TW202331004A - System and method for carbon dioxide electrolysis - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for carbon dioxide electrolysis are provided. The system for carbon dioxide electrolysis includes electrochemical electrolysis equipment and an absorption unit fluidly connected with the electrochemical electrolysis equipment. A cathode reactant and an anode reactant are electrolyzed by the electrochemical electrolysis equipment to form a cathode mixture and an anode mixture. The cathode reactant includes carbon dioxide or compounds that containing a bicarbonate group or a carbonate group. The cathode mixture includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. The anode mixture includes oxygen gas. The cathode mixture is processed by the absorption unit to separate out a syngas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas.

Description

Carbon dioxide electrolysis system and method

The invention relates to a carbon dioxide electrolysis system and method, in particular to a carbon dioxide electrolysis system and method capable of producing synthesis gas and oxygen.

Carbon dioxide gas produced by burning fossil materials is the main cause of the greenhouse effect. In order to slow down the problem of global warming, how to convert carbon dioxide gas into other renewable energy sources is one of the important research and development goals at present.

In the prior art, various technologies for reducing carbon dioxide are disclosed. One of these technologies combines photocatalysts with water-splitting systems to reduce carbon dioxide in a manner similar to plant photosynthesis systems. First, photocatalytically decomposes water and generates hydrogen ions, and then uses hydrogen ions to reduce carbon dioxide. However, this device is a batch reaction device, which is not conducive to the treatment of large amounts of carbon dioxide.

Another technology for reducing carbon dioxide is to dissolve carbon dioxide in the electrolyte and reduce carbon dioxide by electrocatalysis. However, the diffusion ability and concentration of carbon dioxide will be affected by time, which in turn affects the conversion rate of carbon dioxide. Moreover, the reduction products of carbon dioxide include a variety of hydrocarbons, such as methane, methanol, ethane, ethanol, acetic acid, or ethylene, but not all of them can be used as fuels or as basic raw materials for other chemicals. Multiple steps of separation and purification are required, which has the disadvantage of complicated steps.

Therefore, how to reduce carbon dioxide to alleviate the problem of the greenhouse effect and make the carbon dioxide reduction products pure and reusable has become one of the important issues to be solved by this project.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a carbon dioxide electrolysis system and method in view of the deficiencies in the prior art.

In order to solve the above technical problems, one of the technical solutions adopted by the present invention is to provide an electrolysis system for carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system includes an electrochemical electrolysis device and an absorption unit in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device. The electrochemical electrolysis device electrolyzes a cathode reactant and an anode reactant to form a cathode mixture and an anode mixture respectively. The cathode reactant includes carbon dioxide or a compound containing bicarbonate or carbonate, the cathode mixture includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen, and the anode mixture includes oxygen. The absorption unit processes the cathode mixture to separate a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

In some embodiments, the absorption unit divides the cathode mixture into a cathode gas product comprising synthesis gas and a reflux liquid comprising bicarbonate, carbonate or hydroxide, and a reflux liquid which is returned to the electrochemical electrolysis equipment.

In some embodiments, the carbon dioxide electrolysis system further includes: a first reactant preparation unit, the first reactant preparation unit is fluidly connected between the electrochemical electrolysis device and the absorption unit, the first reactant preparation unit receives the reflux liquid, And provide the cathode reactant to the electrochemical electrolysis device.

In some embodiments, the cathode mixture includes a cathode gas mixture and a cathode liquid mixture, and the absorption unit processes the cathode gas mixture.

In some embodiments, the cathode mixture includes a cathode liquid mixture that includes metal ions, hydroxide ions, or metal hydroxides.

In some embodiments, the carbon dioxide electrolysis system further includes: a first gas-liquid separation unit, the first gas-liquid separation unit is fluidly connected between the electrochemical electrolysis device and the absorption unit, and the first gas-liquid separation unit separates the cathode mixture It is a mixture of cathode gas and cathode liquid.

In some embodiments, the carbon dioxide electrolysis system further includes: a first liquid processing unit, the first liquid processing unit is in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device, the first liquid processing unit processes the cathode liquid mixture to generate a first processing liquid, The first treatment liquid is returned to the electrochemical electrolysis device.

In some embodiments, the carbon dioxide electrolysis system further includes: a first reactant preparation unit, the first reactant preparation unit is fluidly connected between the electrochemical electrolysis device and the first liquid processing unit, and the first reactant preparation unit receives The first treatment solution and provides the cathode reactant to the electrochemical electrolysis device.

In some embodiments, the anode mixture includes an anode gas mixture and an anode liquid mixture.

