EP2897899A2 - Coproduction électrochimique de produits chimiques avec des charges de réactif à base de soufre sur une anode - Google Patents

Coproduction électrochimique de produits chimiques avec des charges de réactif à base de soufre sur une anode

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EP2897899A2
EP2897899A2 EP13839654.4A EP13839654A EP2897899A2 EP 2897899 A2 EP2897899 A2 EP 2897899A2 EP 13839654 A EP13839654 A EP 13839654A EP 2897899 A2 EP2897899 A2 EP 2897899A2
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Kyle Teamey
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  • the present disclosure generally relates to the field of electrochemical reactions, and more particularly to methods and/or systems for electrochemical co-production of chemicals with a sulfur-based or a nitrogen-based reactant feed to the anode.
  • a mechanism for mitigating emissions is to convert carbon dioxide into economically valuable materials such as fuels and industrial chemicals. If the carbon dioxide is converted using energy from renewable sources, both mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions and conversion of renewable energy into a chemical form that can be stored for later use will be possible.
  • the present disclosure includes a system and method for producing a first product from a first region of an electrochemical cell having a cathode and a second product from a second region of the electrochemical cell having an anode.
  • the method may include a step of contacting the first region with a catholyte comprising carbon dioxide.
  • the method may include another step of contacting the second region with an anolyte comprising a sulfur-based reactant.
  • the method may include a step of applying an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode sufficient to produce a first product recoverable from the first region and a second product recoverable from the second region.
  • An additional step of the method may include removing the second product and an unreacted sulfur-based reactant from the second region and recycling the unreacted sulfur-based reactant to the second region.
  • FIG. 1A is a block diagram of a system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 1 B is a block diagram of a system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2A is a block diagram of a system in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2B is a block diagram of a system in accordance with an additional embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 3A is a block diagram of a system in accordance with an additional embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3B is a block diagram of a system in accordance with an additional embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4A is a block diagram of a system in accordance with an additional embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4B is a block diagram of a system in accordance with an additional embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of a method of electrochemical co-production of products in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a method of electrochemical co-production of products in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a system in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 a flow diagram of a method of electrochemical co-production of products in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the electrochemical co-production of products may include a production of a first product, such as reduction of carbon dioxide to sulfur-based products to include one, two, three, and four carbon chemicals, at a cathode side of an electrochemical cell with co-production of a second product, such as an oxidized sulfur-based product, at the anode of the electrochemical cell where the anolyte comprises a sulfur-based reactant.
  • a first product such as reduction of carbon dioxide to sulfur-based products to include one, two, three, and four carbon chemicals
  • a second product such as an oxidized sulfur-based product
  • a sulfur-based reactant may include an oxidizable sulfur compound.
  • Sulfur- based reactants may include, for example, sulfur dioxide, sodium sulfide, potassium sulfide, and hydrogen sulfide.
  • the sulfur-based reactant may comprise a waste gas from other chemical process or, for example, a coal burning power plant.
  • One example may include hydrogen sulfide, which can come from natural gas processing and oil refinery processes.
  • System (or apparatus) 100 generally includes an electrochemical cell (also referred as a container, electrolyzer, or cell) 102, a sulfur-based reactant source 104, a carbon dioxide source 106, an absorber/gas separator 108, a first product extractor 110, a first product 113, a second product extractor 112, second product 115, and an energy source 114.
  • electrochemical cell also referred as a container, electrolyzer, or cell
  • Electrochemical cell 102 may be implemented as a divided cell.
  • the divided cell may be a divided electrochemical cell and/or a divided photoelectrochemical cell.
  • Electrochemical cell 102 may include a first region 116 and a second region 118.
  • First region 116 and second region 118 may refer to a compartment, section, or generally enclosed space, and the like without departing from the scope and intent of the present disclosure.
  • First region 116 may include a cathode 122.
  • Second region 118 may include an anode 124.
  • First region 116 may include a catholyte whereby carbon dioxide is dissolved in the catholyte.
  • Second region 118 may include an anolyte which may include a sulfur-based reactant, as well as unreacted sulfur-based reactant that is recycled into the anolyte after going through the second product extractor 112 and the absorber/gas separator 108.
  • Energy source 114 may generate an electrical potential between the anode 124 and the cathode 122. The electrical potential may be a DC voltage. Energy source 114 may be configured to supply a variable voltage or constant current to electrochemical cell 102.
  • Separator 120 may selectively control a flow of ions between the first region 116 and the second region 118. Separator 120 may include an ion conducting membrane or diaphragm material.
  • Electrochemical cell 102 is generally operational to reduce carbon dioxide in the first region 116 to a first product 113 recoverable from the first region 116 while producing a second product 115 recoverable from the second region 118.
  • Cathode 122 may reduce the carbon dioxide into a first product 113 that may include one or more compounds.
