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Hybrid sulfur cycle operation for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1170384
A hybrid sulfur (HyS) cycle process for the production of hydrogen is provided. The process uses a proton exchange membrane (PEM) SO.sub.2-depolarized electrolyzer (SDE) for the low-temperature, electrochemical reaction step and a bayonet reactor for the high-temperature decomposition step The process can be operated at lower temperature and pressure ranges while still providing an overall energy efficient cycle process.
Research Organization:
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-08SR22470
Assignee:
Savannah Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)
Patent Number(s):
8,956,526
Application Number:
13/570,516
OSTI ID:
1170384
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Energy Efficiency Limits for a Recuperative Bayonet Sulfuric Acid Decomposition Reactor for Sulfur Cycle Thermochemical Hydrogen Production journal August 2009
Hybrid sulfur cycle flowsheets for hydrogen production using high-temperature gas-cooled reactors journal October 2011

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