In some embodiments, the carbon dioxide electrolysis system further includes: a second gas-liquid separation unit, the second gas-liquid separation unit is fluidly connected to the electrochemical electrolysis device, and the second gas-liquid separation unit divides the anode mixture into anode gas mixture and Anode liquid mixture.

In some embodiments, the carbon dioxide electrolysis system further includes: a second liquid processing unit, the second liquid processing unit is in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device, the second liquid processing unit processes the anode liquid mixture to generate a second processing liquid, The second treatment liquid is returned to the electrochemical electrolysis device.

In some embodiments, the carbon dioxide electrolysis system further includes: a second reactant preparation unit, the second reactant preparation unit is fluidly connected between the electrochemical electrolysis device and the second liquid processing unit, and the second reactant preparation unit receives The second treatment liquid, and provide the anode reactant to the electrochemical electrolysis device.

In some embodiments, the electrochemical electrolysis device includes a plurality of electrolysis units; wherein, each electrolysis unit includes a cathode electrode located in a cathode chamber, an anode electrode located in an anode chamber, and an electrode between the cathode electrode and the anode An ion exchange membrane between the electrodes.

In some embodiments, the cathode electrode is arranged in the cathode chamber, a cathode catalyst is formed on the cathode electrode, the anode electrode is arranged in the anode chamber, an anode catalyst is formed on the anode electrode, and every two adjacent electrolytic cells are formed with a insulation plate interval; wherein, the material of the cathode catalyst comprises iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, ruthenium, rhodium, silver, iridium, platinum, gold, titanium or carbon compounds comprising any of the above metals, the anode catalyst The material comprises ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, titanium or a metal halide, metal oxide or metal hydroxide comprising any of the above metals.

In some embodiments, the cathode chamber has an inlet for receiving the cathode reactant and an outlet for discharging the cathode mixture, and the anode chamber has an inlet for receiving the anode reactant and an outlet for discharging the anode mixture.

In some embodiments, the cathode chamber has an inlet for receiving the cathode reactant and two outlets for discharging the cathode mixture, and the anode chamber has an inlet for receiving the anode reactant and two outlets for discharging the anode mixture.

In some embodiments, the cathode reactant also includes a catholyte, which contains bicarbonate or carbonate; the anode reactant also includes an anolyte, which contains bicarbonate, carbonate or Hydroxide.

In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide an electrolysis method for carbon dioxide. The electrolysis method of carbon dioxide comprises: using an electrochemical electrolysis device to electrolyze a cathode reactant and an anode reactant to form a cathode mixture and an anode mixture respectively; and using an absorption unit to process the cathode mixture to separate carbon monoxide and hydrogen of a synthetic gas. Wherein, the cathode reactant includes carbon dioxide or compounds containing carbonate or bicarbonate, the cathode mixture includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen, and the anode mixture includes oxygen.

In some embodiments, after the absorption unit processes the cathode mixture, the cathode mixture is divided into a cathode gas product and a reflux liquid, the cathode gas product includes synthesis gas, and the reflux liquid contains bicarbonate, carbonate or hydroxide; carbon dioxide The electrolysis method further includes: returning the reflux liquid to the electrochemical electrolysis device.

In some embodiments, the carbon dioxide electrolysis method further includes: sending the reflux liquid to a first reactant preparation unit, and the first reactant preparation unit provides the cathode reactant to the electrochemical electrolysis device.

In some embodiments, the cathode mixture includes a cathode gas mixture and a cathode liquid mixture, and the cathode liquid mixture includes metal ions, hydroxide ions or metal hydroxides.

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the carbon dioxide electrolysis system and method provided by the present invention can pass through "the cathode reactant includes carbon dioxide or a compound containing carbonate or bicarbonate, and the cathode mixture includes carbon monoxide and Hydrogen, the anode mixture includes oxygen" and "absorption unit processes the cathode mixture and separates a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen", while having a decomposing greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide), also produces a gas that can be used as The effect of syngas (carbon monoxide and hydrogen) on the fuel.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings related to the present invention. However, the provided drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

The following are specific examples to illustrate the implementation of the "carbon dioxide electrolysis system and method" disclosed in the present invention. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made to the details in this specification based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are only for simple illustration, and are not drawn according to the actual size, which is stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, the term "or" used herein may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

The invention provides a carbon dioxide electrolysis system, which includes an electrochemical electrolysis device and an absorption unit in fluid communication. Electrochemical electrolysis equipment is used to reduce carbon dioxide to achieve the effect of mitigating the greenhouse effect problem, and can simultaneously produce alkaline liquid products for commercial use. The absorption unit is used to separate carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide reduction products to obtain high-content synthesis gas (mixed gas of carbon monoxide and hydrogen), and the reduction products can be directly used as fuel. In addition to synthesis gas, the gas phase products produced by the cathode may also include methane, ethane, ethylene or mixtures thereof, but still have synthesis gas as the main component.