  • Examples of the first product 113 recoverable from the first region by first product extractor 110 may include CO, formic acid, formaldehyde, methanol, oxalate, oxalic acid, glyoxylic acid, glycolic acid, glyoxal, glycolaldehyde, ethylene glycol, acetic acid, acetaldehyde, ethanol, ethylene, ethane, lactic acid, propanoic acid, acetone, isopropanol, 1 -propanol, 1 ,2-propylene glycol, propylene, propane, 1 -butanol, 2-butanol, butane, butene, butadiene, a carboxylic acid, a carboxylate, a ketone, an aldehyde, and an alcohol.
  • CO formic acid, formaldehyde, methanol, oxalate, oxalic acid, glyoxylic acid, glycolic acid, glyoxal
  • Carbon dioxide source 106 may provide carbon dioxide to the first region 116 of electrochemical cell 102.
  • the carbon dioxide is introduced directly into the region 116 containing the cathode 122. It is contemplated that carbon dioxide source may include a source of a mixture of gases in which carbon dioxide has been filtered from the gase mixture.
  • First product extractor 110 may implement an organic product and/or inorganic product extractor.
  • First product extractor 110 is generally operational to extract (separate) the first product 113 from the first region 116.
  • the extracted first product 113 may be presented through a port of the system 100 for subsequent storage and/or consumption by other devices and/or processes.
  • the anode side of the reaction occurring in the second region 1 18 may include a sulfur-based reactant, which may be a gas phase, liquid phase, or solution phase reactant.
  • the sulfur-based reactant may also include a nitrogen based reactant.
  • a sulfur-based reactant and a nitrogen-based reactant may both be fed to the anolyte, or only a sulfur-based or only a nitrogen-based reactant may be fed to the anolyte.
  • the second product 1 15 recoverable from the second region 1 18 may be derived from a variety of oxidations such as the oxidation of inorganic sulfur-based compounds as well as organic sulfur compounds. Oxidations may be direct, such as the gas phase conversion of sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide at the anode. The oxidations also may be solution phase, such as the oxidation of sodium sulfide to sodium sulfite or sodium thiosulfate.
  • the second product 1 15 recoverable from the second region 1 18 may be derived from a variety of oxidations such as the oxidation of inorganic nitrogen- based compounds as well as organic nitrogen compounds. Examples are in the table below.
  • Second product extractor 112 may extract the second product 115 from the second region 118.
  • the extracted second product 115 may be presented through a port of the system 100 for subsequent storage and /or consumption by other devices and/or processes.
  • the second product extractor 112 may also extract unreacted sulfur-based reactant 117 from the second region 118, which may be recycled back to the anolyte.
  • first product extractor 110 and/or second product extractor 112 may be implemented with electrochemical cell 102, or may be remotely located from the electrochemical cell 102. Additionally, it is contemplated that first product extractor 110 and/or second product extractor 112 may be implemented in a variety of mechanisms and to provide desired separation methods, such as fractional distillation, without departing from the scope and intent of the present disclosure.
  • the second product 115 as well as unreacted sulfur-based reactant 117 may be extracted from the second region 118 and presented to absorber/gas separator 108.
  • the absorber/gas separator may separate the second product 115 from the unreacted sulfur-based reactant 117, as shown in FIG. 1A.
  • the absorber/gas separator 108 may also absorb the second product 115 in water provided by water source 121 , which may form a third product 119 as shown in FIG. 1 B.
  • the sulfur-based reactant source 104 may be sulfur dioxide in one embodiment, which results in the formation of sulfur trioxide as the second product 115.
  • the second product extractor 112 may extract the second product 115 and the unreacted sulfur-based reactant 117, which is provided to absorber/gas separator 108. Water is provided to the absorber/gas separator 108 via water source 121 which may cause the second product 115 to form a third product 119.
  • sulfur trixoide may be absorbed with the water to form sulfuric acid (third product 119).
  • the absorber/gas separator 108 also separates the third product 119 and unreacted sulfur-based reactant 117. Unreacted sulfur-based reactant 117 may be recycled back to the second region 118 as an input feed to the second region 118 of electrochemical cell 102. It is contemplated that unreacted sulfur-based reactant 117 may be supplied as a sole or as an additional input feed to the second region 118 of the electrochemical cell 102 without departing from the scope and intent of the present disclosure.
  • the absorber/gas separator 108 may include an apparatus that absorbs a in input in water or another substance.
  • the absorber/gas separator 108 may include a mechanism for separating one gas from another gas, or a gas from a liquid such as packed bed gas stripping/adsorption column or distillation column.
  • electrochemical cell 102 may be capable of simultaneously producing two or more products with high selectivity.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure may include production of organic chemicals, such as carbon dioxide reduction products, at the cathode while simultaneously using a sulfur-based reactant feed to the anode for use in the oxidation of sulfur-based products.
  • organic chemicals such as carbon dioxide reduction products
  • FIG. 2A system 200 for co- production of a first product 113 and sulfuric acid 219 is shown.
  • sulfur dioxide 204 is supplied to the second region 118 where it is oxidized to produce sulfur trioxide 115.
