EP4339326A1 - Paired electrosynthesis process for (co)production hydroxylamine and ammonia - Google Patents
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- the present invention is directed to a paired electrosynthesis process for the (co)production of hydroxylamine (HA) and/or ammonia out of N 2 or air and water. It further provides an electrolyzer developed for said purpose comprising both a porous cathode and anode with an effective catalyst layer and based on a continuous flow process.
- the process and electrolyzer of the present invention are particularly useful to efficiently convert reactants such as NO 3 -, NO 2 -, NO x and N 2 at both, the cathode and anode.
- the electrosynthesis of nitrogen species such as ammonia and HA are promising in view of renewable energy storage and electrification of the chemical industry.
- the current production of ammonia leads to large CO 2 emissions due to the fossil fuel based Haber Bosch process.
- Electrochemical reduction of dinitrogen/NO 3 - is a sustainable process for ammonia synthesis without CO 2 emissions when renewable electricity is used.
- the production of HA is important for the production of caprolactam, a precursor of nylon-6.
- waste water streams can be utilized since they contain nitrates and nitrites.
- the present invention provides an electrochemical flow reactor configured for paired electrosynthesis of NH 3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA), said reactor comprising metal electrocatalyst based porous gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) as cathode and anode.
- GDEs metal electrocatalyst based porous gas diffusion electrodes
- the electrochemical flow cell reactor is characterized in that the metal electrocatalysts are selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
- the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode and the metal electrocatalysts of the anode are different.
- the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode are selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, and combinations thereof; and the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
- the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from a Bismuth/Molybdate alloy, Copper, a Platinum/Ruthenium alloy, a Platinum/Tin alloy, Cobalt, Nickel, and Palladium; more in particular the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from Bismuth/Molybdate alloy, Copper, a Platinum/Ruthenium alloy, a Platinum/Tin alloy, Cobalt, and Nickel,
- the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Platinum, a Ruthenium/Titanium alloy, Palladium, a Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy, an Iron/Tin alloy, and a Palladium/Ruthenium alloy; more in particular the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Platinum, a Ruthenium/Titanium alloy, a Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy, an Iron/Tin alloy, and a Palladium/Ruthenium alloy.
- the electrochemical flow cell reactor will typically comprise an anode and a cathode compartment separated by an ion exchange membrane or a one-compartment system where the cathode and anode are not separated from each other.
- the person skilled in the art is aware of the ion exchange membrane separators used in electrochemical flow cell reactors, including cation exchange membranes, anion exchange membranes and bipolar membranes.
- said anode and cathode compartment each preferably comprise an electrolyte compartment and a gas compartment separated from one another by means of the metal electrocatalyst based porous GDEs, configured for gas from the gas compartment to reach the metal electrocatalyst from the GDEs, wherein the metal electrocatalyst is configured to be in contact with the electrolyte from the electrolyte compartment.
- the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment and the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment comprise a common electrolyte (either an alkaline or acidic electrolyte; in particular alkaline), wherein the outlet of the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment is fluidly connected to the inlet of the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment.
- a common electrolyte either an alkaline or acidic electrolyte; in particular alkaline
- the gas compartment of the anode compartment and the gas compartment of the cathode compartment comprise a gas inlet for a Nitrogen containing gas (such as N 2 , NO, NO 2 , N 2 O and mixtures thereof), in particular dinitrogen (N 2 ) gas.
- a Nitrogen containing gas such as N 2 , NO, NO 2 , N 2 O and mixtures thereof
- N 2 dinitrogen
- the present invention provides an electrochemical flow cell reactor for paired electrosynthesis of NH 3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) from a Nitrogen containing gas, wherein the dinitrogen (N 2 ) from the Nitrogen containing gas from a gas compartment of the anode compartment is oxidized at the anode with the formation of NOx, Nitrate (NO 3 - ) and/or Nitrite (NO 2 - ) in the electrolyte of the anode compartment, wherein the thus obtained Nitrate (NO 3 - ) containing electrolyte is fed into to electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment, to be reduced at the cathode together with the Nitrogen (N 2 ) from the Nitrogen containing gas from the gas compartment of the cathode compartment with the formation of Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) in the electrolyte of the cathode compartment, and removing the thus obtained Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or hydroxy
- the electrochemical flow cell reactor further comprising a separator to retrieve the Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) from the Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) containing electrolyte, and recycling the electrolyte into the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment.