The electrochemical electrolysis device of the present invention can electrolyze a cathode reactant and an anode reactant to form a cathode mixture and an anode mixture respectively. Specifically, the cathode reactant includes carbon dioxide gas and a catholyte, and the anode reactant includes an anolyte. The half-reaction of the cathode reactant at the cathode is: as well as ; The half-reaction of the anode reactant at the anode is: . After electrolysis, the cathode mixture will contain the carbon monoxide and hydrogen produced by the electrolysis reaction and the catholyte. The anode mixture includes oxygen produced by electrolysis and the anolyte.

Since the present invention feeds carbon dioxide gas into the cathode, there is no problem of low carbon dioxide conversion rate and unstable electrolytic reaction due to the slow diffusion rate of carbon dioxide in the aqueous solution. Also, the cathode mixture produced by the electrolysis reaction includes a high content of synthesis gas, which can be directly used as fuel. Then, through the use of the absorption unit, the carbon dioxide that has not been electrolyzed in the cathode mixture can be absorbed to further obtain high-purity synthesis gas.

It can be seen that the carbon dioxide electrolysis system of the present invention can convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and hydrogen at the cathode, not only decompose greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide), but also produce synthetic gas (carbon monoxide and hydrogen) that can be used as fuel. Due to the high concentration of synthetic gas, it can be directly used as a basic raw material for fuel or other chemicals without complicated separation or purification steps. In other embodiments, the cathode reactant may also be a compound containing bicarbonate or carbonate.

Aforesaid catholyte can contain sodium hydroxide, sodium bromide, sodium bicarbonate, sodium sulfate, sodium phosphate, sodium hydrogen phosphate, lithium hydroxide, lithium bromide, lithium bicarbonate, lithium sulfate, lithium phosphate, lithium hydrogen phosphate, An aqueous solution of an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide, potassium bromide, potassium bicarbonate, potassium sulfate, potassium phosphate, potassium hydrogenphosphate, or any combination thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the catholyte contains bicarbonate or carbonate, preferably, the catholyte is an aqueous solution containing sodium bicarbonate. Also, the concentration of the electrolyte in the catholyte is as low as 0.001M and as high as the saturation concentration of the electrolyte.

The aforesaid anolyte can contain sodium hydroxide, sodium bromide, sodium bicarbonate, sodium sulfate, sodium phosphate, sodium hydrogen phosphate, lithium hydroxide, lithium bromide, lithium bicarbonate, lithium sulfate, lithium phosphate, lithium hydrogen phosphate, An aqueous solution of an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide, potassium bromide, potassium bicarbonate, potassium sulfate, potassium phosphate, potassium hydrogenphosphate, or any combination thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the anolyte contains bicarbonate or carbonate, preferably, the anolyte is an aqueous solution containing sodium bicarbonate. Also, the concentration of the electrolyte in the anolyte solution is as low as 0.001M and as high as the saturation concentration of the electrolyte.

[first embodiment]

Please refer to Fig. 1, the first embodiment of the present invention provides a carbon dioxide electrolysis system, which includes: electrochemical electrolysis equipment 1, a first reactant preparation unit 2, a second reactant preparation unit 3, a first A gas-liquid separation unit 4 , a second gas-liquid separation unit 5 and an absorption unit 6 .

The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 is in fluid communication with the first reactant preparation unit 2 to receive the cathode reactant A1 provided by the first reactant preparation unit 2 . The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 is in fluid communication with the second reactant preparation unit 3 to receive the anode reactant A2 provided by the second reactant preparation unit 3 . The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 electrolyzes the cathode reactant A1 and the anode reactant A2 to form the cathode mixture B1 and the anode mixture B2 respectively. Among them, the cathode reactant A1 is prepared by the first reactant preparation unit 2 after receiving the catholyte E1 and carbon dioxide gas, and the anode reactant A2 is prepared by the second reactant preparation unit 3 after receiving the anolyte E2 .

