PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYSIS USING WATER VAPOR AS A FEEDSTOCK
    1.
    发明申请
    PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYSIS USING WATER VAPOR AS A FEEDSTOCK 审中-公开
    使用水蒸气作为原料的原子交换膜电解质

    公开(公告)号:US20130092549A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-18

    申请号:US13437812

    申请日:2012-04-02

    摘要: A light-driven electrolytic cell that uses water vapor as the feedstock and that has no wires or connections whatsoever to an external electrical power source of any kind. In one embodiment, the electrolytic cell uses a proton exchange membrane (PEM) with an IrRuOx water oxidation catalyst and a Pt black water reduction catalyst to consume water vapor and generate molecular oxygen and a chemical fuel, molecular hydrogen. The operation of the electrolytic cell using water vapor supplied by a humidified carrier gas has been demonstrated under varying conditions of the gas flow rate, the relative humidity, and the presence or absence of oxygen. The performance of the system with water vapor was also compared to the performance when the device was immersed in liquid water.

    摘要翻译: 一种光驱电解池,其使用水蒸汽作为原料,并且不会对任何类型的外部电源都没有电线或连接。 在一个实施方案中,电解池使用具有IrRuOx水氧化催化剂和Pt黑水还原催化剂的质子交换膜(PEM)来消耗水蒸汽并产生分子氧和化学燃料,分子氢。 已经在气体流速,相对湿度和氧气的存在或不存在的条件下,证明了使用由加湿载气供应的水蒸汽的电解池的操作。 还将水蒸气系统的性能与器件浸入液态水中的性能进行比较。

    SOLAR FUELS GENERATOR
    2.
    发明申请
    SOLAR FUELS GENERATOR 审中-公开
    太阳能燃油发电机

    公开(公告)号:US20120138456A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-07

    申请号:US13312567

    申请日:2011-12-06

    IPC分类号: C25B9/00 H01L31/18 H01L31/04

    摘要: The solar fuels generator includes photoanodes that each extends outward from a first side of a membrane. The generator also includes photocathodes that each extends outward from a second side of the membrane. The photocathodes each includes a p-type semiconductor and the photoanodes each includes an n-type semiconductor. The p-type semiconductors are in electrical communication with the n-type semiconductors.

    摘要翻译: 太阳能燃料发生器包括各自从膜的第一侧向外延伸的光电阳极。 发电机还包括各自从膜的第二侧向外延伸的光电阴极。 光电二极管各自包括p型半导体,光电二极管均包括n型半导体。 p型半导体与n型半导体电连通。