- a separator to retrieve the Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) from the Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) containing electrolyte, and recycling the electrolyte into the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment.
- the present invention provides a method of paired electrosynthesis of NH 3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) in an electrochemical flow cell reactor comprising an anode and a cathode compartment separated by an ion exchange membrane, said method comprising;
- the method of paired electrosynthesis of NH 3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) is characterized in that the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, and combinations thereof; and wherein the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
- Figure 1 herein also referred to as Fig. 1 , provides a schematic diagram of the paired electrosynthesis process for NH 3 / HA production.
- the present invention is in particular directed to a paired electrosynthesis process for the (co)production of hydroxylamine (HA) and/or ammonia out of N 2 or air and water. It provides thereto a continuous flow process and a continuous electrochemical flow reactor with porous electrodes at both the anode and the cathode, wherein each of said porous electrodes comprise a metal electrocatalyst layer.
- such continuous electrochemical flow reactor consists of a membrane or diaphragm, separating the anode and the cathode compartment and at either side a metal electrocatalyst layer incorporated in a gas diffusion electrode (GDE) to enhance mass transport and increase the electrochemical active surface area.
- GDE gas diffusion electrode
- Nitrate (NO 3 - ) source is hard to get (waste water can be used, however, the concentration of nitrates and nitrites herein are typically too low to produce large amounts of ammonia and / or HA) the technical realization of an electrochemical process for HA and/or ammonia synthesis has thus far been hindered by;
- the invention also benefits from a synergistic effect by co-reduction of N 2 and NO 3 - or NO 2 - at the cathode which can be controlled by the potential window. Compared to the existing technologies, this results in high product yields of HA and/or ammonia.
- the present invention utilizes the anode reaction products in a paired electrosynthesis concept for the production of HA and ammonia.
- electrodes reported for NRR to ammonia there are no indications in the literature to co-produce with 100% selectivity only ammonia or HA.
- Nitrogen oxidation has not been carried out electrochemically in a continuous flow cell which is the key of our anode reaction. It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide the use of Nitrogen oxidation, i.e.
- Electrochemical Nitrogen Oxidation Reaction in the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia and/or hydroxylamine, more in particular the use of NOR in a continuous flow cell configuration, in the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia and/or hydroxylamine.
- the present invention accordingly provides for the use of the products obtained from the anodic oxidation of Nitrogen as reactant for a cathodic reaction to produce NH 3 and/or HA.
- the present invention accordingly provides for the use of the products obtained from the anodic oxidation of Nitrogen in a continuous flow cell, as reactant for a cathodic reaction to produce NH 3 and/or HA, more in particular as reactant for a cathodic reaction to produce NH 3 and/or HA in a continuous flow cell.
- Fig. 1 provides a schematic diagram for the paired electrosynthesis of ammonia and/or HA in a continuous electrochemical flow cell reactor (1) using the anodic reaction products as reactant for the cathodic reduction.
- the electrochemical flow cell reactor comprises an anode compartment (2) and a cathode compartment (3) separated from one another by an ion exchange membrane (4).
- Both the anode compartment and the cathode compartment are configured as a continuous flow cell, and accordingly comprise an electrolyte compartment (5, 6) comprising a common electrolyte (20) (in the present example an alkaline electrolyte) and a gas compartment (7, 8) separated from one another by means of a metal electrocatalyst based porous GDE (9, 10).
- the GDE of the anode compartment (9) is configured for N 2 containing gas (13) from the gas compartment (7) to reach the metal electrocatalyst layer (11) of the anode which is in contact with the alkaline electrolyte (20) of the anode electrolyte compartment (5).
- Nitrogen is oxidized with the formation of Nitrate (NO 3 - )/Nitrite (NO 2 - ) in the alkaline electrolyte.
