Electrochemical hydrogen production via ammonia cracking
AssigneeUtility Global, Inc.
InventorMatthew Dawson
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Abstract
Herein discussed is a method of producing hydrogen comprising: (a) providing an electrochemical reactor having an anode, a cathode, and a membrane between the anode and the cathode, wherein the membrane conducts both electrons and protons, wherein the anode and cathode are porous; (b) introducing a first stream to the anode, wherein the first stream comprises ammonia or a cracked ammonia product; and (c) extracting a second stream from the cathode, wherein the second stream comprises hydrogen, wherein the first stream and the second stream are separated by the membrane.
Claims21
A method of producing hydrogen comprising:
- (a) providing an electrochemical reactor having an anode, a cathode, and a membrane between the anode and the cathode, wherein the membrane conducts both electrons and protons, wherein the anode and cathode are porous;
- (b) introducing a first stream to the anode, wherein the first stream comprises ammonia or a cracked ammonia product;
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- (c) extracting a second stream from the cathode, wherein the second stream comprises hydrogen, wherein the first stream and the second stream are separated by the membrane.
A hydrogen production system comprising
- an ammonia source or a cracked ammonia product source, and
- an electrochemical (EC) reactor comprising an anode, a cathode, and a membrane between the anode and the cathode, wherein the membrane conducts both electrons and protons, wherein the anode and cathode are porous,
- wherein the EC reactor is configured to receive a first stream from the ammonia or cracked ammonia product source on the anode side,
- wherein the EC reactor is configured to output a second stream on the cathode side, wherein the second stream comprises hydrogen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.