  • the oxidation of sulfur dioxide 204 to produce sulfur trioxide 115 is as follows:
  • the oxidation of the sulfur dioxide 204 in the presence of some water may produce protons that are utilized to reduce carbon dioxide at the cathode.
  • Both the sulfur trioxide 215 and the unreacted sulfur-based reactant 117 may be fed into an absorber/gas separator 108.
  • the sulfur trioxide 215 may be absorbed in water provided by water source 121 to produce sulfuric acid 219, according to the following reaction: S0 3 + H 2 0 -> H 2 S0 4
  • Any unreacted sulfur dioxide 217 may be recycled back to the second region 118.
  • the unreacted sulfur dioxide 217 may be recycled back to the second region either as a pure anhydrous gas or in a liquid phase.
  • the gas phase may be generally preferred in order to minimize energy requirements.
  • the cathode reaction may include the production of a first product 113, such as a carbon dioxide reduction product.
  • the first product 113 may include acetic acid, although it is contemplated that other products may be produced at first region 116 without departing from the scope of the current disclosure. If the first product 113 is acetic acid, the cathode reaction is the formation of acetate or acetic acid as follows:
  • FIG. 2B a block diagram of a system 200 in accordance with an additional embodiment of the present disclosure is provided. Similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B is a block diagram of a system in accordance with an additional embodiment of the present disclosure wherein a sulfur-based reactant source may be oxidized at the anode to produce inorganic alkali metal sulfur compounds and a corresponding alkali metal hydroxide at the cathode.
  • system 200 may include a sodium sulfide source 205, which may be in liquid phase such as in an aqueus solution. The sodium sulfide 205 is fed to the second region 118 where it is oxidized to produce sodium sulfite 213.
  • the sodium sulfite 213 and any unreacted sodium sulfide 221 may be extracted from the second region 118 and separated by liquid/gas separator 108 which may also be an evaporator/crystallizer to separate the sodium sulfide from the sulfite using the water solubility differences of the two compounds in an aqueous solution.
  • the unreacted sodium sulfide 221 may be recycled back to the second region 118.
  • the carbon-dioxide reduction product may be sodium acetate 223 when the reactant is sodium sulfide 205.
  • Other reactants will yield different products. For example, for other alkali sulfide and inorganics, the product may be the corresponding alkali metal organic carbon compound salts.
  • the reaction shown in FIG. 2B may occur under alkaline conditions, and the reduction reaction in the first region 116 may utilize sodium cations produced in the oxidation reaction in order to produce the first product.
  • the sodium sulfide anolyte concentration may be in the range of 2 wt% to about 40 wt%, more preferably in the range of 5 wt% to 35 wt%, and more preferably in the 10 wt% to 30 wt% range.
  • the example shown in FIG. 2B may also be used to produce sodium thiosulfate at the anode when sodium sulfide 205 is the sulfur-based reactant source.
  • sodium sulfide 205 is the sulfur-based reactant source.
  • other alkali metal sulfides may be used instead of sodium sulfide.
  • potassium sulfide may serve as the sulfur-based reactant source at the anode in order to produce potassium sulfite, potassium thiosulfite, potassium polysulfides, and potassium sulfates.
  • the final oxidation product(s) from the oxidation of the sulfide may depend on a number of factors including the operating pH of the anolyte, the selected anode electrocatalyst as well as the incorporation of any catalysts in the second region space, and the extent of oxidation of the reactant which may depend on the rate of flow of the reactant through the anolyte.
  • the reaction may occur under alkaline conditions, and the reduction reaction in the first region 116 may utilize potassium cations produced in the oxidation reaction in order to produce the corresponding alkali metal carbon product, such as potassium acetate.
  • reactions occurring at the first region 116 may occur in a catholyte which may include water, sodium bicarbonate or potassium bicarbonate, or other catholytes.
  • the reactions occurring at the second region 118 may be in a gas phase, for instance in the case of gas phase reactant 118 such as sulfur dioxide.
  • the reaction at the second region 118 may also occur in liquid phase, such as the case of a an alkali metal sulfide in solution.
  • FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B block diagrams of systems 300, 400 in accordance with additional embodiments of the present disclosure are shown.
  • Systems 300, 400 provide additional embodiments to systems 100, 200 of FIGS. 1A and B and 2A and B to co-produce a first product and second product.
  • first region 116 of electrochemical cell 102 may produce a first product of H 2 310 which is combined with carbon dioxide 332 in a reactor 330 which may perform a reverse water gas shift reaction.
  • This reverse water gas shift reaction performed by reactor 330 may produce water 334 and carbon monoxide 336.
  • Carbon monoxide 336 along with H 2 310 may be combined at reactor 338.
  • Reactor 338 may cause a reaction by utilizing H 2 310 from the first region 116 of the electrochemical cell 102, such as a Fischer-Tropsh- type reaction, to reduce carbon monoxide to a product 340.
  • Product 340 may include methane, methanol, hydrocarbons, glycols, olefins.
  • Water 306 may be an additional product produced by the first region 116 and may be recycled as an input feed to the first region 116.
