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US 10,793,449 B2Granted
Fiber-optic integrated membrane reactor
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
InventorsPaul K. Westerhoff, Kiril D. Hristovski, Shahnawaz Sinha
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Abstract
A reactor for water splitting or water treatment includes a first electrode, a second electrode electrically coupled to the first electrode, and a proton exchange membrane separating the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first optical fiber coated with a photocatalytic material.
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A reactor comprising:
- a first electrode comprising a first optical fiber coated with a photocatalytic material;
- a second electrode electrically coupled to the first electrode;
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- a proton exchange membrane separating the first electrode and the second electrode,
- wherein the proton exchange membrane is a flexible, hollow fiber, and the first electrode is positioned in the proton exchange membrane.
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A reactor comprising:
- a reservoir configured to hold water;
- a multiplicity of flexible, hollow fiber proton exchange membranes positioned in the reservoir;
- a first electrode positioned in each of the flexible, hollow fiber proton exchange membranes, wherein each first electrode comprises a first optical fiber coated with a photocatalytic material;
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- one or more second electrodes positioned in the reservoir, each second electrode electrically coupled to at least one of the first electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.