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20080210553 | Hydrogen generator having a porous electrode plate - There is provided a hydrogen generator having a porous electrode plate. The hydrogen generator including: an electrolytic bath having an electrolyte of a predetermined amount filled therein; a cover hermetically covering an open top of the electrolytic bath and having at least one hydrogen outlet; an electrode part fixed to the cover and having a porous structure formed on a body portion thereof to allow the electrolyte of the electrolytic bath to pass freely there through, the body portion of the electrode part immersed in the electrolytic bath; and a power supply supplying current to the electrode part. | 09-04-2008 |
20080245661 | Electrolysis Cell with Enlarged Active Membrane Surface - The invention relates to an electrolytic cell for the production of chlorine from an aqueous alkali halide solution, which mainly consists of two semi-shells, an anode, a cathode and an ion exchange membrane arranged between the electrodes. Spacer elements are arranged between the ion-exchange membrane and the electrodes for fixing the membrane in position and distributing the compressive forces, made of electrically conductive and corrosion-resistant material on at least one side of the membrane | 10-09-2008 |
20080264779 | ANODE FOR GAS EVOLUTION REACTIONS - The invention describes an improved anode suitable for being installed in chlor-alkali electrolysis cells intercalated to cathode elements provided with a diaphragm. | 10-30-2008 |
20080264780 | Water electrolysis system - In a water electrolysis system having an anode catalyst layer containing anode catalyst and a cathode catalyst layer containing cathode catalyst tightly attached, respectively, to each surface of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a cation exchange membrane, wherein at least one catalyst layer of said anode catalyst layer and cathode catalyst layer comprises a porous structure of anode catalyst or cathode catalyst dispersed in fluorine resin containing resin, featuring the surface of the anode catalyst layer or the cathode catalyst layer being hydrophobized and the water contact angle with the surface of the anode catalyst layer or the cathode catalyst layer of said porous structure being 90 degrees or more, whereby the transfer of gas to the counter electrode can be significantly suppressed, gas purity and current efficiency be improved, and safety operation of the electrolysis system be secured, without a major change in configuration of the water electrolysis system. | 10-30-2008 |
20080314740 | Ozone Generating Electrolysis Cell - The ozone generating electrolysis cell ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090014320 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTUATOR - The present invention provides systems, devices, and related methods, involving electrochemical actuation. In some cases, application of a voltage or current to a system or device of the invention may generate a volumetric or dimensional change, which may produce mechanical work. For example, at least a portion of the system may be constructed and arranged to be displaced from a first orientation to a second orientation. Systems such as these may be useful in various applications, including pumps (e.g., infusion pumps) and drug delivery devices, for example. | 01-15-2009 |
20090050472 | Elastic Current Distributor for Percolating Cells - An electrolysis cell comprising an anodic compartment and a cathodic compartment separated by an ion-exchange membrane, at least one of said compartments equipped with a gas-diffusion electrode having two major surfaces, the first major surface of said gas-diffusion electrode facing the membrane and being in contact with a planar porous element to be traversed by an electrode flow, the second major surface of said gas-diffusion electrode being in contact with a current distributor comprising a multiplicity of elastic conductive protrusions for compressing said gas-diffusion electrode against said planar porous element. | 02-26-2009 |
20090071820 | ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYTIC CELL - [Problems] The liquid pressure of an anode chamber in a two-chamber ion exchange membrane electrolytic cell using a gas diffusion electrode are different among one another depending on depths so that the liquid pressures are applied on an anode or an ion exchange membrane, thereby introducing damage or deformation of the elements. | 03-19-2009 |
20090120788 | Cation-Exchange Fluorinated Membrane for Electrolysis and Process for Producing the Same - A cation-exchange membrane for electrolysis which comprises a fluoropolymer having ion-exchange groups and a porous base. It is characterized by having, on the anode-side surface of the membrane, protrusions comprising a polymer having ion-exchange groups. It is further characterized in that: when the average value of the heights of the tops of the protrusions from the anode-side surface of the membrane is expressed as h (μm), then 20≦h≦150; when the density of the protrusions distributed is expressed as P (protrusions per cm | 05-14-2009 |
20090152105 | Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrochemical cell having an integral electrically-conductive, resiliently compressible, porous pad - Electrolysis cell comprises, in one embodiment, a proton exchange membrane (PEM), an anode positioned along one face of the PEM, and a cathode positioned along the other face of the PEM. An electrically-conductive, compressible, spring-like, porous pad for defining a fluid cavity is placed in contact with the outer face of the cathode. The porous pad comprises a mat of carbon fibers bound together with one or more, preferably thermoplastic, resins, the mat having a density of about 0.2-1.5 g/cm | 06-18-2009 |
20090159435 | Micro-Structured Insulating Frame for Electrolysis Cell - The invention relates to an insulating frame of an electrolysis cell having a microstructured internal section allowing the penetration of the electrolyte even if the structured section is partly or completely overlapped by the membrane, and to an electrolysis cell equipped with the same. | 06-25-2009 |
20090205952 | ELECTROLYSIS INSTALLATION - The invention relates to an electrolysis installation comprising at least two rows of electrodes that are immersed at least in part in a liquid electrolyte giving off one or more gaseous species of corrosive nature at the electrodes, at least one separation membrane being disposed between two adjacent rows of electrodes. Each membrane is constituted by carbon fiber reinforcement stiffened by a carbon matrix and presents porous portion that is permeable to ions and impermeable to the or each gaseous species, given off at the electrolytes. | 08-20-2009 |
20090236220 | Electrolysis cell - The invention relates to an electrolysis cell of the single-element type design for chlor-alkali electrolysis plants, comprising an anode compartment and a cathode compartment, each of the two compartments containing an electrode connected to the rear wall of the respective compartment by means of parallel bars. The electrodes are thus subdivided into several sections. In accordance with the invention, at least one of two electrodes is provided with a curved shape in each section, this curved section protruding towards the opposite electrode and pressing a membrane area against the opposite electrode. According to a preferred embodiment, the curved shape of the various electrode sections is obtained by means of springs. | 09-24-2009 |
20090242391 | Electrode for Electrochemical Cell Operating With High Differential Pressure Difference, Procedure for the Manufacturing of Such Electrode and Electrochemical Cell for the Use of Such Electrode - The invention relates to a porous electrode used in an electrochemical cell, containing a carrier and/or catalytic agent, which is characterised by that it consists of two or more layers with different average pore sizes, out of which layers the contact layer with the smallest average pore size is in contact with the membrane, and one or more supporting layers with a greater average pore size are linked to the other side of this contact layer. Furthermore, the invention relates to a procedure for the manufacturing of such electrodes and to electrochemical cells containing such electrodes. | 10-01-2009 |