  • Reactor 338 may also include transition metals such as iron, cobalt, and ruthenium as well as transition metal oxides as catalysts, that are deposited on inorganic support structures that may promote the reaction of CO with hydrogen at lower temperatures and pressures.
  • Second region 118 may co-produce a second product 312, such as sulfuric acid, from a sulfur-based reactant 304, such as sulfur dioxide. Unreacted sulfur- based reactant 317 may be separated from the second product 312 and recycled back as an input feed to the second region 118.
  • a sulfur-based reactant 304 such as sulfur dioxide.
  • sulfur- based reactant 304 may include a range of sulfur-based reactants, including alkali metal sulfides, alkali metal sulfites, alkali metal bisulfites, alkali metal thiosulfates, and hydrogen sulfide while second product 312 may also refer to any type of sulfur compound that may be the oxidation product from the sulfur-based reactant, including sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid, alkali metal sulfites, alkali metalthiosulfates as well as alkali metal polysulfides without departing from the scope or intent of the present disclosure.
  • second region 1 18 may co- produce a second product 315, from a nitrogen-based reactant 305, such as nitrogen dioxide or nitric oxide to produce second product 315.
  • Second product 315 may include nitric acid, nitrogen gas, or another product. Unreacted nitrogen- based reactant 321 may be separated from the second product 315 and recycled back as an input feed to the second region 1 18.
  • first region 1 16 of electrochemical cell 102 may produce a first product of carbon monoxide 410 which is combined with water 432 in a reactor 430 which may perform a water gas shift reaction.
  • This water gas shift reaction performed by reactor 430 may produce carbon dioxide 434 and H 2 436.
  • Carbon monoxide 410 and H 2 436 may be combined at reactor 438.
  • Reactor 438 may cause a reaction, such as a Fischer-Tropsch-type reaction, to reduce carbon monoxide to a product 440.
  • Product 440 may include methane, methanol, hydrocarbons, glycols, olefins by utilizing H 2 436 from the water gas shift reaction.
  • Carbon dioxide 434 may be a byproduct of water gas shift reaction of reactor 430 and may be recycled as an input feed to the first region 1 16.
  • Water 406 may be an additional product produced by the first region 1 16 and may be recycled as another input feed to the first region 1 16.
  • Reactor 438 may also include transition metals such as iron and copper as well as transition metal oxides as catalysts, deposited on inorganic support structures that may promote the reaction of CO with hydrogen at lower temperatures and pressures.
  • Second region 1 18 of electrochemical cell 102 may co-produce a second product 415, such as sulfuric acid, from a sulfur-based reactant 404, such as sulfur dioxide. Unreacted sulfur-based reactant 417 may be separated from the second product 415 and recycled back as an input feed to the second region 1 18.
  • a sulfur-based reactant 404 such as sulfur dioxide.
  • sulfur-based reactant 404 may include a range of sulfur-based reactants, including alkali metal sulfides, alkali metal sulfites, alkali metal bisulfites, alkali metal thiosulfates, and hydrogen sulfide while second product 415 may also refer to any type of sulfur compound that may be oxidized from the sulfur-based reactant 404, including sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid, alkali metal sulfites and thiosulfates as well as alkali metal polysulfides without departing from the scope or intent of the present disclosure.
  • second region 118 may co- produce a second product 413, from a nitrogen-based reactant 405, such as nitrogen dioxide or nitric oxide to produce second product 413. Unreacted nitrogen-based reactant 421 may be separated from the second product 413 and recycled back as an input feed to the second region 118.
  • a nitrogen-based reactant 405 such as nitrogen dioxide or nitric oxide
  • Method 500 may be performed by systems 100 and system 200 as shown in FIGS. 1A-B and 2A-B.
  • Method 500 may include producing a first product from a first region of an electrochemical cell having a cathode and a second product from a second region of the electrochemical cell having an anode.
  • Method 500 of electrochemical co-production of products may include a step of contacting the first region with a catholyte comprising carbon dioxide 510.
  • a further step of method 500 may include contacting the second region with an anolyte comprising a sulfur-based reactant 520.
  • the method 500 also includes the step of applying an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode sufficient to produce a first product recoverable from the first region and a second product recoverable from the second region 530.
  • the method 500 also includes the step of removing the second product and an unreacted sulfur-based reactant from the second region 540 and recycling the unreacted sulfur-based reactant to the second region 550.
  • a first product produced at the first region may be recoverable from the first region and a second product produced at the second region may be recoverable from the second region.
  • a flow diagram of a method 600 of electrochemical co- production of products in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. It is contemplated that method 600 may be performed by system 100 and system 200 as shown in FIGS. 1A-B and 2A-B. Method 600 may include steps for producing a first product from a first region of an electrochemical cell having a cathode and a second product from a second region of the electrochemical cell having an anode.
  • Method 600 may include a step of receiving a feed of carbon dioxide at the first region of the electrochemical cell 610 and contacting the first region with a catholyte comprising carbon dioxide 620.
