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US 2022/0307144 A1Published application
Photo-enhanced electro-catalytic (peec) process
AssigneeSpace Age Technologies, LLC
InventorsSang H. Choi, Robert W. Moses
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Abstract
A photo-catalyst (Ep) is regarded as an alternate method to replace the plasma chemical process and as an additional catalytic processing scheme on top of a micro- or nano-structured catalyst (Ec) and electro-catalyst (Ev). The potential energy reduction that results from the effect of photo-enhanced electro-catalyst (PEEC) is significant.
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A chemical reactor for use in the reaction and dissociation of aqueous and gaseous compounds, the reactor comprising:
- a vessel;
- an electro-catalytic medium fixed inside the vessel and a DC power source to create a cathode side of the electro-catalytic medium and an anode side of the electro-catalytic medium;
- a high energy photon emission source wherein the source emits photons having a wavelength greater than 100 nm, and wherein the source is configured to be adjacent the electro-catalytic medium;
- a source pump to inject reaction materials into the vessel to pass through the electro-catalytic material and subject it to the photons from the photon emission source;
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- An extraction port to collect the reaction or dissociation products from the vessel.
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