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US 2018/0023199 A1Published application
Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and biomass upgrading
AssigneeUtah State University
InventorYujie Sun
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems for producing hydrogen gas and upgrading biomass reactants. The systems are able to couple the oxidation of the biomass reactant to hydrogen gas evolution using catalysts that include a metal component and a non-metal component. Also disclosed are methods of using the systems for producing hydrogen gas and upgrading a biomass reactant.
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A system for producing hydrogen gas and upgrading a biomass reactant, the system comprising:
- an anode compartment comprising
- an anode, and
- an anode solution comprising water, a first electrolyte, and an alcohol or an aldehyde derived from a lignocellulosic biomass;
- and
- a cathode compartment comprising
- a cathode, and
- a cathode solution comprising water and a second electrolyte;
- wherein the anode and the cathode each independently comprise a catalyst loaded onto a conductive substrate, the catalyst having a metal component and a non-metal component, wherein the metal component is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, iron, copper, manganese and a combination thereof;
- and the non-metal component is selected from the group consisting of phosphorous, sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen and a combination thereof.
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