  • Method 600 also includes the step of receiving a feed of a sulfur-based reactant at the second region of the electrochemical cell 630 and contacting the second region with an anolyte comprising the sulfur-based reactant 640.
  • a further step of the method is to apply an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode sufficient to produce a first product recoverable from the first region and a second product recoverable from the second region 650.
  • the method 600 also includes the step of removing the second product and an unreacted sulfur-based reactant from the second region 660.
  • the method 600 also includes the step of recycling the unreacted sulfur-based reactant to the second region 670.
  • a receiving feed may include various mechanisms for receiving a supply of a product, whether in a continuous, near continuous or batch portions.
  • nitrogen compounds can also be oxidized at the anode as shown in FIG. 7.
  • System 700 depicted in FIG. 7 includes nitrogen-based reactant source 704 which is provided to the second region 118.
  • Nitrogen-based reactant source 704 may include nitric oxide, nitrous oxide, or ammonia, as well as other nitrogen compounds.
  • the nitrogen-based reactant source may be in aqueous solution and could include an alkali metal nitrite, nitrates and their mixtures.
  • Nitrogen-based reactant source 704 is reacted at the anode to produce second product 715.
  • Second product 715 may include nitrogen gas or nitric acid. Unreacted nitrogen-based reactant 717 may be separated from the second product 715 using the absorber/gas separator 108 and recycled back to the second region 118.
  • the nitrogen-based reactant source 704 is ammonia, which is oxidized to produce second product 715 of nitrogen as well as hydrogen. This formation of hydrogen can be useful for processes requiring hydrogen while not producing any co-current carbon dioxide.
  • the reaction is:
  • Method 800 may be performed by system 700 as shown in FIG. 7.
  • Method 800 may include producing a first product from a first region of an electrochemical cell having a cathode and a second product from a second region of the electrochemical cell having an anode.
  • Method 800 of electrochemical co-production of products may include a step of contacting the first region with a catholyte comprising carbon dioxide 810. A further step of method 800 may include contacting the second region with an anolyte comprising a nitrogen-based reactant 820. The method 800 also includes the step of applying an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode sufficient to produce a first product recoverable from the first region and a second product recoverable from the second region 830. The method 800 also includes the step of removing the second product and an unreacted nitrogen-based reactant from the second region 840 and recycling the unreacted nitrogen -based reactant to the second region 850.
  • the structure and operation of the electrochemical cell 102 may be adjusted to provide desired results.
  • the electrochemical cell 102 may operate at higher pressures, such as pressure above atmospheric pressure which may increase current efficiency and allow operation of the electrochemical cell at higher current densities.
  • the cathode 122 and anode 124 may include a high surface area electrode structure with a void volume which may range from 30% to 98%.
  • the electrode void volume percentage may refer to the percentage of empty space that the electrode is not occupying in the total volume space of the electrode.
  • the advantage in using a high void volume electrode is that the structure has a lower pressure drop for liquid flow through the structure.
  • the specific surface area of the electrode base structure may be from 2 cm 2 /cm 3 to 500 cm 2 /cm 3 or higher.
  • the electrode specific surface area is a ratio of the base electrode structure surface area divided by the total physical volume of the entire electrode.
  • surface areas also may be defined as a total area of the electrode base substrate in comparison to the projected geometric area of the current distributor/conductor back plate, with a preferred range of 2x to 1000x or more.
  • the actual total active surface area of the electrode structure is a function of the properties of the electrode catalyst deposited on the physical electrode structure which may be 2 to 1000 times higher in surface area than the physical electrode base structure.
  • Cathode 122 may be selected from a number of high surface area materials to include copper, stainless steels, transition metals and their alloys, carbon, and silicon, which may be further coated with a layer of material which may be a conductive metal or semiconductor.
  • the base structure of cathode 122 may be in the form of fibrous, metal foams, reticulated, or sintered powder materials made from metals, carbon, or other conductive materials including polymers.
  • the materials may be a very thin plastic screen incorporated against the cathode side of the membrane to prevent the membrane 120 from directly touching the high surface area cathode structure.
  • cathode 122 may be a suitable conductive electrode, such as Al, Au, Ag, Bi, C, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Cu alloys (e.g., brass and bronze), Ga, Hg, In, Mo, Nb, Ni, NiCo 2 0 4 , Ni alloys (e.g., Ni 625, NiHX), Ni-Fe alloys, Pb, Pd alloys (e.g., PdAg), Pt, Pt alloys (e.g., PtRh), Rh, Sn, Sn alloys (e.g., SnAg, SnPb, SnSb), Ti, V, W, Zn, stainless steel (SS) (e.g., SS 2205, SS 304, SS 316, SS 3
  • SS stainless steel
  • cathode 122 may be a p-type semiconductor electrode, such as p-GaAs, p-GaP, p-lnN, p-lnP, p-CdTe, p-GalnP 2 and p-Si, or an n-type semiconductor, such as n-GaAs, n-GaP, n-lnN, n-lnP, n-CdTe, n-GalnP 2 and n-Si.
