Separators for liquid products in oxocarbon electrolyzers
US12031221B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25B3/07
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and systems which involve separating liquid products are disclosed herein. A disclosed method includes supplying a volume of oxocarbon carbon to a cathode area of an oxocarbon electrolyzer to be used as a reduction substrate, generating a volume of an organic anion using the reduction substrate, and obtaining a liquid stream from the oxocarbon electrolyzer which includes the volume of the organic anion and a volume of a base. The method also includes generating, using a separation process and from the liquid stream, a first stream and a second separate stream. The separation process separates a volume of cations from the liquid stream. The first stream includes a second volume of the base. The second stream includes a volume of organic acid. The volume of organic acid includes the volume of organic anions. The second volume of the base includes the volume of cations.
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