- Nitrate (NO 3 - ) containing alkaline electrolyte (21) is fed by means of a fluid connection (19) into the electrolyte compartment of the cathode cell (6).
- another GDE (10) is present and configured for N 2 containing gas (14) from the gas compartment (8) the reach the metal electrocatalyst layer (12) of the cathode which is in contact with the Nitrate (NO 3 - ) containing alkaline electrolyte (21) of the cathode electrolyte compartment (6).
- the double arrow symbolises a separator to separate Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) from the Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) containing alkaline electrolyte (22), with possible recycling of the alkaline electrolyte (20) into the electrolyte compartment of the anode (5).
- the recycling of the alkaline electrolyte (20) is an optional step in the method as disclosed.
- the separator as used is simply to indicate any possible means and procedures to obtain the reaction products Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA), from the Ammonia (NH 3 ) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) containing alkaline electrolyte (22).
- the alkaline electrolyte is an aqueous alkaline electrolyte
- the electrochemical flow cell reactor may also act as an electrolyzer with the formation of Oxygen (O 2 ) gas at the anode and Hydrogen (H 2 ) gas at the cathode.
- O 2 Oxygen
- H 2 Hydrogen
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The present invention is directed to a paired electrosynthesis process for the (co)production of hydroxylamine (HA) and/or ammonia out of N2 or air and water. It further provides an electrolyzer developed for said purpose comprising both a porous cathode and anode with an effective catalyst layer and based on a continuous flow process. The process and electrolyzer of the present invention are particularly useful to efficiently convert reactants such as NO3 -, NO2 -, NOx and N2 at both, the cathode and anode.
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- The present invention is directed to a paired electrosynthesis process for the (co)production of hydroxylamine (HA) and/or ammonia out of N2 or air and water. It further provides an electrolyzer developed for said purpose comprising both a porous cathode and anode with an effective catalyst layer and based on a continuous flow process. The process and electrolyzer of the present invention are particularly useful to efficiently convert reactants such as NO3-, NO2-, NOx and N2 at both, the cathode and anode.
- The electrosynthesis of nitrogen species such as ammonia and HA are promising in view of renewable energy storage and electrification of the chemical industry. In particular, the current production of ammonia leads to large CO2 emissions due to the fossil fuel based Haber Bosch process. Electrochemical reduction of dinitrogen/NO3 - is a sustainable process for ammonia synthesis without CO2 emissions when renewable electricity is used. Moreover, the production of HA is important for the production of caprolactam, a precursor of nylon-6. For the electrochemical production of ammonia and/or HA, also waste water streams can be utilized since they contain nitrates and nitrites.
- However, the current technology for an Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction (NRR) is facing a poor product selectivity leading to very little amounts of NH3 or HA products to be formed. Moreover, the reliability of many experiments in the field are questioned due to the little amounts of products produced, which cannot be accurately ascribed to the conversion of N2 or NO3 - or NO2 -. Also the current Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction Reaction (NO3RR) for HA formation is still only realized at lab scale, using batch type of cells.
- As such, current key bottlenecks in the electrosynthesis of nitrogen species out of N2 or air and water are (1) the poor selectivity of the electrocatalyst, and (2) the electrochemical system (electrode, membranes, reactor) is not optimal for long term (continuous) operation, which is eventually needed for an economic viable process. Both factors limit the desired/achieved currents or productivity of ammonia and HA, hampering applicability, operation and upscaling of this process.
- It is an objective of the present invention to address the aforementioned problems and to provide a process and electrolyzer to efficiently convert reactants such as NO3 -, NO2 -, NOx and N2 into commercially interesting nitrogen species such as ammonia and HA.
- In a first aspect the present invention provides an electrochemical flow reactor configured for paired electrosynthesis of NH3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA), said reactor comprising metal electrocatalyst based porous gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) as cathode and anode.
