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US 7,115,192 B1Granted
Apparatus and process for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide directly from hydrogen and oxygen
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorsKurt M. Vanden Bussche, Anil R. Oroskar, Jeffery C. Bricker, Laszlo T. Nemeth, Gavin P. Towler
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Abstract
A device is disclosed for the generation of hydrogen peroxide. The device produces hydrogen peroxide on an as-needed basis through the use of electrolysis of water, remixing hydrogen and oxygen in an appropriate ratio, and reacting the hydrogen and oxygen in water in a reactor.
Claims36
An apparatus for producing hydrogen peroxide comprising:
- an electrolyzer for dissociation of water into hydrogen and oxygen reactants having an inlet port and an outlet;
- a mixing unit having at least one first supply tube in fluid communication with the oxygen outlet port, at least one second supply tube in fluid communication with the hydrogen outlet port, and a mixing unit outlet port for discharging a mixture, wherein the mixing unit is sized to have an internal diameter less than 0.02 cm thereby keeping the volumes of mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen below initiation and propagation levels;
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- a reactor for generating hydrogen peroxide having at least one inlet in fluid communication with the electrolyzer outlet and an outlet port for the outlet of an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution.
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An apparatus for producing hydrogen peroxide comprising:
- an electrolyzer for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen reactants having in inlet port, an oxygen outlet port and a hydrogen outlet port;
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- a mixing unit with a catalyst disposed therein having at least one first supply tube in fluid communication with the oxygen outlet port, at least one second supply tube in fluid communication with the hydrogen outlet port, and a mixing unit outlet port, wherein the mixing unit is sized to keen the volumes of mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen below initiation and propagation levels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.