20090288946 | Electroactivated film with layered structure - An electroactivated film that includes: a first electrode that is spaced apart from a second electrode, a water insoluble electrically conductive medium which is permeable to moisture and oxygen and which contacts both electrodes, an electrocatalyst which can be reversibly oxidized and reduced and which facilitates the production of a peroxide when an electrical potential is imposed across the electrodes, and an optional peroxide-activating catalyst which converts the peroxide to an activated peroxide, wherein the first electrode, the conductive medium, the second electrode and the optional peroxide-activating catalyst are arranged in layers. | 11-26-2009 |
20090294282 | WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE - Electrolysis device intended to produce hydrogen by the reduction of water, comprising a cathode compartment, an anode compartment, and an element connecting said compartments and allowing ions to migrate between them, | 12-03-2009 |
20090308738 | Alkaline electrolyzer - An Alkaline Electrolyzer Cell Configuration (AECC) has a hydrogen half cell; an oxygen half cell; a GSM (Gas Separation Membrane);two inner hydrogen half cell spacer screens; an outer hydrogen half cell spacer screen; a hydrogen electrode; two inner oxygen half cell spacer screens; an outer oxygen half cell spacer screen; and an oxygen electrode. The hydrogen half cell includes the hydrogen electrode which is located between said two inner hydrogen half cell spacer screens and said outer hydrogen half cell spacer screen. The oxygen half cell includes the oxygen electrode which is located between said two inner oxygen half cell spacer screens and said outer oxygen half cell spacer screen. The the GSM is provided between said two inner hydrogen half cell spacer screens of the hydrogen half cell and said two inner oxygen half cell spacer screens of the oxygen half cell to from the electrolyzer. | 12-17-2009 |
20100044216 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CONTACT ANGLE OF A DROPLET IN ELECTROWETTING AND AN APPARATUS USING THE DROPLET FORMED THEREBY - A method for controlling the hydrophilic droplet using the electrowetting principle is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for increasing the change of the contact angle in the interface that is formed between the hydrophilic droplet and the nonpolar fluid by adding a constant concentration of two-element electrolyte or three-element electrolyte to the hydrophilic droplet; and an apparatus for controlling the droplet having the change of the contact angle and velocity scope increased by the method. | 02-25-2010 |
20100065420 | ELECTRODE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - An electrode for effective ozone production in an electrochemical cell uses a modified electrode design which adopts a novel catalytic component. The catalytic component has a number of elements selected from various metals and metalloids, and is applied to a substrate in multiple coatings or layers. The catalytic component forms a catalytic surface which is at least partially disrupted by the presence of an element which is relatively inactive with respect to oxygen evolution. | 03-18-2010 |
20100089745 | IR-DOPED RUTHENIUM OXIDE CATALYST FOR OXYGEN EVOLUTION - A method for preparing a metal-doped ruthenium oxide material by heating a mixture of a doping metal and a source of ruthenium under an inert atmosphere. In some embodiments, the doping metal is in the form of iridium black or lead powder, and the source of ruthenium is a powdered ruthenium oxide. An iridium-doped or lead-doped ruthenium oxide material can perform as an oxygen evolution catalyst and can be fabricated into electrodes for electrolysis cells. | 04-15-2010 |
20100206722 | ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS - A unit cell of an electrolysis apparatus includes a membrane electrode assembly sandwiched between an anode separator and a cathode separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode current collector disposed on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and held against the anode separator, and a cathode current collector disposed on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and held against the cathode separator. A protective sheet having a number of through holes defined therein is interposed between the anode current collector and the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. | 08-19-2010 |
20100213050 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NUCLEATION DURING ELECTROLYSIS - In one embodiment of the present invention an electrolytic cell is provided comprising: a containment vessel; a first electrode; a second electrode; a source of electrical current in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; an electrolyte in fluid communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; a gas, wherein the gas is formed during electrolysis at or near the first electrode; and a separator; wherein the first electrode is configured to control the location of nucleation of the gas by substantially separating the location of electron transfer and nucleation. | 08-26-2010 |
20100213051 | ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS - A hydrogen electrolysis apparatus includes a stack of unit cells each having a membrane electrode assembly sandwiched between an anode separator and a cathode separator. The anode separator has a first flow field which is supplied with water, and the cathode separator has a second flow field which produces high-pressure hydrogen through an electrolysis of the water. The cathode separator also has a first seal groove defined therein which extends around the second flow field and a first seal member inserted in the first seal groove. The first seal groove and the second flow field are held in fluid communication with each other through passageways. The passageways keep the first seal groove and the second flow field in direct fluid communication with each other in bypassing relation to the boundary between the cathode separator and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. | 08-26-2010 |
20100219067 | Electrochemical High Pressure Pump - The invention provides electrochemically-based methods and devices for producing fluid flow and/or changes in fluid pressure. In the methods and devices of the invention, current is passed through a divided electrochemical cell. Adjacent compartments of the cell are divided by a separator which comprises an ionically conducting separator. Each compartment includes an electrode and an electrolyte solution or ionic liquid. The electrolyte solution(s) or ionic liquid(s) and the ionically conducting separator are selected to obtain the desired relationship between the current through the cell and the fluid flowrate and/or change in fluid pressure. | 09-02-2010 |
20100230277 | Capacitive Deionization Cell With Balanced Electrodes - A capacitive deionization cell comprising a first electrode, an anion membrane adjacent said first electrode forming an anion membrane-electrode conjugate, a cation membrane in spacial relation with said anion membrane defining a fluid flow path between said anion membrane and said cation membrane, and a second electrode adjacent said cation membrane forming a cation membrane-electrode conjugate, wherein said anion membrane-electrode conjugate and said cation membrane-electrode conjugate each have an effective capacitance, and the ratio of the effective capacitance of said cation membrane-electrode conjugate to the effective capacitance of said anion membrane-electrode conjugate is a non-zero number less than 2. | 09-16-2010 |