- In an embodiment, the electrochemical flow cell reactor is characterized in that the metal electrocatalysts are selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
- In a particular embodiment the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode and the metal electrocatalysts of the anode are different. Hence in an embodiment the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode are selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, and combinations thereof; and the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
- In a preferred embodiment the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from a Bismuth/Molybdate alloy, Copper, a Platinum/Ruthenium alloy, a Platinum/Tin alloy, Cobalt, Nickel, and Palladium; more in particular the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from Bismuth/Molybdate alloy, Copper, a Platinum/Ruthenium alloy, a Platinum/Tin alloy, Cobalt, and Nickel,
- In another preferred embodiment the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Platinum, a Ruthenium/Titanium alloy, Palladium, a Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy, an Iron/Tin alloy, and a Palladium/Ruthenium alloy; more in particular the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Platinum, a Ruthenium/Titanium alloy, a Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy, an Iron/Tin alloy, and a Palladium/Ruthenium alloy.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor will typically comprise an anode and a cathode compartment separated by an ion exchange membrane or a one-compartment system where the cathode and anode are not separated from each other. The person skilled in the art is aware of the ion exchange membrane separators used in electrochemical flow cell reactors, including cation exchange membranes, anion exchange membranes and bipolar membranes. Making use of metal electrocatalyst based porous GDEs as anode and cathode, said anode and cathode compartment each preferably comprise an electrolyte compartment and a gas compartment separated from one another by means of the metal electrocatalyst based porous GDEs, configured for gas from the gas compartment to reach the metal electrocatalyst from the GDEs, wherein the metal electrocatalyst is configured to be in contact with the electrolyte from the electrolyte compartment.
- In an embodiment, the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment and the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment comprise a common electrolyte (either an alkaline or acidic electrolyte; in particular alkaline), wherein the outlet of the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment is fluidly connected to the inlet of the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment. As such a continuous flow of the electrolyte can be realized. In the electrochemical synthesis of NH3 and HA, the gas compartment of the anode compartment and the gas compartment of the cathode compartment comprise a gas inlet for a Nitrogen containing gas (such as N2, NO, NO2, N2O and mixtures thereof), in particular dinitrogen (N2) gas.
- In a further aspect the present invention provides an electrochemical flow cell reactor for paired electrosynthesis of NH3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) from a Nitrogen containing gas, wherein the dinitrogen (N2) from the Nitrogen containing gas from a gas compartment of the anode compartment is oxidized at the anode with the formation of NOx, Nitrate (NO3 -) and/or Nitrite (NO2 -) in the electrolyte of the anode compartment, wherein the thus obtained Nitrate (NO3 -) containing electrolyte is fed into to electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment, to be reduced at the cathode together with the Nitrogen (N2) from the Nitrogen containing gas from the gas compartment of the cathode compartment with the formation of Ammonia (NH3) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) in the electrolyte of the cathode compartment, and removing the thus obtained Ammonia (NH3) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) containing electrolyte from the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment.
- In an embodiment the electrochemical flow cell reactor, further comprising a separator to retrieve the Ammonia (NH3) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) from the Ammonia (NH3) and/or hydroxylamine (HA) containing electrolyte, and recycling the electrolyte into the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment.
- In a second aspect the present invention provides a method of paired electrosynthesis of NH3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) in an electrochemical flow cell reactor comprising an anode and a cathode compartment separated by an ion exchange membrane, said method comprising;
- oxidizing diNitrogen (N2) from a Nitrogen containing gas using a metal electrocatalyst based porous gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) as anode with the formation of Nitrate (NO3-) and/or Nitrite (NO2 -) in an electrolyte present in an electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment or NOx in the gas compartment of the anode compartment,
- feeding the thus obtained Nitrate (NO3-)/Nitrite (NO2 -)/NOx containing electrolyte into an electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment,
- reducing the Nitrate (NO3-)/Nitrite (NO2 -) from said Nitrate (NO3-) containing electrolyte together with Nitrogen (N2) from a Nitrogen containing gas using a metal electrocatalyst based porous gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) as cathode, with the formation of Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) in the alkaline/acidic electrolyte of the cathode compartment, and
- removing the thus obtained Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) containing electrolyte from the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment.