The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 is in fluid communication with the first gas-liquid separation unit 4 to separate gas phase components and liquid phase components in the cathode mixture B1. The cathode mixture B1 can be divided into a cathode gas mixture V1 and a cathode liquid mixture L1 by the first gas-liquid separation unit 4 . Specifically, the cathode gas mixture V1 includes carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, and the cathode liquid mixture L1 includes the catholyte E1. In an exemplary embodiment, the cathode liquid mixture L1 may include liquid sodium hydroxide and the catholyte E1, that is, the cathode liquid mixture L1 includes metal ions, hydroxide ions or metal hydroxides. It can be known that the carbon dioxide electrolysis system of the present invention can simultaneously produce the cathode gas mixture V1 and the cathode liquid mixture L1 with economic value.

The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 is in fluid communication with the second gas-liquid separation unit 5 to separate gas phase components and liquid phase components in the anode mixture B2. The anode mixture B2 can be divided into an anode gas mixture V2 and an anode liquid mixture L2 by the second gas-liquid separation unit 5 . Specifically, the anode gas mixture V2 includes oxygen, and the anode liquid mixture L2 includes the anolyte E2.

The absorption unit 6 is in fluid communication with the first gas-liquid separation unit 4 to process the cathode gas mixture V1, and the absorption unit 6 absorbs carbon dioxide in the cathode gas mixture V1 to separate carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Specifically, the catholyte E1 is passed into the absorption unit 6, and the catholyte E1 is contacted with the cathode gas mixture V1, at this time, carbon dioxide will be dissolved in the catholyte E1 from the cathode gas mixture V1.

Therefore, after the cathode gas mixture V1 contacts the catholyte E1, a cathode gas product P1 and a reflux liquid R1 are formed. Cathode gas product P1 includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The reflux liquid R1 contains catholyte E1 and carbon dioxide, or further includes liquid sodium hydroxide (or liquid caustic), therefore, the reflux liquid R1 can be returned to the electrochemical electrolysis device 1 as the cathode reactant A1 reuse. In a preferred embodiment, the reflux liquid R1 is first sent to the first reactant preparation unit 2 , and then sent to the electrochemical electrolysis device 1 after proper preparation. Specifically, the reflux liquid R1 contains bicarbonate, carbonate or hydroxide.

The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 and the absorption unit 6 can form a circulation pipeline, so that the carbon dioxide electrolysis system of the present invention can stably produce the cathode gas product P1 and the cathode liquid mixture L1 with economic value, and can increase the use of the cathode reactant A1 efficiency. Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 3 together, the chemical electrolysis device 1 of the present invention includes a plurality of electrolysis units 10 . In the first embodiment, a plurality of electrolytic units 10 are arranged in parallel, and every two adjacent electrolytic units 10 are separated by an insulating plate 13 . In some embodiments, the number of electrolysis units 10 is 3 to 30.

It should be noted that the electrolysis units 10 arranged in series are illustrated in FIG. 2 , but the actual application is not limited thereto, and a plurality of electrolysis units 10 can also be arranged in parallel. For example, several electrolysis units 10 can be arranged in series to form an electrolysis module, and then several electrolysis modules are connected in parallel to form an electrolysis assembly to increase the processing capacity of carbon dioxide gas and/or The concentration of cathode gas product P1 is increased.

Please refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 together, each electrolysis unit 10 includes a cathode electrode 14 located in a cathode chamber 11, an anode electrode 15 located in an anode chamber 12, and an anode electrode 15 sandwiched between the cathode electrode 14 and the anode electrode. 15 between an ion exchange membrane 20 .

Each cathode chamber 11 is formed with an inlet 111 on an inlet side to receive the cathode reactant A1, each cathode chamber 11 is formed with an outlet 112 on an outlet side to discharge the cathode mixture B1, and the inlet side and the outlet sides facing each other. Each anode chamber 12 is formed with an inlet 121 on an inlet side to receive the anode reactant A2, and each anode chamber 12 is formed with an outlet 122 on an outlet side to discharge the anode mixture B2, and the inlet side and the outlet sides facing each other.

In some embodiments, the inlets 111 of each cathode chamber 11 are connected to each other by a pipeline to simultaneously inject the cathode reactant A1, and the inlets 121 of each anode chamber 12 are connected to each other by another pipeline to simultaneously inject the anode reactant A2 . The inlet 111 of the cathode chamber 11 is not in communication with the inlet 121 of the anode chamber 12 . Similarly, the outlets 112 of each cathode chamber 11 are connected to each other by a pipeline, so that the electrolysis products generated by each electrolysis unit 10 are confluent to form the cathode mixture B1. The outlets 122 of each anode chamber 12 are connected to each other by another pipeline, so that the electrolysis products generated by each electrolysis unit 10 are confluent to form an anode mixture B2. The outlet 112 of the cathode chamber 11 is not in communication with the outlet 122 of the anode chamber 12 .