  • p-type semiconductor electrode such as p-GaAs, p-GaP, p-lnN, p-lnP, p-CdTe, p-GalnP 2 and n-Si.
  • Other semiconductor electrodes may be implemented to meet the criteria of a particular application including, but not limited to, CoS, MoS 2 , TiB, WS 2 , SnS, Ag 2 S, CoP 2 , Fe 3 P, Mn 3 P 2 , MoP, Ni 2 Si, MoSi 2 , WSi2, CoSi 2 , Ti 4 0 7 , Sn0 2 , GaAs, GaSb, Ge, and CdSe.
  • the catholyte may include a pH range from 1 to 12, preferably from pH 4 to pH 10.
  • the selected operating pH may be a function of any catalysts utilized in operation of the electrochemical cell 102.
  • catholyte and catalysts may be selected to prevent corrosion at the electrochemical cell 102.
  • the catholyte may include homogeneous catalysts. Homogeneous catalysts are defined as aromatic heterocyclic amines and may include, but are not limited to, unsubstituted and substituted pyridines and imidazoles. Substituted pyridines and imidazoles may include, but are not limited to mono and disubstituted pyridines and imidazoles.
  • suitable catalysts may include straight chain or branched chain lower alkyl (e.g., C1 -C10) mono and disubstituted compounds such as 2-methylpyridine, 4-tertbutyl pyridine, 2,6 dimethylpyridine (2,6-lutidine); bipyridines, such as 4,4'-bipyridine; amino-substituted pyridines, such as 4- dimethylamino pyridine; and hydroxyl-substituted pyridines (e.g., 4-hydroxy- pyridine) and substituted or unsubstituted quinoline or isoquinolines.
  • straight chain or branched chain lower alkyl e.g., C1 -C10
  • mono and disubstituted compounds such as 2-methylpyridine, 4-tertbutyl pyridine, 2,6 dimethylpyridine (2,6-lutidine)
  • bipyridines such as 4,4'-bipyridine
  • amino-substituted pyridines such as 4- di
  • the catalysts may also suitably include substituted or unsubstituted dinitrogen heterocyclic amines, such as pyrazine, pyridazine and pyrimidine.
  • Other catalysts generally include azoles, imidazoles, indoles, oxazoles, thiazoles, substituted species and complex multi-ring amines such as adenine, pterin, pteridine, benzimidazole, phenonthroline and the like.
  • the catholyte may include an electrolyte.
  • Catholyte electrolytes may include alkali metal bicarbonates, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, borates, and hydroxides.
  • Non-aqueous electrolytes such as propylene carbonate, methanesulfonic acid, methanol, and other ionic conducting liquids may be used rather than water and using salt addition electrolytes such as alkali metal salts.
  • the electrolyte may comprise one or more of Na 2 S0 4 , KCl, NaN0 3 , NaCl, NaF, NaCl0 4 , KC10 4 , K 2 Si0 3 , CaCl 2 , a guanidinium cation, a H cation, an alkali metal cation, an ammonium cation, an alkylammonium cation, a tetraalkyl ammonium cation, a halide anion, an alkyl amine, a borate, a carbonate, a guanidinium derivative, a nitrite, a nitrate, a phosphate, a polyphosphate, a perchlorate, a silicate, a sulfate, and a hydroxide.
  • the catholyte may further include an aqueous or non-aqueous solvent.
  • An aqueous solvent may include greater than 5% water.
  • a non-aqueous solvent may include as much as 5% water.
  • a solvent may contain one or more of water, a protic solvent, or an aprotic polar solvent.
  • Representative solvents include methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, N,N-dimethylacetaminde, dimethoxyethane, diethylene glycol dimethyl ester, butyrolnitrile, 1 ,2- difluorobenzene, ⁇ -butyrolactone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, sulfolane, 1 ,4-dioxane, nitrobenzene, nitromethane, acetic anhydride, ionic liquids, and mixtures thereof.
  • a catholyte/anolyte flowrate may include a catholyte/anolyte cross sectional area flow rate range such as 2 - 3,000 gpm/ft 2 or more ( 0.0076 - 11.36 m 3 /m 2 ).
  • a flow velocity range may be 0.002 to 20 ft/sec ( 0.0006 to 6.1 m/sec). Operation of the electrochemical cell catholyte at a higher operating pressure allows more dissolved carbon dioxide to dissolve in the aqueous solution.
  • electrochemical cells can operate at pressures up to about 20 to 30 psig in multi-cell stack designs, although with modifications, the electrochemical cells may operate at up to 100 psig.
  • the electrochemical cell may operate the anolyte and the catholyte at the same pressure range to minimize the pressure differential on a separator 120 or membrane separating the two regions.
  • Special electrochemical designs may be employed to operate electrochemical units at higher operating pressures up to about 60 to 100 atmospheres or greater, which is in the liquid C0 2 and supercritical C0 2 operating range.
  • a portion of a catholyte recycle stream may be separately pressurized using a flow restriction with backpressure or using a pump, with C0 2 injection, such that the pressurized stream is then injected into the catholyte region of the electrochemical cell which may increase the amount of dissolved C0 2 in the aqueous solution to improve the conversion yield.
