Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
205462000 | Hydrocarbon produced | 26 |
20100213075 | REACTOR FOR THE ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT OF BIOMASS - The invention relates to a reactor for the electrochemical treatment of biomass, including at least two flat surface electrodes positioned equidistantly over the entire surface and separated by less than 1 mm, the space between said electrodes being occupied by a electrolytic solution. Preferably, at least one of the electrodes is an anode and at least one of the electrodes is a cathode. The anode is preferably made from a material selected from among vanadium, selenium, gold, silver, nickel, graphite, graphite galvanised with platinum and graphite galvanised with palladium. The invention also relates to the use of said reactor in electrooxidation reactions involving biomass, particularly polysaccharides, in the production of organic compounds, water electrolysis, hydrogen production or the production of electrochemical cells. | 08-26-2010 |
20100270167 | PROCESS FOR CONVERTING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS WITH ELECTROLYTIC AND PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC RECOVERY OF HALOGENS - A method for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock into higher hydrocarbons is provided comprising reacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a molecular halogen to form alkyl halides; reacting at least a portion of the alkyl halide in the presence of a catalyst to form higher hydrocarbons and a hydrogen halide; and converting at least a portion of the hydrogen halide into the molecular halogen via photoelectrocatalysis. Additional methods are also provided. | 10-28-2010 |
20100307927 | Method of making synthetic petroleum components - Synthetic petroleum components are produced by electrolysis of soap and or salts made from materials comprising (a) vegetable oil and/or (b) animal fat and/or (c) esters and/or (d) organic acids by reacting these materials ((a) and/or (b) and/or (c) and/or (d) with any combination of materials (e) sodium Hydroxide(lye) and/or (f) soda ash (sodium carbonate) and/or (g) the potassium equivalents of the sodium compounds. Two possible products of the present invention are ethane (a possible replacement for methane in natural gas) and custom made synthetic lubricating oils made from algae in relatively pure form. | 12-09-2010 |
20110162975 | THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN, OXYGEN AND HYDROCARBONS - This invention relates to a process and apparatus for the production of hydrogen, oxygen and hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide and water. Carbon dioxide in the liquid phase with water in the liquid phase to provide and maintain a liquid electrolytic medium in a chamber ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110168569 | METHOD OF PRODUCING 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. | 07-14-2011 |
20110226633 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF ARYL-ALKYL SURFACANT PRECURSOR - An aryl-alkyl (R—Ar) hydrocarbon is prepared by an electrosynthesis process in an electrolytic cell having an alkali ion conductive membrane positioned between an anolyte compartment configured with an anode and a catholyte compartment configured with a cathode. An anolyte solution containing an alkali metal salt of an alkyl carboxylic acid and an aryl compound is introduced into the anolyte compartment. The aryl compound may include an alkali metal salt of an aryl carboxylic acid, an arene (aromatic) hydrocarbon, or an aryl alkali metal adduct (Ar | 09-22-2011 |
20110278176 | SOLAR FUEL CELL - The present teachings are directed to a method of converting water and a carbon-containing compound, such as CO | 11-17-2011 |
20110303550 | PROCESS FOR CONVERTING NATURAL GAS TO AROMATICS WITH ELECTROCHEMICAL REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN TO GENERATE ELECTRICAL POWER AND OBTAIN HYDROGEN - The present invention relates to a process for converting aliphatic hydrocarbons having 1 to 4 carbon atoms to aromatic hydrocarbons, comprising the steps of:
| 12-15-2011 |
20120037510 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PREPARATION OF COMBUSTIBLE FLUID - A fuel and hydrogen generator includes electrolysis in a first closed vessel containing a bath of water, electrolyte and sufficient liquid hydrocarbon fuel to serve as an oxygen barrier. The hydrogen produced in the first closed vessel is introduced into a second closed vessel having a bath of water, electrolyte and liquid hydrocarbon fuel in an amount volumetrically equal to the water. Electrodes extend through the liquid hydrocarbon fuel to the water to conduct electrolysis. Makeup water and liquid hydrocarbon fuel is supplied to both closed vessels as needed. The bath in the second closed vessel is recirculated to entrain all constituents within the bath and to cool the bath to ambient temperature. Gas is drawn off of the bath in the second closed vessel though vacuum with constituents then fractionally liquefied to create a reformed liquid hydrocarbon fuel and to separate the fuel from the gaseous hydrogen. | 02-16-2012 |