20100288629 | Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrochemical cell having an integral, electrically-conductive, resiliently compressible, porous pad - Electrochemical cell comprises, in one embodiment, a proton exchange membrane (PEM), an anode positioned along one face of the PEM, and a cathode positioned along the other face of the PEM. An electrically-conductive, compressible, spring-like, porous pad for defining a fluid cavity is placed in contact with the outer face of the cathode or the outer face of the anode. The porous pad comprises a particulate or mat of one or more doped- or reduced-valve metal oxides, which are bound together with one or more thermoplastic resins. | 11-18-2010 |
20110000784 | Method and electrode for defining and replicating structures in conducting materials - The present invention concerns an electrochemical pattern replication method, ECPR, and a construction of a conductive electrode for production of applications involving micro and nano structures. An etching or plating pattern, which is defined by a conductive electrode, a master electrode, is replicated on an electrically conductive material, a substrate. The master electrode is put in close contact with the substrate and the etching/plating pattern is directly transferred onto the substrate by using a contact etching/plating process. The contact etching/plating process is performed in local etching/plating cells, that are formed in closed or open cavities between the master electrode and the substrate. | 01-06-2011 |
20110024288 | DECARBOXYLATION CELL FOR PRODUCTION OF COUPLED RADICAL PRODUCTS - A method that produces coupled radical products from biomass. The method involves obtaining a lipid or carboxylic acid material from the biomass. This material may be a carboxylic acid, an ester of a carboxylic acid, a triglyceride of a carboxylic acid, or a metal salt of a carboxylic acid, or any other fatty acid derivative. This lipid material or carboxylic acid material is converted into an alkali metal salt. The alkali metal salt is then used in an anolyte as part of an electrolytic cell. The electrolytic cell may include an alkali ion conducting membrane (such as a NaSICON membrane). When the cell is operated, the alkali metal salt of the carboxylic acid decarboxylates and forms radicals. Such radicals are then bonded to other radicals, thereby producing a coupled radical product such as a hydrocarbon. The produced hydrocarbon may be, for example, saturated, unsaturated, branched, or unbranched, depending upon the starting material. | 02-03-2011 |
20110031113 | ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS - Embodiments of the invention contemplate the formation of a low cost solar cell using a novel high speed electroplating method and apparatus to form a metal contact structure having selectively formed metal lines using an electrochemical plating process. The apparatus and methods described herein remove the need to perform one or more high temperature screen printing processes to form conductive features on the surface of a solar cell substrate. The resistance of interconnects formed in a solar cell device greatly affects the efficiency of the solar cell. It is thus desirable to form a solar cell device that has a low resistance connection that is reliable and cost effective. Therefore, one or more embodiments of the invention described herein are adapted to form a low cost and reliable interconnecting layer using an electrochemical plating process containing a common metal, such as copper. | 02-10-2011 |
20110042205 | CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION DEVICE - A capacitive deionization device includes; at least one flow path configured for influent water flow, at least one pair of electrodes, at least one charge barrier disposed between the at least one flow path and a corresponding electrode of the at least one pair of electrodes, and at least one electrolyte solution disposed between the at least one electrode of the at least one pair of electrodes and a corresponding charge barrier of the at least one charge barrier, wherein the at least one electrolyte solution is different in at least one of ionic concentration and ionic species from the influent water. | 02-24-2011 |
20110073467 | ELECTROLYTIC OZONE CELL ANODE SPRING BOARD FIXTURE STRUCTURE - An electrolytic ozone cell anode spring fastening board structure includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110089028 | ALL CERAMICS SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - The present invention provides an all ceramics solid oxide cell, comprising an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an electrolyte layer sandwiched between the anode layer and the cathode layer, wherein the electrolyte layer comprises doped zirconia and has a thickness of from 40 to 300 μm; wherein the anode layer and the cathode layer both comprise doped ceria or both comprise doped zirconia; and wherein the multilayer structure formed of the anode layer, the electrolyte layer and the cathode layer is a symmetrical structure. The present invention further provides a method of producing said solid oxide cell. | 04-21-2011 |
20110174610 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A photoelectrochemical cell ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110198217 | WATER ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS - Each unit cell of a water electrolysis apparatus includes a pair of an anode separator and a cathode separator and a membrane electrode assembly interposed between the pair of separators. The anode separator has a first flow field to which water is supplied, and the cathode separator has a second flow field for producing high-pressure hydrogen through electrolysis of the water. A second seal groove for receiving a second seal member is disposed annularly around the second flow field. A pressure-releasing chamber is disposed outwardly of the second seal groove, is capable of communicating with the second seal groove and communicates with the outside through a depressurizing channel. | 08-18-2011 |
20110226615 | ELECTROCHEMICAL MODULAR CELL FOR PROCESSING ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS - The invention relates to the production of different chemical products by the electrochemical processing of electrolyte solutions of different concentrations. A cylindrical electrochemical cell for processing solutions comprises an inner, hollow, tubular anode, an outer, cylindrical cathode, and a permeable, tubular, ceramic diaphragm that is arranged between said anode and cathode and divides the interelectrode space into anode and cathode chambers so that a working section of the cell is formed. The cell comprises units for mounting, securing and sealing the electrodes and the diaphragm, which are located at the end sections of the cell, and devices for supplying and removing the processed solutions. The cathode and anode of the cell are made of titanium tubes; furthermore, the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the cathode chamber to the total cross-sectional area of the anode chamber and the diaphragm ranges from 0.9 to 1.0, and the length of the working section of the cell is 15-25 times the outside diameter of the anode. The invention makes it possible to preserve the stability of the hydrodynamic characteristics of the electrode chambers and the electric field characteristics, intensify the electrolysis process and extend the cell functionalities. | 09-22-2011 |
20110278159 | CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF AND ELECTROLYTIC CELL USING THE SAME - A cation exchange membrane which shows suppressed deterioration of the strength of the membrane in the upper portion of an electrolytic cell when the membrane is employed in the electrolytic cell and used for a long term, which can perform electrolysis with good production efficiency, and which can be produced simply with low cost; its production process and; such an electrolytic cell; are provided. | 11-17-2011 |