  • microbubble generation of carbon dioxide can be conducted by various means in the catholyte recycle stream to maximize carbon dioxide solubility in the solution.
  • Catholyte may be operated at a temperature range of - 10 to 95 ° C, more preferably 5 - 60° C.
  • the lower temperature will be limited by the catholytes used and their freezing points. In general, the lower the temperature, the higher the solubility of C0 2 in an aqueous solution phase of the catholyte, which would help in obtaining higher conversion and current efficiencies.
  • the drawback is that the operating electrochemical cell voltages may be higher, so there is an optimization that would be done to produce the chemicals at the lowest operating cost.
  • the catholyte may require cooling, so an external heat exchanger may be employed, flowing a portion, or all, of the catholyte through the heat exchanger and using cooling water to remove the heat and control the catholyte temperature.
  • Anolyte operating temperatures may be in the same ranges as the ranges for the catholyte, and may be in a range of 0° C to 95 ° C.
  • the anolyte may require cooling, so an external heat exchanger may be employed, flowing a portion, or all, of the anolyte through the heat exchanger and using cooling water to remove the heat and control the anolyte temperature.
  • Electrochemical cells may include various types of designs. These designs may include zero gap designs with a finite or zero gap between the electrodes and membrane, flow-by and flow-through designs with a recirculating catholyte electrolyte utilizing various high surface area cathode materials.
  • the electrochemical cell may include flooded co-current and counter-current packed and trickle bed designs with the various high surface area cathode materials.
  • bipolar stack cell designs and high pressure cell designs may also be employed for the electrochemical cells.
  • Anode electrodes may be the same as cathode electrodes or different.
  • the preferred electrocatalytic coatings may include precious metal oxides such as ruthenium and iridium oxides, as well as platinum and gold and their combinations as metals and oxides on valve metal substrates such as titanium, tantalum, zirconium, or niobium.
  • Carbon and graphite may also be suitable for use as anodes in addition to boron-doped diamond films on metal or other electrically conductive substrates.
  • selected anode materials may include carbon, transition metals, transitional metal oxides carbon steel, stainless steels, and their alloys and combinations which are stable as anodes.
  • Anode 124 may include electrocatalytic coatings applied to the surfaces of the base anode structure.
  • Anolytes may be the same as catholytes or different.
  • the anolyte electrolytes may be the same as catholyte electrolytes or different.
  • the anolyte may comprise solvent.
  • the anolyte solvent may be the same as catholyte solvent or different.
  • the preferred electrocatalytic coatings may include precious metal oxides such as ruthenium and iridium oxides, as well as platinum and gold and their combinations as metals and oxides on valve metal substrates such as titanium, tantalum, zirconium, or niobium.
  • precious metal oxides such as ruthenium and iridium oxides, as well as platinum and gold and their combinations as metals and oxides on valve metal substrates such as titanium, tantalum, zirconium, or niobium.
  • anodes may include carbon, cobalt oxides, stainless steels, transition metals, and their alloys, oxides, and combinations. High surface area anode structures that may be used which would help promote the reactions at the anode.
  • the high surface area anode base material may be in a reticulated form composed of fibers, sintered powder, sintered screens, and the like, and may be sintered, welded, or mechanically connected to a current distributor back plate that is commonly used in bipolar cell assemblies.
  • the high surface area reticulated anode structure may also contain areas where additional applied catalysts on and near the electrocatalytic active surfaces of the anode surface structure to enhance and promote reactions that may occur in the bulk solution away from the anode surface such as the the introduction of S0 2 into the anolyte .
  • the anode structure may be gradated, so that the suitable of the may vary in the vertical or horizontal direction to allow the easier escape of gases from the anode structure.
  • the anode structure may contain catalysts, such as transition metal based oxides, such as those based on the transition metals such as Co, Ni, Mn, Zn, Cu and Fe as well as precious metals and their oxides based on platinum, gold, silver and palladium which may be deposited on inorganic supports within cathode compartment space 118 or externally, such as in the second product extractor or a separate reactor.
  • catalysts such as transition metal based oxides, such as those based on the transition metals such as Co, Ni, Mn, Zn, Cu and Fe
  • precious metals and their oxides based on platinum, gold, silver and palladium which may be deposited on inorganic supports within cathode compartment space 118 or externally, such as in the second product extractor or a separate reactor.
  • Separator 120 also referred to as a membrane, between a first region 118 and second region 118, may include cation ion exchange type membranes.
  • Cation ion exchange membranes which have a high rejection efficiency to anions may be preferred.
  • Examples of such cation ion exchange membranes may include perfluorinated sulfonic acid based ion exchange membranes such as DuPont Nafion ® brand unreinforced types N117 and N120 series, more preferred PTFE fiber reinforced N324 and N424 types, and similar related membranes manufactured by Japanese companies under the supplier trade names such as AGC Engineering (Asahi Glass) under their tradename Flemion ® .