20120228148 | PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS - This invention relates to a method for the production of hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide and water, using electrolysis and two separate reaction vessels. A first reaction vessel ( | 09-13-2012 |
20120241327 | MATERIALS AND DESIGN FOR AN ELECTROCATALYTIC DEVICE AND METHOD WHICH PRODUCES CARBON NANOTUBES AND HYDROCARBON TRANSPORTATION FUELS - The present teachings are directed toward an electrocatalytic cell including a barrier, having at least a first side and a second side opposite the first side, comprising a material permeable to oxygen ions and impermeable to at least CO | 09-27-2012 |
20130228470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL INCLUDING A THREE-PHASE INTERFACE TO REACT CARBON-BASED GASES IN AN AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE - A process for converts carbon-based gases such as non-polar organic gases and carbon oxides to longer chained organic gases such as liquid hydrocarbons, longer chained gaseous hydrocarbons, branched-chain liquid hydrocarbons, branched-chain gaseous hydrocarbons, as well as chained and branched-chain organic compounds. In general, the method is for chain modification of hydrocarbons and organic compounds, including chain lengthening, and eventual conversion into liquids including, but not limited to, hydrocarbons, alcohols, and other organic compounds. | 09-05-2013 |
20130313127 | ORGANIC COMPOUND HYDROGENATION DEVICE AND HYDROGENATION METHOD - The invention provides an organic compound(s) hydrogenation device that allows hydrogen derived from water to be stored essentially without generating hydrogen gas. The organic compound hydrogenation device of the invention comprises an oxidation chamber that holds a water-containing electrolyte, a reduction chamber that holds an organic compound(s) with an unsaturated bond, an electrolyte membrane with ion permeability that separates the electrolyte held in the oxidation chamber from the organic compound(s) held in the reduction chamber, an oxidizing electrode that generates protons from the water held in the oxidation chamber, and a reducing electrode that hydrogenates the organic compound(s) held in the reduction chamber. | 11-28-2013 |
20140090985 | Process for Reducing the Sulfur Content from Oxidized Sulfur-Containing Hydrocarbons - A process and system for reducing the sulfur content from a mixture of hydrocarbons and oxidized sulfur-containing hydrocarbons is provided by electrochemical decomposition. The electrochemical reactions occur under electrical potential and in the presence of an electrolyte solution that is effective promote decomposition of a portion of the oxidized sulfur compounds, to recover a hydrocarbon product having a reduced sulfur content while minimizing loss of hydrocarbon. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090986 | COMBUSTIBLE FUEL AND APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CREATING THE SAME - Features for an aqueous reactor include a field generator. The field generator includes a series of parallel conductive plates including a series of intermediate neutral plates. The intermediate neutral plates are arranged in interleaved sets between an anode and a cathode. Other features of the aqueous reactor may include a sealed reaction vessel, fluid circulation manifold, electrical power modulator, vacuum port, and barrier membrane. Methods of using the field generator include immersion in an electrolyte solution and application of an external voltage and vacuum to generate hydrogen and oxygen gases. The reactor and related components can be arranged to produce gaseous fuel or liquid fuel. In one use, a mixture of a carbon based material and a liquid hydrocarbon is added. The preferred carbon based material is powdered coal. | 04-03-2014 |
20140144787 | Method of producing graphane and graphane-like materials - The invention relates to nanotechnology and to producing graphane and graphane-like materials and associated structures, which can be used to create hydrogen fuel cell energy, particularly for transportation systems as well as for creating nanoelectronic systems, based on the use of graphene with controllable electronic properties. The method includes grapheme, or several layers of graphene, placed in water or electrolytic solution, an anode, a cathode, and an adjustable voltage source, where the graphene's potential is lower than the anode's potential. The technical result is an increase in the rate of hydrogenation reactions, which simplifies and lowers the cost of technologies necessary for producing graphane fuel cells and creating conditions to enable their mass production. | 05-29-2014 |
20140305805 | SUBNANOMETER CATALYTIC CLUSTERS FOR WATER SPLITTING, METHOD FOR SPLITTING WATER USING SUBNANOMETER CATALYST CLUSTERS - The invention provides a catalytic electrode for converting molecules, the electrode comprising a predetermined number of single catalytic sites supported on a substrate. Also provided is a method for oxidizing water comprising contacting the water with size selected catalyst clusters. The invention also provides a method for reducing an oxidized moiety, the method comprising contacting the moiety with size selected catalyst clusters at a predetermined voltage potential. | 10-16-2014 |
