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US 2023/0416932 A1Published application
Electrolyzer
AssigneeWashington University
InventorsShrihari Sankarasubramanian, Pralay Gayen, Vijay Ramani, Sulay Saha
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Abstract
Described herein is an electrolyzer including a pyrochlore electrocatalyst with a metal deposited thereon. The electrolyzer may be a unitized regenerative fuel cell. Also described herein are methods of using the electrolyzer. Also described herein is a brine electrolyzer including a pyrochlore electrocatalyst. Also described herein are methods of using the brine electrolyzer.
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An electrolytic cell comprising:
- a cathode;
- an anode comprising a pyrochlore comprising a metal deposited thereon;
- and
- an ion exchange membrane separating the cathode and the anode.
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A method of using an electrolytic cell, the method comprising:
- using the electrolytic cell as an electrolyzer and/or a fuel cell;
- wherein the electrolytic cell comprises:
- a cathode;
- an anode comprising a pyrochlore comprising a metal deposited thereon;
- and
- an ion exchange membrane separating the cathode and the anode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.