The inlets 111 and 121 can be formed at any position of the cathode chamber 11 or the anode chamber 12 , generally speaking, the inlets 111 and 121 are formed near the bottom of the cathode chamber 11 or the anode chamber 12 . Moreover, compared with the positions of the inlets 111 and 121, the positions of the outlets 112, 122 are located at higher heights. For example: the inlets 111 and 121 can be formed near the bottom of the electrolysis unit 10 , and the outlets 112 and 122 can be formed at half or more of the height of the electrolysis unit 10 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , the cathode electrode 14 is disposed on the cathode chamber 11 , and a cathode catalyst 141 is formed on the cathode electrode 14 on a plane facing the ion exchange membrane 20 to promote the reduction reaction. The other plane of the cathode electrode 14 is located in the cathode chamber 11 and is in contact with the cathode reactant A1. The anode electrode 15 is disposed on the anode chamber 12 , and an anode catalyst 151 is formed on a plane of the anode electrode 15 facing the ion exchange membrane 20 to promote oxidation reaction. The other plane of the anode electrode 15 is located in the anode chamber 12 and is in contact with the anode reactant A2. An external power source can apply electrical energy to the cathode electrode 14 and the anode electrode 15 to perform electrolysis.

In order to prevent the cathode electrode 14 of the electrolysis unit 10 from contacting the anode electrode 15 of the adjacent electrolysis unit 10 , an insulating plate 13 is provided between the adjacent electrolysis units 10 to completely separate them. In this way, when an external voltage is applied to the cathode electrode 14 and the anode electrode 15 , it can be ensured that the cathode electrode 14 will not contact the anode electrode 15 to avoid short circuit.

In the present invention, the cathode electrode 14 can be a dense network structure, and the material forming the cathode electrode 14 can be a conductive material, such as metal or carbon material. The anode electrode 15 can be a dense network structure, and the material forming the anode electrode 15 can be a conductive material, such as metal or carbon material.

The cathode catalyst 141 may be various metals, metal compounds, alloys, carbon compounds containing at least one of heteroatoms or metals, or any combination thereof. Metals can be vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, tin, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, iridium, platinum, gold, aluminum , indium, titanium, lead, bismuth, antimony, tellurium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium or combinations thereof. Metal compounds include organometallic compounds and inorganic metal compounds, and encompass metal halides, metal oxides and metal hydroxides. The carbon compound containing at least one of heteroatoms or metals may be a structure composed of nitrogen-containing graphite, nitrogen-containing graphene, or nitrogen-containing carbon tubes and metal atoms.

The anode catalyst 151 may be various metals, metal compounds, alloys, carbon compounds containing at least one of heteroatoms or metals, or any combination thereof. Metals can be vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, tin, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, iridium, platinum, gold, aluminum , indium, titanium, lead, bismuth, antimony, tellurium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium or combinations thereof. Metal compounds include organometallic compounds and inorganic metal compounds, and encompass metal halides, metal oxides and metal hydroxides. The carbon compound containing at least one of heteroatoms or metals may be a structure composed of nitrogen-containing graphite, nitrogen-containing graphene, or nitrogen-containing carbon tubes and metal atoms.

The thickness of the ion exchange membrane 20 is 10 μm to 5000 μm, and the area of the ion exchange membrane 20 is larger than that of the cathode electrode 14 or the anode electrode 15 . The ion exchange membrane 20 can be a cation exchange membrane, for example: a cation exchange membrane comprising polyethylene sulfonic acid, fullerene cross-linked polysulfonic acid, polyacrylic acid or perfluoroethanedisulfonic acid; or, the ion exchange membrane 20 can be Anion exchange membranes, for example: anion exchange membranes comprising polystyrene methyltrimethylammonium chloride or polyethers.

In an exemplary embodiment, ion exchange membrane 20 is a cation exchange membrane. Metal ions (such as sodium ions) in the anolyte can pass through the ion exchange membrane 20 and enter the cathode chamber 11 , and form a liquid alkali (such as liquid sodium hydroxide) with hydroxide ions. In this way, the cathode liquid mixture L1 may include liquid sodium hydroxide. As mentioned above, the cathode liquid mixture L1 may include metal ions, hydroxide ions or metal hydroxides.

[Second embodiment]

Please refer to Fig. 4, the second embodiment of the present invention provides a carbon dioxide electrolysis system, which is similar to the carbon dioxide electrolysis system in the first embodiment, the main difference is that the carbon dioxide electrolysis system in the second embodiment further includes a first A liquid processing unit 7 and a second liquid processing unit 8 .

