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US 12,168,830 B2Granted
System for treating hydrogen and/or oxygen gas produced by water electrolysis serving to supply a combustion process
AssigneeBulane
InventorsNicolas Jerez, Henri Champseix
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for treating hydrogen and/or oxygen gas produced by water electrolysis and serving to supply a combustion process, characterised in that it comprises at least one heat exchanger, in which the one or more gases circulate so as to be cooled or heated, said heat exchanger being submerged in a reactive compound through which the one or more gasses pass in turn.
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A method for treating hydrogen and/or oxygen gases, comprising:
- producing hydrogen and/or oxygen gases by water electrolysis;
- circulating the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases in at least one heat exchanger, heating or cooling the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases in the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger being immersed in a reactive compound which is contained in an enclosure and which is traversed by the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger preventing any contact between the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases and the reactive compound when the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases are in the heat exchanger;
- bringing the reactive compound and the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases into contact and making the reactive compound and the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases undergo a physicochemical modification that generates an endothermic or exothermic reaction when they are brought into contact;
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- supplying a combustion process with the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases.
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A device for producing hydrogen and/or oxygen by water electrolysis, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a reactive compound contained in the enclosure;
- and
- at least one heat exchanger immersed in the reactive compound and configured so that hydrogen and/or oxygen gases has no contact with the reactive compound when being in the heat exchanger,
- the device being configured for performing a method comprising:
- producing hydrogen and/or oxygen gases by water electrolysis;
- circulating the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases in the heat exchanger, heating or cooling the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases in the heat exchanger, the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases having no contact with the reactive compound when being in the heat exchanger;
- bringing the reactive compound and the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases into contact and making the reactive compound and the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases undergo a physicochemical modification that generates an endothermic or exothermic reaction when they are brought into contact;
- and
- supplying a combustion process with the hydrogen and/or oxygen gases.
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