20120024697 | Membranes - Process for manufacturing a composite membrane comprising a porous support and a polymeric separation layer having acidic or basic groups comprising the steps of: (i) applying a composition to a porous support; and (ii) curing the composition to form the polymeric separation layer thereon; wherein the composition comprises the components (a) a compound having one ethylenically unsaturated group; and (b) a crosslinking agent having an acrylamide group; and wherein the curing is achieved by irradiating the composition for less than 30 seconds. The membranes are useful in reverse electrodialysis e.g. for generating blue energy and have good resistance to deterioration, even under hot and high pH conditions. | 02-02-2012 |
20120132520 | Electrolytic Ozone Generator with Membrane Electrode - An electrolytic ozone generator with membrane electrode includes a proton exchange membrane ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120132521 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING WATER, WASTEWATER AND OTHER BIODEGRADABLE MATTER - The invention relates to bio-electrochemical systems for the generation of methane from organic material and for reducing chemical oxygen demand and nitrogenous waste through denitrification. The invention further relates to an electrode for use in, and a system for, the adaptive control of bio-electrochemical systems as well as a fuel cell. | 05-31-2012 |
20120138455 | ANODIZING APPARATUS - An apparatus for anodizing substrates immersed in an electrolyte solution. A substrate holder mounted in a storage tank includes a first support unit having first support elements for supporting, in a liquid-tight condition, only lower circumferential portions of the substrates, and a second support unit attachable to and detachable from the first support unit and having second support elements for supporting, in a liquid-tight condition, remaining circumferential portions of the substrates. A drive mechanism separates the first support unit and the second support unit when loading and unloading the substrates, and for connecting the first support unit and the second support unit after the substrates are placed in the substrate holder. | 06-07-2012 |
20120138456 | SOLAR FUELS GENERATOR - The solar fuels generator includes photoanodes that each extends outward from a first side of a membrane. The generator also includes photocathodes that each extends outward from a second side of the membrane. The photocathodes each includes a p-type semiconductor and the photoanodes each includes an n-type semiconductor. The p-type semiconductors are in electrical communication with the n-type semiconductors. | 06-07-2012 |
20120152734 | ALKALINE ELECTROLYZER - An Alkaline Electrolyzer Cell Configuration (AECC) has a hydrogen half cell; an oxygen half cell; a GSM (Gas Separation Membrane); two inner hydrogen half cell spacer screens; an outer hydrogen half cell spacer screen; a hydrogen electrode; two inner oxygen half cell spacer screens; an outer oxygen half cell spacer screen; and an oxygen electrode. The hydrogen half cell includes the hydrogen electrode which is located between said two inner hydrogen half cell spacer screens and said outer hydrogen half cell spacer screen. The oxygen half cell includes the oxygen electrode which is located between said two inner oxygen half cell spacer screens and said outer oxygen half cell spacer screen. The GSM is provided between said two inner hydrogen half cell spacer screens of the hydrogen half cell and said two inner oxygen half cell spacer screens of the oxygen half cell to from the electrolyzer. | 06-21-2012 |
20120186976 | METAL-SUPPORTED ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A metal-supported electrochemical cell is provided. The cell may contain a porous metal support comprising a first- and a second-main surfaces, a porous thermomechanical adaptive layer on the second main surface, a porous layer that is a barrier against the diffusion of chromium on the porous thermomechanical adaptive layer, this porous barrier layer being in stabilised zirconia and/or substituted ceria, and in a mixed oxide of spinel structure, a porous hydrogen electrode layer on the porous barrier layer, a dense electrolyte layer on the porous hydrogen electrode layer; a dense or porous reaction barrier layer on the dense electrolyte layer, and a porous oxygen or air electrode layer on the reaction barrier layer. A method for fabricating a metal-supported electrochemical cell is also provided. The method may comprise a step for the simultaneous sintering of the green support and of all the previously deposited layers in the green state. | 07-26-2012 |
20120193222 | Electrochemical Reactor for CO2 Conversion Utilization and Associated Carbonate Electrocatalyst - Electrochemical reactors are provided that operate on the carbonate cycle at extremely low temperatures (e.g., less than 50° C.), thereby allowing operation in as many as three (3) modes, namely as: (i) a room temperature carbonate fuel cell; (ii) an electrochemically assisted CO | 08-02-2012 |
20120234674 | CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE, ELECTROLYSIS VESSEL USING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE - A cation exchange membrane includes: a membrane body containing a fluorine-based polymer having an ion-exchange group; and two or more reinforcing core materials arranged approximately in parallel within the membrane body. The membrane body is provided with two or more elution holes formed between the reinforcing core materials adjacent to each other. A distance between the reinforcing core materials adjacent to each other is represented by a, a distance between the reinforcing core materials and the elution holes adjacent to each other is represented by b, a distance between the elution holes adjacent to each other is represented by c, and the number of the elution holes formed between the reinforcing core materials adjacent to each other is represented by n. The relationship represented by the following expression (1) or expression (2) are satisfied: | 09-20-2012 |
20120241314 | ELECTROLYTIC CATHODE STRUCTURE AND ELECTROLYZER USING THE SAME - Provided are an electrolytic cathode structure that can suppress the degradation of an activated cathode even if a reverse current flows upon the stoppage of operation of an electrolyzer in an electrode structure allowing the distance between the electrode and an electrode current collector to be maintained at an approximately constant value, and an electrolyzer using the same. | 09-27-2012 |
20120298504 | Electro chemical deposition and replenishment apparatus - An electrochemical deposition apparatus adapted to deposit metal onto a surface of a substrate, the apparatus has a frame configured for holding a process electrolyte. A substrate holder is removably coupled to the frame, the substrate holder supporting the substrate in the process electrolyte. An anode fluid compartment is removably coupled to the frame and containing an anolyte and having an anode facing the surface of the substrate, the anode fluid compartment further having a ion exchange membrane disposed between the anode and the surface of the substrate, the anode fluid compartment removable from the frame as a unit with the ion exchange membrane and the anode. The holder, the anode and the membrane are arranged in the frame so that ions from the anode pass through the ion exchange membrane into and primarily replenish ions in the process electrolyte depleted by ion deposition onto the surface of the substrate. | 11-29-2012 |
