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Reactor with advanced architecture for the electrochemical reaction of CO2, CO, and other chemical compounds

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OSTI ID:1840470
A platform technology that uses a novel membrane electrode assembly including a cathode layer comprising a reduction catalyst and a first anion-and-cation-conducting polymer, an anode layer comprising an oxidation catalyst and a cation-conducting polymer, a membrane layer comprising a cation-conducting polymer, the membrane layer arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer and conductively connecting the cathode layer and the anode layer, in a COx reduction reactor has been developed. The reactor can be used to synthesize a broad range of carbon-based compounds from carbon dioxide.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
Opus 12 Incorporated (Berkeley, CA)
Patent Number(s):
11,124,886
Application Number:
16/842,659
OSTI ID:
1840470
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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