SG11201903053RA - Method and apparatus for controlling an electrochemical process - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 01E101011M 3E1 0 01110111111110 11011110 1111111110 1111 0111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\"1 WO 2018/068094 Al 19 April 2018 (19.04.2018) WIP0 1 PCT — (51) (21) (22) (25) Filing Language: (26) (30) (71) International Patent Classification: U23/1 -5A The Avenue, Hurtsville, New South Wales 2220 C25B 15/02 (2006.01) H01M 8/04694 (2016.01) (AU). International Application Number: PCT/AU2017/051106 International Filing Date: (74) Agent: 12 October 2017 (12.10.2017) English Publication Language: English kind Priority Data: AO, 2016904139 12 October 2016 (12.10.2016) AU CA, Applicants: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, LIMITED [AU/AU]; Rupert Myers Building, Gate KR, 14, Barker Street, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales MG, 2052 (AU). THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND OM, [AU/AU]; Level 7, General Purpose South Building, Staff SC, House Rd, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072 TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (AU). New South Wales 2207 (AU). ZHU, Zhonghua; 12 Crotty Street, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068 (AU). XU, Xiaoy- ong; TAHINI, Hassan; 1/18 Connemarra Street, Bexley, U7/151 Gailey Road, Taringa, Queensland 4068 (AU). South Wales 2001 (AU). (81) Designated DZ, (84) Designated GRIFFITH HACK; GPO Box 4164, Sydney, New States (unless otherwise indicated, for every of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, States (unless otherwise indicated, for every of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (72) Inventors: SMITH, Sean Campbell; 8 Curtin Crescent, kind Maroubra, New South Wales 2035 (AU). TAN, Xin; GM, = = Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS 20 .203 201 (54) = = = = 2 Bb 23 2$a \ 24 22 25 26 FIGURE 2 : The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus to perform an electrochemical process by manipulating the on an electrode involved in the primary circuit of the electrochemical reaction. The amount of charge on the electrode can be independent of the bias voltage of the primary circuit and is accomplished by coupling the electrode with various different 0 manipulated ei configurations. = = _ = = = = = _ = = 1-1 7r C:7 0 GO 0 -- -- GO (57) ,I charge [Continued on next page] WO 2018/068094 Al MIDEDIM011010EIRDERI11011111111111111111111111101111111110111111111111 UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))