no electricity. In an embodiment, the anode and the cathode are separated by the membrane and are both exposed to reducing environments during the entire time of operation.

公开(公告)号：US20230092683A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17941306

申请日：2022-09-09

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： Nicholas Farandos ,  Matthew Dawson ,  Jin Dawson ,  Hsuan-Yu Leu

IPC分类号： H01M4/88 ,  H01M4/96 ,  H01M4/86

摘要： Herein discussed is a method of making a copper-containing electrode comprising: (a) forming a copper solution; (b) forming a ceramic substrate; (c) infiltrating the ceramic substrate with the copper solution; and (d) calcining the infiltrated substrate using electromagnetic radiation, wherein the substrate is no thicker than 50 microns. In an embodiment, the method comprises repeating (c) and (d) until copper percolates the ceramic substrate.

公开(公告)号：US11557784B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US16674629

申请日：2019-11-05

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Matthew Dawson ,  Jin Dawson

IPC分类号： H01M4/88 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  B29C64/165 ,  B29C64/273 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H01M8/2404 ,  B29C64/182 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B22F10/00 ,  H01M4/90 ,  H01M8/12 ,  B29L31/34 ,  B33Y70/10 ,  B29K505/00 ,  B29K509/02

摘要： Herein disclosed is a method of treating a component of a fuel cell, which includes the step of exposing the component of the fuel cell to a source of electromagnetic radiation (EMR). The component comprises a first material. The EMR has a wavelength ranging from 10 to 1500 nm and the EMR has a minimum energy density of 0.1 Joule/cm2. Preferably, the treatment process has one or more of the following effects: heating, drying, curing, sintering, annealing, sealing, alloying, evaporating, restructuring, foaming. In an embodiment, the substrate is a component in a fuel cell. Such component comprises an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte, a catalyst, a barrier layer, a interconnect, a reformer, or reformer catalyst. In an embodiment, the substrate is a layer in a fuel cell or a portion of a layer in a fuel cell or a combination of layers in a fuel cell or a combination of partial layers in a fuel cell.

公开(公告)号：US20220372635A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17741587

申请日：2022-05-11

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： Nicholas Farandos ,  Matthew Dawson ,  Jin Dawson

IPC分类号： C25B1/042 ,  C25B9/19 ,  C25B11/031 ,  C25B13/07 ,  C25B11/04 ,  C21B7/00

摘要： Herein discussed is a method of producing hydrogen comprising introducing a metal smelter effluent gas or a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) effluent gas or a mixture thereof into an electrochemical (EC) reactor, wherein the EC reactor comprises a mixed-conducting membrane. In an embodiment, the method comprises introducing steam into the EC reactor on one side of the membrane, wherein the effluent gas is on the opposite side of the membrane, wherein the effluent gas and the steam are separated by the membrane and do not come in contact with each other.

公开(公告)号：US20210175531A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17111602

申请日：2020-12-04

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： Nicholas Farandos ,  Matthew Dawson ,  Jin Dawson

IPC分类号： H01M8/1253 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  H01M8/126

摘要： Herein discussed is a method of using an oxide ion conducting membrane comprising exposing the oxide ion conducting membrane to a reducing environment on both sides of the membrane. In an embodiment, the oxide ion conducting membrane also conducts electrons. In various embodiments, the membrane is impermeable to fluid flow (e.g., having a permeability of less than 1 micro darcy). In an embodiment, the oxide ion conducting membrane comprises lanthanum chromite and a material selected from the group consisting of doped ceria, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), lanthanum strontium gallate magnesite (LSGM), scandia-stabilized zirconia (SSZ), Sc and Ce doped zirconia, and combinations thereof. In an embodiment, the lanthanum chromite comprises undoped lanthanum chromite, strontium doped lanthanum chromite, iron doped lanthanum chromite, strontium and iron doped lanthanum chromite, lanthanum calcium chromite, or combinations thereof. In an embodiment, the membrane is mixed conducting.

公开(公告)号：US20200255959A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16739727

申请日：2020-01-10

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Matthew Dawson ,  Nicholas Farandos ,  Jin Dawson

IPC分类号： C25B1/10 ,  C25B11/04 ,  C25B13/04

摘要： A method of producing hydrogen includes providing a device, introducing a first stream including a fuel to the device, introducing a second stream comprising water to the device, reducing the water in the second stream to hydrogen, and extracting hydrogen from the device. The first stream and the second stream do not come in contact with each other in the device.

公开(公告)号：US20200227763A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16775176

申请日：2020-01-28

申请人： Utility Global, Inc.

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Matthew Dawson ,  Nicholas Farandos ,  Jin Dawson

IPC分类号： H01M8/0606 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/18

摘要： A system comprising an electrochemical reactor chamber, an integrated chiller, and optionally a reformer chamber, wherein the reactor chamber, integrated chiller, and optional reformer chamber are of unitary construction.