公开(公告)号：US09797053B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US13742184

申请日：2013-01-15

Applicant: Ceramatec, Inc.

Inventor： Ashok V Joshi ,  Sai Bhavaraju

IPC: H01M10/0562 ,  H01M6/18 ,  H01M8/10 ,  C25B13/04 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M8/1016

CPC classification number: C25B13/04 ,  H01M6/185 ,  H01M8/1016 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0562

Abstract: An electrochemical cell having a composite alkali ion-conductive electrolyte membrane. Generally, the cell includes a catholyte compartment and an anolyte compartment that are separated by the composite alkali ion-conductive electrolyte membrane. The composite electrolyte membrane includes a layer of alkali ion-conductive material and one or more layers of alkali intercalation compound which is chemically stable upon exposure to a chemically reactive anolyte solution or catholyte solution thereby protecting the layer of alkali ion-conductive material from unwanted chemical reaction. The layer of alkali intercalation compound conducts alkali ions. The cell may operate and protect the alkali ion-conductive material under conditions that would be adverse to the material if the intercalation compound were not present. The composite membrane may include a cation conductor layer having additional capability to protect the composite electrolyte membrane from adverse conditions.

公开(公告)号：US09752081B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14098000

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: Ceramatec, Inc.

Inventor： Mukund Karanjikar ,  Sai Bhavaraju ,  Ashok V Joshi ,  Pallavi Chitta ,  David Joel Hunt

IPC: C25B3/00 ,  C10G3/00 ,  C12P7/54 ,  C25B3/10 ,  C25B9/08

CPC classification number: C10G3/40 ,  C10G3/45 ,  C10G3/47 ,  C10G3/50 ,  C10G2300/1014 ,  C10G2300/1018 ,  C10G2300/44 ,  C10G2400/04 ,  C12P7/54 ,  C25B3/00 ,  C25B3/10 ,  C25B9/08 ,  Y02E50/343 ,  Y02P30/20

Abstract: A method that produces coupled radical products from biomass. The method involves obtaining a lipid or carboxylic acid material from the biomass. This material may be a carboxylic acid, an ester of a carboxylic acid, a triglyceride of a carboxylic acid, or a metal salt of a carboxylic acid, or any other fatty acid derivative. This lipid material or carboxylic acid material is converted into an alkali metal salt. The alkali metal salt is then used in an anolyte as part of an electrolytic cell. The electrolytic cell may include an alkali ion conducting membrane (such as a NaSICON membrane). When the cell is operated, the alkali metal salt of the carboxylic acid decarboxylates and forms radicals. Such radicals are then bonded to other radicals, thereby producing a coupled radical product such as a hydrocarbon. The produced hydrocarbon may be, for example, saturated, unsaturated, branched, or unbranched, depending upon the starting material.