Electrochemical reduction device and method for manufacturing hydride of aromatic hydrocarbon compound or nitrogen-containing heterocyclic aromatic compound
US9752239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25B15/02
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An electrochemical reduction device comprises an electrode unit including an electrolyte membrane, a reduction electrode, and an oxygen evolving electrode; a power control unit that applies a voltage Va between the reduction electrode and the oxygen evolving electrode; a hydrogen gas generation rate measurement unit that measures a hydrogen gas generation rate F1; and a control unit that controls the power control unit so as to gradually increase the Va within a range that satisfies a relationship of F1≦F0 and VCA>VHER−acceptable potential difference (APD), when the potential at a reversible hydrogen electrode is VHER, the potential of the reduction electrode is VCA, the acceptable upper limit of the hydrogen gas generation rate is F0, and the APD is a potential difference that defines an upper limit of a potential difference between VCA and VHER.
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