公开(公告)号：US06294068B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-25

申请号：US09543665

申请日：2000-04-07

申请人： Slobodan Petrovic ,  John C. Donini ,  Surjit Singh Thind ,  Shimin Tong ,  Alan Rodney Sanger

发明人： Slobodan Petrovic ,  John C. Donini ,  Surjit Singh Thind ,  Shimin Tong ,  Alan Rodney Sanger

IPC分类号： C25B300

CPC分类号： H01M4/926 ,  H01M4/8605 ,  H01M8/0656 ,  H01M8/1007

摘要： A process and apparatus are described for producing higher hydrocarbons from lower hydrocarbons, e.g. by gas phase electrocatalytic polymerization of methane. This is done using an electrolysis cell having an anode chamber on one side of a solid electrolyte and a cathode chamber on the other side of the solid electrolyte. According to this process, methane-containing gas is passed through the anode chamber to contact a catalytic anode which is connected to one side of the solid electrolyte, this solid electrolyte comprising a solid proton conducting membrane. An inert gas or oxygen is passed through the cathode chamber to contact a catalytic cathode which is connected to the other side of the proton conducting membrane. The membrane is designed so that H+ is capable of passing through the membrane from the anode chamber to the cathode chamber.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于从低级烃生产高级烃的方法和装置，例如 通过气相电催化聚合甲烷。 这是使用在固体电解质的一侧具有阳极室和在固体电解质的另一侧上的阴极室的电解槽来完成的。 根据该方法，含甲烷的气体通过阳极室与与固体电解质的一侧连接的催化阳极接触，该固体电解质包含固体质子传导膜。 惰性气体或氧气通过阴极室以接触连接到质子传导膜的另一侧的催化阴极。 膜被设计成使得H +能够从阳极室通过膜到阴极室。