20140353163 | Biological/Electrolytic Conversion of Biomass to Hydrocarbons - Hydrocarbon and hydrogen fuels and other products may be produced by a process employing a combination of fermentation and electrochemical stages. In the process, a biomass contained within a fermentation medium is fermented with an inoculum comprising a mixed culture of microorganisms derived the rumen contents of a rumen-containing animal. This inoculated medium is incubated under anaerobic conditions and for a sufficient time to produce volatile fatty acids. The resultant volatile fatty acids are then subjected to electrolysis under conditions effective to convert said volatile fatty acids to hydrocarbons and hydrogen simultaneously. The process can convert a wide range of biomass materials to a wide range of volatile fatty acid chain lengths and can convert these into a wide range of biobased fuels and biobased products. | 12-04-2014 |
20150014183 | INTEGRATED INTENSIFIED BIOREFINERY FOR GAS-TO-LIQUID CONVERSION - A support device for carrying a selectively permeable membrane is disclosed along with apparatuses and methods of removing long chain hydrocarbons from a stream of gas. The gas cleaning apparatus uses, individually or in combination, plasma, catalyst and electrodes containing catalysts to perform the cleaning of the gas. | 01-15-2015 |
20150060296 | Hydrogen Utilization and Carbon Recovery - A method for upgrading bio-mass material is provided. The method involves electrolytic reduction of the material in an electrochemical cell having a ceramic, oxygen-ion conducting membrane, where the membrane includes an electrolyte. One or more oxygenated or partially-oxygenated compounds are reduced by applying an electrical potential to the electrochemical cell. A system for upgrading bio-mass material is also disclosed. | 03-05-2015 |
20150068916 | CATALYST FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DECHLORINATION OF HYDROCARBONS - The catalyst for electrochemical dechlorination of hydrocarbons, such as chlorobenzenes, is a d-block transition metal supported by rice husk ash (RHA), preferably rice husk ash-supported platinum or titanium. The catalysts are prepared from rice husk ash by the sol-gel method. In order to dechlorinate chlorinated organic compounds, such as 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, a capillary microreactor is at least partially filled with the d-block transition metal supported by rice husk ash catalyst, a buffer solution having a pH preferably between 7 and 10, and the chlorinated organic compound. An electrical potential of approximately 3 kV is then applied across the capillary microreactor to initiate the dechlorination reaction. | 03-12-2015 |
20150122666 | Gas Production Device and Method - The invention relates to a device and method which, with the use of dopamine in an alkaline aqueous medium, can be used to obtain nitrogen from moist air and to generate other gases, hydrogen in the free or combined state, such as ammonium. The reaction medium is ionic and reinforced by means of electrolysis, using electrodes of different metals and at a temperature and pressure close to ambient conditions. | 05-07-2015 |
20150345034 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS FROM CARBON DIOXIDE - Disclosed herein are systems and methods to effectively convert carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons by electrochemical and/or photoelectrochemical methods. In one embodiment, a photoelectro-chemical cell may include an anode, a cathode comprising a carbon material, wherein the carbon material is surface functionalized with at least one poly(ionic) liquid, and wherein at least one metallic nanoparticle is disposed on the functionalized carbon material surface, and an energy source configured to irradiate the anode. | 12-03-2015 |
20160145504 | HIGH SURFACE AREA GRAPHENE-SUPPORTED METAL CHALCOGENIDE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed here is a method for hydrocarbon conversion, comprising contacting at least one graphene-supported assembly with at least one hydrocarbon feedstock, wherein the graphene-supported assembly comprises (i) a three-dimensional network of graphene sheets crosslinked by covalent carbon bonds and (ii) at least one metal chalcogenide compound disposed on the graphene sheets, wherein the chalcogen of the metal chalcogenide compound is selected from S, Se and Te, and wherein the metal chalcogenide compound accounts for at least 20 wt. % of the graphene-supported assembly. | 05-26-2016 |
20160251767 | A SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING EXCESS HEAT FOR CARRYING OUT ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS | 09-01-2016 |
20160376714 | IProton Sponge As Supplement To Electrolytes For Photocatalytic And Electrochemical Co2 Reduction - The invention relates to a method for converting carbon dioxide and water, wherein the electrolyte comprises a proton sponge which serves to accumulate CO2 in the electrolyte. The invention further relates to a corresponding use of a proton sponge and to an electrolyte comprising at least one proton sponge. | 12-29-2016 |