The first liquid treatment unit 7 is in fluid communication with the first gas-liquid separation unit 4 to receive and properly treat the cathode liquid mixture L1. After the cathode liquid mixture L1 is processed by the first liquid treatment unit 7, a first treatment liquid R1* can be formed, and the main component in the first treatment liquid R1* is the catholyte E1, therefore, the first treatment liquid R1* can be returned to The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 is reused as the cathode reactant A1. In a preferred embodiment, the first treatment liquid R1* can be sent to the first reactant preparation unit 2 first, and then sent to the electrochemical electrolysis device 1 after proper preparation. Specifically, the reflux liquid R1* contains bicarbonate, carbonate or hydroxide.

The second liquid treatment unit 8 is in fluid communication with the second gas-liquid separation unit 5 to receive and properly treat the anode liquid mixture L2. The anode liquid mixture L2 can form a second processing liquid R2* after being processed by the second liquid processing unit 8, and the main component in the second processing liquid R2* is the anolyte E2, therefore, the second processing liquid R2* can be returned to The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 is reused as the anode reactant A2. In a preferred embodiment, the second treatment solution R2* can be sent to the second reactant preparation unit 3 first, and then sent to the electrochemical electrolysis device 1 after proper preparation.

[Third embodiment]

Please refer to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 together, the third embodiment of the present invention provides a carbon dioxide electrolysis system, which is similar to the carbon dioxide electrolysis system in the first embodiment, the main difference is: the carbon dioxide electrolysis system in the third embodiment The first gas-liquid separation unit 4 and the second gas-liquid separation unit 5 are not included.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , in the third embodiment, each cathode chamber 11 has two outlets 112A, 112B, and the two outlets 112A, 112B are formed at different heights. The higher outlet 112A can be used to discharge the cathode gas mixture V1, while the lower outlet 112B can be used to discharge the cathode liquid mixture L1. Each anode chamber 12 has two outlets 112A, 112B, and the two outlets 112A, 112B are formed at different heights. The higher outlet 122A can be used to discharge the anode gas mixture V2, while the lower outlet 122B can be used to discharge the anode liquid mixture L2. In this way, the use of the first liquid processing unit 7 and the second liquid processing unit 8 can be omitted.

It is worth noting that, when the carbon dioxide electrolysis system of the third embodiment is in use, it is necessary to maintain the liquid height in the cathode chamber 11 and the anode chamber 12 to be half full or more than half full, so as to distinguish the cathode gas mixture V1 with the cathode liquid mixture L1, and to differentiate the effect of the anode gas mixture V2 from the anode liquid mixture L2.

In addition to the first gas-liquid separation unit 4 and the second gas-liquid separation unit 5, the electrolysis system of carbon dioxide in the third embodiment has an electrochemical electrolysis device 1 similar to the electrolysis system of carbon dioxide in the first embodiment, the first reaction The substance preparation unit 2, the second reactant preparation unit 3 and the absorption unit 6 are not repeated here.

[Fourth embodiment]

Please refer to Fig. 7, the fourth embodiment of the present invention provides a carbon dioxide electrolysis system, which is similar to the carbon dioxide electrolysis system in the third embodiment, the main difference is that the carbon dioxide electrolysis system in the fourth embodiment further includes the first The liquid processing unit 7 and the second liquid processing unit 8 .

The first liquid treatment unit 7 is in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device 1 to receive and properly treat the cathode liquid mixture L1. After the cathode liquid mixture L1 is processed by the first liquid treatment unit 7, a first treatment liquid R1* can be formed, and the main component in the first treatment liquid R1* is the catholyte E1, therefore, the first treatment liquid R1* can be returned to The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 is reused as the cathode reactant A1. In a preferred embodiment, the first treatment liquid R1* can be sent to the first reactant preparation unit 2 first, and then sent to the electrochemical electrolysis device 1 after proper preparation.

The second liquid treatment unit 8 is in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device 1 to receive and properly treat the anode liquid mixture L2. The anode liquid mixture L2 can form a second processing liquid R2* after being processed by the second liquid processing unit 8, and the main component in the second processing liquid R2* is the anolyte E2, therefore, the second processing liquid R2* can be returned to The electrochemical electrolysis device 1 is reused as the anode reactant A2. In a preferred embodiment, the second treatment solution R2* can be sent to the second reactant preparation unit 3 first, and then sent to the electrochemical electrolysis device 1 after proper preparation.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , the present invention also provides a carbon dioxide electrolysis method, which includes: using an electrochemical electrolysis device to electrolyze a cathode reactant and an anode reactant to form a cathode mixture and an anode mixture respectively (step S1 ); use an absorption unit to process the cathode mixture, and divide the cathode mixture into a cathode gas product and a reflux liquid (step S2); transport the reflux liquid to a first reactant preparation unit (step S3); the first reactant preparation unit After receiving the reflux liquid, provide the cathode reactant to the electrochemical electrolysis device (step S4).