20120318666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROPLATING ON SOI AND BULK SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - An electroplating apparatus and method for depositing a metallic layer on the surface of a wafer is provided wherein said apparatus and method do not require physical attachment of an electrode to the wafer. The surface of the wafer to be plated is positioned to face the anode and a plating fluid is provided between the wafer and the electrodes to create localized metallic plating. The wafer may be positioned to physically separate and lie between the anode and cathode so that one side of the wafer facing the anode contains a catholyte solution and the other side of the wafer facing the cathode contains an anolyte solution. Alternatively, the anode and cathode may exist on the same side of the wafer in the same plating fluid. In one example, the anode and cathode are separated by a semi permeable membrane. | 12-20-2012 |
20130048493 | ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electrolysis device comprising an elementary assembly ( | 02-28-2013 |
20130075250 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION DEVICE - The hydrogen production device of the present invention includes: a first electrode ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130092530 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYTIC REDUCED WATER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for producing electrolytic reduced water capable of electrolyzing purified water, which is filtered through reverse osmosis, by use of concentrated water that remains after the purification. The apparatus includes a water purifying apparatus, and an electrolytic cell provided with a first chamber having a cathode, a second chamber having an anode, and a third chamber disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber to receive concentrated water from the water purifying apparatus. | 04-18-2013 |
20130146448 | MEMBRANE REACTOR - A membrane reactor used for electrochemically converting a carbon dioxide gas into an expected product includes a cavity, a solid electrolyte membrane separator, a cathode, an anode, and a power source. The solid electrolyte membrane separator is disposed in the cavity and divides the cavity into two chambers defined as a cathode chamber and an anode chamber. The cathode is disposed in the cathode chamber, and the anode is disposed in the anode chamber. The cathode is a trickle bed structure including a porous conductive layer and cathode particles disposed on the porous conductive layer. The power source is disposed outside the cavity to provide an electrolytic voltage. | 06-13-2013 |
20130175163 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN FROM WATER - Described herein is an apparatus is capable of generating hydrogen and oxygen gases from water containing little or no electrolyte. The apparatus includes a container and at least one electrolysis assembly comprising one or more permanent magnets which are covered with at least one pair of porous conductive electrodes separated by a non conductive insulator. The assembly is connected to the leads of a direct current power supply. After the container is filled with water to cover the electrodes, application of voltage from the power supply results in the generation of hydrogen and oxygen gases. This apparatus and method provides a means of producing and distributing hydrogen on-site, simply and inexpensively, since it uses very little energy and liquefaction, transportation, and delivery costs can be avoided. | 07-11-2013 |
20130228458 | ELECTROPLATING SYSTEMS - Electroplating systems that include a plurality of electrodes, a power supply operably coupled to the plurality of electrodes, a platen for bearing a substrate on which metal features are to be formed, and an electrode support are disclosed. The electrode support may be configured for suspending the electrode assembly over an upper surface of the substrate disposed on the platen in spaced relation to and in alignment with the substrate or for supporting the electrode assembly in a stationary position over the substrate when the voltage is applied across the plurality of electrodes. The electrodes may be adjacent, mutually spaced and electrically isolated and connected in series so as to be oppositely polarized when the voltage is applied thereacross or may be connected so as to have alternating polarities when the voltage is applied thereacross. | 09-05-2013 |
20130256122 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY FUNCTIONAL MEMBRANES - A system includes an electrochemically functional membrane, and a support structure constructed and arranged so as to support the membrane while leaving within the membrane a chemically active area having an area utilization of at least about 50%. In some embodiments, the support structure may include a plurality of grids that are sized and shaped so that the contact area between the grids and the membrane is reduced to less than about 40%. In some embodiments, the support structure may include aerogels, for example PVA-reinforced CNT aerogels having a conductivity that is increased by pyrolysis. The system may be a gas separation system; a gas production system; a gas purification system; or an energy generation system such as an SOFC. | 10-03-2013 |
20130277209 | PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION DEVICE - The present invention provides: an oxidation reaction electrode that generates oxygen by oxidizing water; and a reduction reaction electrode that synthesizes a carbon compound by reducing carbon dioxide. The two electrodes are electrically connected. Also, the reduction reaction electrode ( | 10-24-2013 |
20130299342 | ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE METHOD ELECTROLYTIC CELL - An ion-exchange membrane method electrolytic cell comprising a coil cushion arranged between a conductive plate and a cathode in a cathode chamber, and further an ion-exchange membrane arranged in contact with the cathode. The conductive plate is not perforated, and the coil cushion is arranged so that its axial direction is in agreement with the vertical direction of electrolytic cell. Preferably the coil cushion is made of a metal coil and has an impact resilience of 7-17 kPa. The cathode preferably has supported electrode catalyst and is made of an expanded metal with strands of 0.1-1.0 mm width and 0.1-1.0 mm thickness, and having SW of 0.5-5.0 mm and LW of 1.0-10 mm, and 48-60% open area. The electrolytic cell is energy-saving, and damage thereof can be avoided over a long period, and elevation of voltage and reduction of current efficiency with time can be minimized. | 11-14-2013 |
20140001035 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL, METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELECTROLYTIC CELL PERFORMANCE, AND HYDROGEN FUELING SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140014501 | Dual Absorber Electrodes - Dual absorber electrodes are disclosed. In some embodiments, a dual absorber electrode includes a first absorber material, such as silicon, having a first bandgap, and a second absorber material, such as hematite, deposited on a surface of the first absorber material, the second absorber material having a second bandgap larger than the first bandgap of the first absorber. In some embodiments, the dual absorber electrodes of the present embodiment may be utilized in an electrolytic cell for water splitting. | 01-16-2014 |
20140027272 | ARRANGEMENT OF FLOW STRUCTURES FOR USE IN HIGH DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The present disclosure is directed towards the design and arrangement of flow structures in electrochemical cells for use in high differential pressure operations. The flow structure on the low pressure-side of the cell has a larger surface area than the flow structure on the high-pressure side of the cell at the flow structure—MEA interface. The boundary of the high pressure flow structure is entirely within the boundary of the low pressure flow structure. A seal around the high pressure flow structure is also contained within the boundary of the low pressure flow structure. In such an arrangement, high fluid pressures acting on the electrolyte membrane from the high-pressure side of the cell is fully and continuously balanced by the flow structure on the low pressure-side of the membrane. Use of the low pressure flow structure as a membrane support prevents the rupture or deformation of the membrane under high stresses. | 01-30-2014 |