  • multi-layer perfluorinated ion exchange membranes used in the chlor alkali industry may have a bilayer construction of a sulfonic acid based membrane layer bonded to a carboxylic acid based membrane layer, which efficiently operates with an anolyte and catholyte above a pH of about 2 or higher. These membranes may have a higher anion rejection efficiency. These are sold by DuPont under their Nafion ® trademark as the N900 series, such as the N90209, N966, N982, and the 2000 series, such as the N2010, N2020, and N2030 and all of their types and subtypes.
  • Hydrocarbon based membranes which are made from of various cation ion exchange materials can also be used if a lower the anion rejection eficiency is not as important, such as those sold by Sybron under their trade name lonac ® , AGC Engineering (Asahi Glass) under their trade name under their Selemion ® trade name, and Tokuyama Soda, among others on the market.
  • Ceramic based membranes may also be employed, including those that are called under the general name of NASICON (for sodium super-ionic conductors) which are chemically stable over a wide pH range for various chemicals and selectively transports sodium ions, the composition is Nai+xZr 2 Si x P3-xOi2, and well as other ceramic based conductive membranes based on titanium oxides, zirconium oxides and yttrium oxides, and beta aluminum oxides.
  • Alternative membranes that may be used are those with different structural backbones such as polyphosphazene and sulfonated polyphosphazene membranes in addition to crown ether based membranes.
  • the membrane or separator is chemically resistant to the anolyte and catholyte.
  • a rate of the generation of reactant formed in the anolyte compartment from the anode reaction is contemplated to be proportional to the applied current to the electrochemical cell 102.
  • the rate of the input or feed of the sulfur-based reactant, for example sulfur dioxide, into the second region 1 18 should then be fed in proportion to the generated reactant.
  • the molar ratio of the sulfur-based reactant to the generated anode reactant may be in the range of 100: 1 to 1 : 10, and more preferably in the range of 50: 1 to 1 :5.
  • the anolyte product output in this range may contain unreacted sulfur-based reactant.
  • the operation of the extractor 1 12 and its selected separation method, for example fractional distillation or packed tower scrubbing, the actual products produced, and the selectivity of the wanted reaction would determine the optimum molar ratio of the sulfur-based reactant to the generated reactant in the anode compartment. Any of the unreacted components would be recycled to the second region 118.
  • a rate of the generation of the formed electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction product is contemplated to be proportional to the applied current to the electrochemical cell 102.
  • the rate of the input or feed of the carbon dioxide source 106 into the first region 116 should be fed in a proportion to the applied current.
  • the cathode reaction efficiency would determine the maximum theoretical formation in moles of the carbon dioxide reduction product. It is contemplated that the ratio of carbon dioxide feed to the theoretical moles of potentially formed carbon dioxide reduction product would be in a range of 100: 1 to 2:1 , and preferably in the range of 50:1 to 5:1 , where the carbon dioxide is in excess of the theoretical required for the cathode reaction. The carbon dioxide excess would then be separated in the extractor 110 and recycled back to the first region 116.
  • the electrochemical cell can be easily operated at a current density of greater than 3 kA/m 2 (300 mA/cm 2 ), or in suitable range of 0.5 to 5 kA/m 2 or higher if needed.
  • the anode preferably has a ent high surface are structure with a specific surface area of 50 cm 2 /cm 3 or more that fills the gap between the cathode backplate and the membrane, thus having a zero gap anode configuration.
  • Metal and/or metal oxide catalysts may be added to the anode in order to decrease anode potential and/or increase anode current density.
  • Stainless steels or nickel may also be used as anode materials with for sodium sulfide oxidation under alkaline conditions. For sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide gas reactions at the anode, under acidic consitions, anodes with precious metal oxide coatings on valve metal substrates are the preferred materials, but others may also be suitable.
  • the methods disclosed may be implemented as sets of instructions or software readable by a device. Further, it is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the methods disclosed are examples of exemplary approaches. Based upon design preferences, it is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the method can be rearranged while remaining within the disclosed subject matter.
  • the accompanying method claims present elements of the various steps in a sample order, and are not necessarily meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un système et à un procédé permettant de produire un premier produit à partir d'une première région d'une cellule électrochimique qui comporte une cathode, ainsi qu'un second produit à partir d'une seconde région de la cellule électrochimique qui comporte une anode. Le procédé peut comprendre une étape consistant à mettre en contact la première région avec un catholyte comportant du dioxyde de carbone. Le procédé peut comprendre une autre étape consistant à mettre en contact la seconde région avec un anolyte comportant un réactif à base de soufre. En outre, le procédé peut comprendre une étape consistant à appliquer un potentiel électrique entre l'anode et la cathode qui est suffisant pour produire un premier produit récupérable depuis la première région et un second produit récupérable depuis la seconde région. Une étape supplémentaire du procédé peut consister à enlever le second produit et un réactif à base de soufre qui n'a pas réagi, de la seconde région et à recycler le réactif à base de soufre qui n'a pas réagi, à la seconde région.
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