In step S1, the cathode reactant includes carbon dioxide gas and a catholyte, the anode reactant includes an anolyte, the cathode mixture contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen generated by the electrolysis reaction and the catholyte, and the anode mixture includes oxygen and anode electrolysis liquid. In step S2, the cathode gas product includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen, ie synthesis gas. The reflux liquid includes catholyte and carbon dioxide, so it can be refluxed to the electrochemical electrolysis device through steps S3 to S4, so as to improve the carbon dioxide conversion rate of the carbon dioxide electrolysis method of the present invention. According to the above method, the present invention can convert carbon dioxide into synthetic gas that can be used as fuel, which can not only alleviate the problem of greenhouse effect, but also provide renewable energy.

[Advantageous Effects of Embodiment]

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the carbon dioxide electrolysis system and method provided by the present invention can pass "the cathode reactant A1 includes carbon dioxide or a compound containing carbonate or bicarbonate, and the cathode mixture B1 includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen, said anode mixture B1 comprising oxygen" and "absorption unit 6 processes said cathode mixture B1 and separates a synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen", with a decomposable greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide), There are also synthetic gases (carbon monoxide and hydrogen) that can be used as fuels, and alkaline liquid products that have commercial uses.

Furthermore, the carbon dioxide electrolysis system and method of the present invention divide the cathode mixture into a cathode gas product and a reflux liquid by "the absorption unit, the cathode gas product includes the synthesis gas, and the reflux Liquid backflow to the electrochemical electrolysis equipment "technical scheme, increase the content of synthetic gas in the cathode gas product, and can be stably produced in a continuous manner.

The content disclosed above is only a preferred feasible embodiment of the present invention, and does not therefore limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the application of the present invention. within the scope of the patent.

1: Electrochemical electrolysis equipment 2: The first reactant preparation unit 3: The second reactant preparation unit 4: The first gas-liquid separation unit 5: The second gas-liquid separation unit 6: Absorption unit 7: The first liquid handling unit 8: Second liquid handling unit A1: Cathode reactant A2: Anode reactant B1: cathode mixture B2: anode mixture E1: catholyte E2: Anolyte V1: cathode gas mixture V2: anode gas mixture L1: cathode liquid mixture L2: anode liquid mixture P1: cathode gas product R1: Reflux liquid R1*: the first treatment solution R2*: the second treatment solution 10: Electrolysis unit 11: Cathode chamber 111: Entrance 112, 112A, 112B: exit 12: Anode chamber 121: Entrance 122, 122A, 122B: exit 13: Insulation board 14: Cathode electrode 141: Cathode catalyst 15: Anode electrode 151: anode catalyst 20: Ion exchange membrane

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the electrochemical electrolysis device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view of the electrochemical electrolysis device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side sectional view of an electrochemical electrolysis device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart of the electrolysis method of carbon dioxide of the present invention.

1: Electrochemical electrolysis equipment

2: The first reactant preparation unit

3: The second reactant preparation unit

4: The first gas-liquid separation unit

5: The second gas-liquid separation unit

6: Absorption unit

A1: Cathode reactant

A2: Anode reactant

B1: cathode mixture

B2: anode mixture

E1: catholyte

E2: Anolyte

V1: cathode gas mixture

V2: anode gas mixture

L1: cathode liquid mixture

L2: anode liquid mixture

P1: cathode gas product

R1: Reflux liquid

Claims (21)