20140097083 | Transient Stimulated Three Body Association Reactions For Controlling Reaction Rates And Reaction Branches - A transient distribution of electron quasiparticles with elevated effective mass is created by adding a targeted range of both crystal momentum and electron energy in a conductor to place electrons into regions of the electronic band structure diagram having a chosen, desired curvature. Effective mass scales as the inverse of curvature. The quasiparticles form transient bonds with delocalized ions and other reactants in or on a reaction particle where reaction rates and branches are controlled by the choice of effective mass. | 04-10-2014 |
20140102884 | Liquid Composite Compositions Using Non-Volatile Liquids And Nanoparticles And Uses Thereof - A solvent composition comprising an organic solvent; dispersed nanoparticles; and a non-volatile electrolyte is provided. A method of forming a liquid composite composition is provided. | 04-17-2014 |
20140144774 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC HYDRIDE - The device for electrochemically manufacturing an organic hydride of the present invention is characterized by the electrode structure thereof being a structure that forms a matrix in which a metal-catalyst supporting carbon or a metal catalyst is suitably intermingled with a proton-conductive solid polymer electrolyte as catalyst layers, and the catalyst layers are formed on the front and back of a proton-conductive solid polymer electrolyte membrane on which a layer that blocks water from passing through is formed. When water or water vapor is supplied to the anode side of this electrode and a substance to be hydrogenated is supplied to the cathode side, application of a voltage between the anode and the cathode causes an electrolysis reaction to the water to occur at the anode and a hydrogenation reaction to the substance to be hydrogenated to occur at the cathode, producing the organic hydride. | 05-29-2014 |
20140158526 | CATHODE CATALYST, CATHODE MATERIAL USING THE SAME, AND REACTOR USING THE SAME - A cathode catalyst used for conversion of a carbon dioxide gas by an electrochemical reduction includes at least one first catalyst layer and at least one second catalyst layer disposed on a surface of the at least one first catalyst layer. The at least one second catalyst layer is a porous structure. The at least one first catalyst layer and the at least one second catalyst layer are physically combined with each other, and materials of the at least one first catalyst layer and the at least one second catalyst layer are different. A cathode material and a reactor include the cathode catalyst are also provided. | 06-12-2014 |
20140183038 | Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion to Organic Products - Methods and systems for capture of carbon dioxide and electrochemical conversion of the captured carbon dioxide to organic products are disclosed. A method may include, but is not limited to, steps (A) to (C). Step (A) may introduce a solvent to a first compartment of an electrochemical cell. Step (B) may capture carbon dioxide with at least one of guanidine, a guanidine derivative, pyrimidine, or a pyrimidine derivative to form a carbamic zwitterion. Step (C) may apply an electrical potential between an anode and a cathode sufficient for the cathode to reduce the carbamic zwitterion to a product mixture. | 07-03-2014 |
20140246306 | ANODIC COMPARTMENT FOR METAL ELECTROWINNING CELLS - The present invention concerns an anodic compartment for metal electrowinning cells delimited by a frame-shaped skeleton comprising an envelope including a permeable separator secured to said frame-shaped skeleton by means of a frame-shaped flange, at least one anode obtained starting from a valve metal substrate coated with at least one corrosion-resistant catalytic layer, said anode being inserted inside said envelope, and a demister located above said anode and delimited by said separator and said skeleton. The invention also concerns an electrochemical cell for metal electrowinning comprising at least one such anodic compartment. | 09-04-2014 |
20140251795 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CATHODE CATALYST AND OZONE-GENERATING DEVICE - The instant disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of cathode catalyst, comprising the following steps. Initially, mix an organic medium with an iron-based starting material and a nitrogen-based starting material to form a mixture. Followed by adding a carbon material to the mixture and subsequently executing a heating process to form a solid-state precursor. Then mill the solid-state precursor to form a precursory powder. Successively, calcinate the precursory powder in the presence of NH | 09-11-2014 |
20140311896 | ELECTRORECOVERY OF GOLD AND SILVER FROM THIOSULPHATE SOLUTIONS - The present invention is related to the mining industry and treatment of mineral and materials that contain gold and silver. Specifically, it is related to a process to recover gold and silver, from copper thiosulfate solutions with a autogenerated electrolysis process. The advantages of the present invention, relative to those of the state of the technique, reside in the increased velocity compared with cementation using copper, without employing electric current. Our process is characterized by operating in an electrochemical autogeneration cell, in which the anode and cathode are connected in short circuit and the anodic and cathodic compartments are separated by an ion exchange membrane. Additionally, using a copper anode and the stripped solution as the anolyte, the levels of soluble copper are maintained stable, conserving the leaching power of the thiosulfate solutions, whereby it is possible to recycle them back to the leaching stage. | 10-23-2014 |
20140353144 | CARBON-BASED MATERIAL, ELECTRODE CATALYST, OXYGEN REDUCTION ELECTRODE CATALYST, GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING CARBON-BASED MATERIAL - A carbon-based material in accordance with the present invention includes graphene doped with metal atoms and at least one type of non-metal atoms selected from a group consisting of nitrogen atoms, boron atoms, sulfur atoms, and phosphorus atoms. A diffraction pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement of the carbon-based material by use of CuKα radiation showing that a proportion of the highest of intensities of peaks derived from an inactive metal compound and a metal crystal to an intensity of a (002) peak is 0.1 or less. | 12-04-2014 |
20140360866 | Production of Fuel from Chemicals Derived from Biomass - Hydrocarbons may be formed from six carbon sugars. This process involves obtaining a quantity of a hexose sugar. The hexose sugar may be derived from biomass. The hexose sugar is reacted to form an alkali metal levulinate, an alkali metal valerate, an alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or an alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate. An anolyte is then prepared for use in a electrolytic cell. The anolyte contains the alkali metal levulinate, the alkali metal valerate, the alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or the alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate. The anolyte is then decarboxylated. This decarboxylating operates to decarboxylate the alkali metal levulinate, the alkali metal valerate, the alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or the alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate to form radicals, wherein the radicals react to form a hydrocarbon fuel compound. | 12-11-2014 |
