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US 2012/0292196 A1Published application
Electrochemical Hydroxide Systems and Methods Using Metal Oxidation
AssigneeCalera Corporation
InventorsThomas A. Albrecht, Ryan J. Gilliam, Bryan Boggs, Kyle Self, Dennis W. Solas, Michael Kostowskyj, Margarete K. Leclerc, Alexander Gorer, Michael Joseph Weiss
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Abstract
There are provided methods and systems for an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode where the anode is contacted with a metal ion that converts the metal ion from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state. The metal ion in the higher oxidation state is reacted with hydrogen gas, an unsaturated hydrocarbon, and/or a saturated hydrocarbon to form products.
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A method, comprising:
- contacting an anode with an anode electrolyte wherein the anode electrolyte comprises metal ion;
- oxidizing the metal ion from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state at the anode;
- contacting a cathode with a cathode electrolyte;
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- reacting an unsaturated hydrocarbon or a saturated hydrocarbon with the anode electrolyte comprising the metal ion in the higher oxidation state, in an aqueous medium wherein the aqueous medium comprises more than 5 wt % water.
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A system, comprising:
- an anode in contact with an anode electrolyte comprising metal ion wherein the anode is configured to oxidize the metal ion from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state;
- a cathode in contact with a cathode electrolyte;
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- a reactor operably connected to the anode chamber and configured to react the anode electrolyte comprising the metal ion in the higher oxidation state with an unsaturated hydrocarbon or saturated hydrocarbon in an aqueous medium wherein the aqueous medium comprises more than 5 wt % water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.