- In an embodiment the method of paired electrosynthesis of NH3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA), further comprising;
- separating the Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) from the Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) containing electrolyte, and
- recycling the electrolyte into the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment.
- In an embodiment the method of paired electrosynthesis of NH3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA), is characterized in that the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, and combinations thereof; and wherein the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
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Figure 1 , herein also referred to asFig. 1 , provides a schematic diagram of the paired electrosynthesis process for NH3 / HA production. - As mentioned herein before, the present invention is in particular directed to a paired electrosynthesis process for the (co)production of hydroxylamine (HA) and/or ammonia out of N2 or air and water. It provides thereto a continuous flow process and a continuous electrochemical flow reactor with porous electrodes at both the anode and the cathode, wherein each of said porous electrodes comprise a metal electrocatalyst layer.
- Per reference to
Fig.1 , and further detailed hereinafter, such continuous electrochemical flow reactor consists of a membrane or diaphragm, separating the anode and the cathode compartment and at either side a metal electrocatalyst layer incorporated in a gas diffusion electrode (GDE) to enhance mass transport and increase the electrochemical active surface area. - Since a proper Nitrate (NO3 -) source is hard to get (waste water can be used, however, the concentration of nitrates and nitrites herein are typically too low to produce large amounts of ammonia and/or HA) the technical realization of an electrochemical process for HA and/or ammonia synthesis has thus far been hindered by;
- very low current densities, in particular at the cathode (thus low productivity),
- poor product selectivity of the electrocatalyst for NRR towards HA or ammonia,
- large overpotentials due to the anodic reaction, typically oxygen evolution reaction (hence low energetic efficiency),
- process durability which is a result of the interplay of simultaneous processes occurring on both electrodes, and crossover of species through the membrane, and
- stability of the electrode structure.
- This problem has been solved by the paired electrosynthesis process and the continuous electrochemical flow reactor according to the invention. Using a paired electrosynthesis process, wherein the anodic reaction produces nitrates, nitrites and/or NOx which are subsequently used as reactant for the cathodic reaction to produce NH3 and/or HA, the aforementioned problem of a proper Nitrate (NO3 -) source has been resolved. With the reactor of the present invention a N2-containing gas, such as air can be used instead, or even a gaseous reactant, such as NOx can be utilized, optionally together with an electrolyte based on liquid reactants or dissolved species such as NO3 -, NO2 - and N2H4. Using a paired electrosynthesis process, wherein the anodic reaction produces nitrates, nitrites and/or NOx which are subsequently used as reactant for the cathodic reaction to produce NH3 or HA, also results in a decreased cell potential, and thus the energy efficiency is increased. The invention also benefits from a synergistic effect by co-reduction of N2 and NO3 - or NO2 - at the cathode which can be controlled by the potential window. Compared to the existing technologies, this results in high product yields of HA and/or ammonia.
- Expressed differently, the present invention utilizes the anode reaction products in a paired electrosynthesis concept for the production of HA and ammonia. Although there have been electrodes reported for NRR to ammonia, there are no indications in the literature to co-produce with 100% selectivity only ammonia or HA. Nitrogen oxidation has not been carried out electrochemically in a continuous flow cell which is the key of our anode reaction. It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide the use of Nitrogen oxidation, i.e. the Electrochemical Nitrogen Oxidation Reaction (NOR), in the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia and/or hydroxylamine, more in particular the use of NOR in a continuous flow cell configuration, in the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia and/or hydroxylamine. The present invention accordingly provides for the use of the products obtained from the anodic oxidation of Nitrogen as reactant for a cathodic reaction to produce NH3 and/or HA. In an embodiment the present invention accordingly provides for the use of the products obtained from the anodic oxidation of Nitrogen in a continuous flow cell, as reactant for a cathodic reaction to produce NH3 and/or HA, more in particular as reactant for a cathodic reaction to produce NH3 and/or HA in a continuous flow cell.