20150027878 | ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND ELECTROLYSIS TANK - Provided is an electrolysis cell capable of suppressing the degradation of a cathode by the reverse current at the time of stopping electrolysis. According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an electrolysis cell comprising an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, a partition wall separating the anode chamber from the cathode chamber, an anode installed in the anode chamber, a cathode installed in the cathode chamber, and a reverse current absorbing body having a substrate and a reverse current absorbing layer formed on the substrate and installed in the cathode chamber, in which the anode and the cathode are electrically connected and the cathode and the reverse current absorbing layer are electrically connected. | 01-29-2015 |
20150053550 | INSULATOR PLATE FOR METAL PLATING CONTROL - Among other things, one or more systems and techniques for promoting metal plating uniformity are provided. An insulator plate is positioned relative to a semiconductor wafer that is to be electroplated with metal during a metal plating process. The insulator plate comprises an insulator ring that provides a resistance to electrical plating current passing through the insulator ring to the semiconductor wafer. The insulator plate comprises one or more porous regions, such as holes, that introduce little to no additional resistance to electrical plating current passing through such porous regions to the semiconductor wafer. The insulator plate influences electrical plating current so that edge plating current has a current value similar to a center plating current. The similarity in plating current promotes metal plating uniformity for the semiconductor wafer. | 02-26-2015 |
20150068889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN GASES - The embodiments herein provide a HHO generating system and method for generating hydrogen, oxygen and methane. The system adopts electrolysis process to generate a HHO gas from a water-electrolyte solution. The system comprises a reaction tank filled with the water-electrolyte solution, a plurality of disks stacked one above another, a plurality of frames connecting to the disks and an external power supply. The disks comprise a plurality of negatively charged cathode disks and a plurality of positively charged anode disks. The plurality of frames comprises a plurality of conductive frames and a plurality of support frames configured to hold the disks. An electric current is supplied to the conducting frames so as to electrically charge the disks that react with the water-electrolyte solution to produce the HHO gas. The disks are copper-nickel alloy disks in a ratio of 70:30. | 03-12-2015 |
20150096884 | Humidification Control Device - A humidification control device and an apparatus implementing the humidification control device is provided. The device includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for the control of humidity in an enclosed space via electrolysis. The MEA includes an anode, a cathode and a proton exchange membrane (PEM) disposed between the anode and the cathode. The PEM is selected to increase the efficiency of the humidification control device by decreasing the back diffusion of water across the PEM. The PEM may include a functional tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer having a polymer chain of TFE and at least one comonomer having a proton conducting functional group pendant to said polymer chain. The comonomer may be present in an amount from about 0.01 mol. % to about 7 mol. % of the TFE copolymer. In one embodiment, the comonomer is a fluorovinyl ether such as perfluorosulfonyl vinyl ether (PSVE). | 04-09-2015 |
20150114830 | CELL FOR ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYSIS - Provided is a cell for ion exchange membrane electrolysis obtained by improving the performance in electrolysis of an existing bipolar cell for ion exchange membrane electrolysis, in which a cathode partition wall and a rigid cathode being connected together by a plurality of intermediating V-shaped springs, by a simple method. It is a cell for ion exchange membrane electrolysis which is separated by an ion exchange membrane ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150114831 | HIGH PRESSURE WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE - A high pressure water electrolysis device includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode power supplying body, a cathode power supplying body, an anode separator, a cathode separator, a cathode chamber, a seal member, and a protective sheet member. The protective sheet member is interposed between the electrolyte membrane and the anode power supplying body and includes a frame part and a through hole formation part. The frame part faces the seal member as a seal receiving part in a stacking direction. The through hole formation part is provided inwardly of the frame part. In the through hole formation part, a plurality of through holes are provided. The through hole formation part has the plurality of through holes from an inner side to outer side of a range that faces an anode catalyst part in the stacking direction. | 04-30-2015 |
20150129419 | OZONE WATER GENERATING DEVICE - An ozone water generating device provided with a first housing ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150308008 | ANODIZING APPARATUS - An apparatus for anodizing substrates immersed in an electrolyte solution. A substrate holder mounted in a storage tank includes a first support unit having first support elements for supporting, in a liquid-tight condition, portions of the substrates, and a second support unit attachable to and detachable from the first support unit and having second support elements for supporting, in a liquid-tight condition, the remaining portions of the substrates. The second support unit includes a first portion second support unit having support elements for supporting first portions of the remaining portions of the surfaces of the substrates, and a second portion second support unit having support elements for supporting second portions of the remaining portions of the surfaces of the substrates. | 10-29-2015 |
20150368817 | ANODE CATALYST SUITABLE FOR USE IN AN ELECTROLYZER - An anode catalyst suitable for use in an electrolyzer. The anode catalyst includes a support and a plurality of catalyst particles disposed on the support. The support may include a plurality of metal oxide or doped metal oxide particles. The catalyst particles, which may be iridium, iridium oxide, ruthenium, ruthenium oxide, platinum, and/or platinum black particles, may be arranged to form one or more aggregations of catalyst particles on the support. Each of the aggregations of catalyst particles may include at least 10 particles, wherein each of the at least 10 particles is in physical contact with at least one other particle. The support particles and their associated catalyst particles may be dispersed in a binder. | 12-24-2015 |
20160010218 | GAS PRODUCTION APPARATUS | 01-14-2016 |
20160017506 | GAS PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A gas production apparatus is provided which include: an element laminate having a light receiving section on one side and a conductive substrate on the other, in which laminate a plurality of elements, each including a semiconductor thin film with pn junction, are so laminated on each other as to connect in series to each other; a hydrogen gas generator formed on a surface of a first element located on the light receiving section side; a first electrolysis chamber including the hydrogen gas generator; an oxygen gas generator formed on a back surface of the conductive substrate; a second electrolysis chamber including the oxygen gas generator; and an ion-permeable but gas-impermeable diaphragm provided between the first and second electrolysis chambers. | 01-21-2016 |
