Membrane reactor

US9217202B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY · CN
• HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. · TW

Inventors

• Cheng Wang · Beijing, CN
• Chen-Chen Zhao · Beijing, CN
• Zhi-Xiang Liu · Beijing, CN
• Jian Guo · Jiaocheng District, CN
• Xiang-Ming He · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 6, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 22, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P20/10
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A membrane reactor used for electrochemically converting a carbon dioxide gas into an expected product includes a cavity, a solid electrolyte membrane separator, a cathode, an anode, and a power source. The solid electrolyte membrane separator is disposed in the cavity and divides the cavity into two chambers defined as a cathode chamber and an anode chamber. The cathode is disposed in the cathode chamber, and the anode is disposed in the anode chamber. The cathode is a trickle bed structure including a porous conductive layer and cathode particles disposed on the porous conductive layer. The power source is disposed outside the cavity to provide an electrolytic voltage.