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Fig. 1 provides a schematic diagram for the paired electrosynthesis of ammonia and/or HA in a continuous electrochemical flow cell reactor (1) using the anodic reaction products as reactant for the cathodic reduction. The electrochemical flow cell reactor comprises an anode compartment (2) and a cathode compartment (3) separated from one another by an ion exchange membrane (4). Both the anode compartment and the cathode compartment are configured as a continuous flow cell, and accordingly comprise an electrolyte compartment (5, 6) comprising a common electrolyte (20) (in the present example an alkaline electrolyte) and a gas compartment (7, 8) separated from one another by means of a metal electrocatalyst based porous GDE (9, 10). The GDE of the anode compartment (9) is configured for N2 containing gas (13) from the gas compartment (7) to reach the metal electrocatalyst layer (11) of the anode which is in contact with the alkaline electrolyte (20) of the anode electrolyte compartment (5). At the interface between said liquid alkaline electrolyte and the metal electrocatalyst layer (11) of the anode, Nitrogen is oxidized with the formation of Nitrate (NO3 -)/Nitrite (NO2 -) in the alkaline electrolyte. The thus obtained Nitrate (NO3 -) containing alkaline electrolyte (21) is fed by means of a fluid connection (19) into the electrolyte compartment of the cathode cell (6). In the cathode compartment (3) another GDE (10) is present and configured for N2 containing gas (14) from the gas compartment (8) the reach the metal electrocatalyst layer (12) of the cathode which is in contact with the Nitrate (NO3 -) containing alkaline electrolyte (21) of the cathode electrolyte compartment (6). At the interface between said Nitrate (NO3 -) containing alkaline electrolyte (21) and the metal electrocatalyst layer (12) of the cathode, Dinitrogen (N2) and/or Nitrate/Nitrite is reduced with the formation of Ammonia (NH3) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) in the alkaline electrolyte of the cathode compartment. The thus obtained Ammonia (NH3) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) containing alkaline electrolyte (22) being removed from the cathode electrolyte compartment (6) through an outlet (18). The double arrow symbolises a separator to separate Ammonia (NH3) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) from the Ammonia (NH3) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) containing alkaline electrolyte (22), with possible recycling of the alkaline electrolyte (20) into the electrolyte compartment of the anode (5). The recycling of the alkaline electrolyte (20) is an optional step in the method as disclosed. Also the separator as used, is simply to indicate any possible means and procedures to obtain the reaction products Ammonia (NH3) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA), from the Ammonia (NH3) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) containing alkaline electrolyte (22). - In this schematic representation the alkaline electrolyte is an aqueous alkaline electrolyte, hence the electrochemical flow cell reactor may also act as an electrolyzer with the formation of Oxygen (O2) gas at the anode and Hydrogen (H2) gas at the cathode. However, via selective electrocatalysts and selecting the optimal reaction conditions (potential, electrolyte composition, etc.) these side reactions are minimized. Also at either side the formation or consumption of NOx gasses cannot be excluded.
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- CL - Catalyst layer
- GDE - Gas Diffusion Electrode
- GDL - Gas Diffusion Layer
- HA- Hydroxylamine
- HER - Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
- NRR - Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction
- NOR - Electrochemical Nitrogen Oxidation Reaction
- NO3RR - Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction Reaction
- NO2RR - Electrochemical Nitrite Reduction Reaction
- OER - Oxygen Evolution Reaction
- ORR - Oxygen Reduction Reaction
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- electrochemical flow cell reactor
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- membrane
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- GDE of the cathode cell or the cathode GDE
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- the metal electrocatalyst layer of the cathode GDE
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- gas input to the gas compartment of the anode cell
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- gas input to the gas compartment of the cathode cell
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- electrolyte outlet of the electrolyte compartment of the anode cell
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- electrolyte outlet of the electrolyte compartment of the cathode cell
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- fluid connection between the electrolyte compartments
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- alkaline electrolyte
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- Nitrate (NO3 -)/nitrite (NO2 -) containing alkaline electrolyte
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- Ammonia (NH3) and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) containing alkaline electrolyte
Claims (14)
