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Title: Reformer-electrolyzer-purifier (REP) assembly for hydrogen production, systems incorporating same and method of producing hydrogen

Abstract

A high temperature electrolyzer assembly comprising at least one electrolyzer fuel cell including an anode and a cathode separated by an electrolyte matrix, and a power supply for applying a reverse voltage to the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, wherein a gas feed comprising steam and one or more of CO2 and hydrocarbon fuel is fed to the anode of the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, and wherein, when the power supply applies the reverse voltage to the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, hydrogen-containing gas is generated by an electrolysis reaction in the anode of the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell and carbon dioxide is separated from the hydrogen-containing gas so that the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell outputs the hydrogen-containing gas and separately outputs an oxidant gas comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1805388
Patent Number(s):
10892507
Application Number:
15/115,186
Assignee:
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, CT)
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0006669
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 01/30/2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Jahnke, Fred C., Lambrech, Matthew, Patel, Pinakin, Farooque, Mohammad, and Yuh, Chao-Yi. Reformer-electrolyzer-purifier (REP) assembly for hydrogen production, systems incorporating same and method of producing hydrogen. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Jahnke, Fred C., Lambrech, Matthew, Patel, Pinakin, Farooque, Mohammad, & Yuh, Chao-Yi. Reformer-electrolyzer-purifier (REP) assembly for hydrogen production, systems incorporating same and method of producing hydrogen. United States.
Jahnke, Fred C., Lambrech, Matthew, Patel, Pinakin, Farooque, Mohammad, and Yuh, Chao-Yi. Tue . "Reformer-electrolyzer-purifier (REP) assembly for hydrogen production, systems incorporating same and method of producing hydrogen". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1805388.
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author = {Jahnke, Fred C. and Lambrech, Matthew and Patel, Pinakin and Farooque, Mohammad and Yuh, Chao-Yi},
abstractNote = {A high temperature electrolyzer assembly comprising at least one electrolyzer fuel cell including an anode and a cathode separated by an electrolyte matrix, and a power supply for applying a reverse voltage to the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, wherein a gas feed comprising steam and one or more of CO2 and hydrocarbon fuel is fed to the anode of the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, and wherein, when the power supply applies the reverse voltage to the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, hydrogen-containing gas is generated by an electrolysis reaction in the anode of the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell and carbon dioxide is separated from the hydrogen-containing gas so that the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell outputs the hydrogen-containing gas and separately outputs an oxidant gas comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen.},
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