20160032462 | SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST AND ARTIFICIAL PHOTONIC SYNTHESIS DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A semiconductor photocatalyst includes first and second layers made of first and second materials, respectively. Band gaps of the first and second materials are equal to or smaller than 1.5 eV and 2.5 eV, respectively. A lower electric potential of a conduction band of the second material is disposed on a positive side from the first material. An upper electric potential of a valence band of the second material is disposed on a positive side from the first material and from an oxidation electric potential of water when the first and second layers are bonded to each other in the hetero junction manner. The lower electric potential of the conduction band of the first layer is disposed on a negative side from a reduction electric potential of hydrogen when the first and second layers are bonded to each other in the hetero junction manner. | 02-04-2016 |
20160076159 | PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION DEVICE AND THIN FILM - According to one embodiment, a photochemical reaction device according to the present embodiment includes an oxidation reaction portion that generates oxygen by oxidizing water, a reduction reaction portion that generates a carbon compound by reducing carbon dioxide and is arranged in a first solution containing amine molecules in which the carbon dioxide is absorbed, a semiconductor element that separates charges by light energy and is electrically connected to the oxidation reaction portion and the reduction reaction portion, and a thin film formed between the oxidation reaction portion and the first solution to inhibit transmission of the amine molecules from the first solution to the oxidation reaction portion. | 03-17-2016 |
20160101997 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROLYZED WATER PRODUCTION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A membrane electrode assembly includes a rod-shaped or tubular anode, an anode terminal connected to the anode, a cathode disposed at a position apart from the anode so as to face the anode, and a membrane that separates the anode from the cathode. The cathode includes a line-shaped or strip-shaped cathode-supporting portion and a cathode claw that extends to the left, right, or both left and right from the cathode-supporting portion and that is curved along an outer periphery of the anode. The cathode-supporting portion and the cathode claw form an anode-holding portion of the cathode. The membrane includes a membrane strip, and the membrane strip is disposed on the cathode claw to be in contact with the cathode claw so that the anode is held by the anode-holding portion of the cathode with the membrane strip therebetween. | 04-14-2016 |
20160108527 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION DEVICE - A photoelectrochemical reaction device of an embodiment includes a solution tank configured to contain a first solution, a stack accommodated in the solution tank, and including a first electrode, a second electrode formed below the first electrode, a photovoltaic layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode and configured to perform charge separation by light energy from above, and a first insulating layer formed on an exposed surface of the second electrode, a tube accommodated in the solution tank, arranged above the first electrode, configured to contain a second solution, and including pores extending from an outer surface to an inner surface, and a wiring configured to electrically connect the second electrode and the tube. | 04-21-2016 |
20160109402 | LOW DRIFT ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE SENSORS - An ion selective electrode sensor includes a housing containing an internal solution and enclosing a reference element containing a metal salt solution; open mesh fabric sieves traversing an opening in the housing; and at least one ion sensitive film layer on the mesh fabric sieves. | 04-21-2016 |
20160115606 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS - A membrane-electrode assembly for water electrolysis including a proton-exchange membrane, a first catalyst layer, a second catalyst layer, a first gas diffusion layer, a second gas diffusion layer and a first sensor chip. The proton-exchange membrane is disposed between an inner side of the first catalyst layer and an inner side of the second catalyst layer. The first gas diffusion layer is disposed on an outer side of the first catalyst layer. The second gas diffusion layer is disposed on an outer side of the second catalyst layer. The first sensor chip is sandwiched between the first catalyst layer and the first gas diffusion layer to sense an environmental change where water electrolysis takes place. | 04-28-2016 |
20160130710 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER, CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE, AND ELECTROLYSIS VESSEL - The present invention relates to a cation exchange membrane comprising a fluorine-containing polymer containing a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a perfluoroethylene unit having a carboxylic acid-type ion exchange group, wherein a melt index a of the fluorine-containing polymer from methyl esterifying the carboxylic acid-type ion exchange group measured under the condition at 270° C., a load of 2.16 kg and an orifice inner diameter of 2.09 mm is 3 to 50 g/10 min, and the melt index a and a melt index b of the fluorine-containing polymer from methyl esterifying the carboxylic acid-type ion exchange group measured under the condition at 260° C., a load of 2.16 kg and an orifice inner diameter of 2.09 mm satisfy the relation represented by the following expression (1): | 05-12-2016 |
20160153100 | GASKET AND ELECTROLYSER | 06-02-2016 |
20160186335 | ELECTRODE UNIT, ELECTROLYTIC CELL COMPRISING ELECTRODE UNIT, ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE OF ELECTRODE UNIT - According to one embodiment, an electrode unit of an electrolytic device includes a first electrode including a first surface, a second surface located on a side opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of through-holes opening on the first surface and the second surface, a second electrode opposed to the first surface of the first electrode, and a porous membrane containing an inorganic oxide and provided on the first surface of the first electrode to cover the first surface and the through-holes. | 06-30-2016 |
20160186336 | ELECTRODE UNIT, ELECTROLYTIC CELL COMPRISING ELECTRODE UNIT AND ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electrode unit of an electrolytic device includes a first electrode including a first surface, a second surface located on an opposite side to the first surface, a plurality of first pores opened in the first surface, a plurality of second pores opened in the second surface and having an opening area greater than that of the first pores, and a plurality of the first pores communicating with a respective one of the second pores, a second electrode opposing the first surface of the first electrode, and a continuous porous membrane arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, so as to cover the first surface of the first electrode. | 06-30-2016 |
20160186337 | ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE AND ELECTRODE - According to one embodiment, an electrolytic device includes an electrolytic cell including a first electrode, a second electrode opposing the first electrode and a diaphragm provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode is formed of a plate including a first surface opposing the diaphragm, a second surface located on an opposite side to the diaphragm, and first recess portions formed in the first surface with a first pattern. The first recess portions include a bottom surface apart from the first surface and through-holes opening to the second surface of the first electrode and to a part of the bottom surface. | 06-30-2016 |
20160251766 | Ion-Conducting Membranes | 09-01-2016 |
20160376717 | OXIDATION ELECTRODE AND PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an oxidation electrode includes: a collector; an oxidation catalyst formed on the collector; and a modified organic molecule which is bonded to the surface of the oxidation catalyst, and comprises a cationic functional group. | 12-29-2016 |
20170233881 | Water Electrolyzers | 08-17-2017 |