- An electrochemical flow reactor configured for paired electrosynthesis of NH3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA), said reactor comprising metal electrocatalyst based porous gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) as cathode and anode.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claim 1, wherein the metal electrocatalysts are selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claims 1 or 2, wherein the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, and combinations thereof; and wherein the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claim 1, wherein the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from a Bismuth/Molybdate alloy, Copper, a Platinum/Ruthenium alloy, a Platinum/Tin alloy, Cobalt, Nickel, and Palladium; more in particular the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from Bismuth/Molybdate alloy, Copper, a Platinum/Ruthenium alloy, a Platinum/Tin alloy, Cobalt, and Nickel,
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claim 1, wherein the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Platinum, a Ruthenium/Titanium alloy, Palladium, a Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy, an Iron/Tin alloy, and a Palladium/Ruthenium alloy; more in particular the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Platinum, a Ruthenium/Titanium alloy, a Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy, an Iron/Tin alloy, and a Palladium/Ruthenium alloy
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising an anode and a cathode compartment separated by an ion exchange membrane or a compartment in which the anode and cathode are not separated from each other.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claim 6, wherein the anode and cathode compartment each comprise an electrolyte compartment and a gas compartment separated from one another by means of the metal electrocatalyst based porous GDEs, configured for gas from the gas compartment to reach the metal electrocatalyst from the GDEs, configured to be in contact with the electrolyte from the electrolyte compartment.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claim 7, wherein the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment and the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment comprise a common electrolyte, and wherein the outlet of the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment is fluidly connected to the inlet of the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claim 7, wherein the gas compartment of the anode compartment and the gas compartment of the cathode compartment comprise a gas inlet for a Nitrogen (N2) containing gas.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claim 9, wherein the Nitrogen (N2) from the Nitrogen containing gas from the gas compartment of the anode compartment is oxidized at the anode with the formation of Nitrate (NO3 -), Nitrite (NO2 -) and/or NOx in the electrolyte of the anode compartment, wherein the thus obtained Nitrate (NO3 -) containing electrolyte is fed into to electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment, to be reduced at the cathode together with the Nitrogen (N2) from the Nitrogen containing gas from the gas compartment of the cathode compartment with the formation of Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) in the electrolyte of the cathode compartment, and removing the thus obtained Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) containing electrolyte from the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment.
- The electrochemical flow cell reactor according to claim 10, further comprising a separator to retrieve the Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) from the Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) containing electrolyte, and recycling the electrolyte into the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment.
- A method of paired electrosynthesis of NH3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) in an electrochemical flow cell reactor comprising an anode and a cathode compartment separated by an ion exchange membrane, said method comprising;• oxidizing Dinitrogen (N2) from a Nitrogen containing gas using a metal electrocatalyst based porous gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) as anode with the formation of Nitrate (NO3 -), Nitrite (NO2 -) and/or NOx in an alkaline or acidic electrolyte present in an electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment,• feeding the thus obtained Nitrate (NO3 -) containing alkaline/acidic electrolyte into an electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment,• reducing the Nitrate (NO3 -) from said Nitrate (NO3 -) containing alkaline electrolyte together with Dinitrogen (N2) from a Nitrogen containing gas using a metal electrocatalyst based porous gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) as cathode, with the formation of Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) in the alkaline/acidic electrolyte of the cathode compartment, and• removing the thus obtained Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) containing alkaline/acidic electrolyte from the electrolyte compartment of the cathode compartment.
- The method of paired electrosynthesis of NH3 and/or Hydroxylamine (HA) according to claim 12, further comprising;• separating the Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) from the Ammonia (NH3) and hydroxylamine (HA) containing alkaline electrolyte, and• recycling the alkaline electrolyte into the electrolyte compartment of the anode compartment.
- The method of claims 12 or 13, wherein the metal electrocatalysts of the cathode is selected from Bismuth/Molybdate based catalysts, Copper based catalysts, Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Cobalt based catalysts, Nickel based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, and combinations thereof; and wherein the metal electrocatalysts of the anode is selected from Ruthenium based catalysts, Platinum based catalysts, Palladium based catalysts, Cobalt/Iron/Zinc/Oxide alloy based catalysts, Iron/Tin alloy based catalysts and combinations thereof.
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