A carbon dioxide electrolysis system comprising: An electrochemical electrolysis device, which electrolyzes a cathode reactant and an anode reactant to form a cathode mixture and an anode mixture respectively; wherein the cathode reactant includes carbon dioxide or a compound containing carbonate or bicarbonate, the the cathode mixture includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the anode mixture includes oxygen; and An absorption unit in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device for processing the cathode mixture and separating a synthesis gas comprising the carbon monoxide and the hydrogen. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 1, wherein the absorption unit divides the cathode mixture into a cathode gas product and a reflux liquid, the cathode gas product includes the synthesis gas, and the reflux liquid contains Bicarbonate, carbonate or hydroxide, the reflux liquid is returned to the electrochemical electrolysis device. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 2, further comprising: a first reactant preparation unit, the first reactant preparation unit is fluidly connected between the electrochemical electrolysis device and the absorption unit, the The first reactant preparation unit receives the reflux liquid and provides the cathode reactant to the electrochemical electrolysis device. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 1, wherein the cathode mixture includes a cathode gas mixture and a cathode liquid mixture, and the absorption unit processes the cathode gas mixture. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 1, wherein the cathode mixture includes a cathode liquid mixture, and the cathode liquid mixture contains metal ions, hydroxide ions or metal hydroxides. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 4, further comprising: a first gas-liquid separation unit, the first gas-liquid separation unit is fluidly connected between the electrochemical electrolysis device and the absorption unit, the The first gas-liquid separation unit separates the cathode mixture into the cathode gas mixture and the cathode liquid mixture. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 4, further comprising: a first liquid processing unit, the first liquid processing unit is in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device, and the first liquid processing unit processes the cathode The liquid mixture is used to generate a first treatment liquid, and the first treatment liquid is returned to the electrochemical electrolysis device. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 7, further comprising: a first reactant preparation unit, the first reactant preparation unit is fluidly connected between the electrochemical electrolysis device and the first liquid processing unit , the first reactant preparation unit receives the first treatment liquid, and provides the cathode reactant to the electrochemical electrolysis device. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 1, wherein the anode mixture includes an anode gas mixture and an anode liquid mixture. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system as described in Claim 9, further comprising: a second gas-liquid separation unit, the second gas-liquid separation unit is in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device, and the second gas-liquid separation unit will The anode mixture is divided into the anode gas mixture and the anode liquid mixture. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 9, further comprising: a second liquid treatment unit, the second liquid treatment unit is in fluid communication with the electrochemical electrolysis device, and the second liquid treatment unit treats the anode The liquid mixture is used to generate a second treatment liquid, and the second treatment liquid is returned to the electrochemical electrolysis device. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 11, further comprising: a second reactant preparation unit, the second reactant preparation unit is fluidly connected between the electrochemical electrolysis device and the second liquid processing unit , the second reactant preparation unit receives the second treatment liquid, and provides the anode reactant to the electrochemical electrolysis device. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrochemical electrolysis equipment includes a plurality of electrolysis units; wherein each electrolysis unit includes a cathode electrode located in a cathode chamber, and an anode chamber located in An anode electrode and an ion exchange membrane sandwiched between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 13, wherein the cathode electrode is arranged in the cathode chamber, a cathode catalyst is formed on the cathode electrode, and the anode electrode is arranged in the anode chamber, so An anode catalyst is formed on the anode electrode, and every two adjacent electrolytic cells are separated by an insulating plate; wherein, the material of the cathode catalyst includes iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, ruthenium, rhodium, silver, Iridium, platinum, gold, titanium or carbon compounds containing any of the above metals, the material of the anode catalyst contains ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, titanium or metal halides, metal oxides or metal hydroxides containing any of the above metals thing. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system according to claim 13, wherein the cathode chamber has an inlet for receiving the cathode reactant and an outlet for discharging the cathode mixture, and the anode chamber has an an inlet to receive the anode reactant and an outlet to discharge the anode mixture. The carbon dioxide electrolysis system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the cathode chamber has an inlet to receive the cathode reactant and two outlets to discharge the cathode mixture, and the anode chamber has an inlet to receive The anode reactant and two outlets to discharge the anode mixture. The electrolysis system of carbon dioxide as claimed in item 1, wherein, the cathode reactant also includes a catholyte, and the catholyte contains bicarbonate or carbonate; wherein, the anode reactant also includes a An anolyte comprising bicarbonate, carbonate or hydroxide in the anolyte. A method for electrolysis of carbon dioxide, comprising: Using an electrochemical electrolysis device to electrolyze a cathode reactant and an anode reactant to form a cathode mixture and an anode mixture respectively; wherein the cathode reactant includes carbon dioxide or a compound containing carbonate or bicarbonate, the a cathode mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the anode mixture comprising oxygen; and The cathode mixture is processed using an absorption unit to separate a synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The electrolysis method of carbon dioxide according to claim 18, wherein, after the absorption unit processes the cathode mixture, the cathode mixture is divided into a cathode gas product and a reflux liquid, and the cathode gas product includes the synthesized gas, the reflux liquid contains bicarbonate, carbonate or hydroxide; wherein, the electrolysis method of carbon dioxide further includes: returning the reflux liquid to the electrochemical electrolysis device. The electrolysis method of carbon dioxide as claimed in item 19, the electrolysis method of carbon dioxide further includes: sending the reflux liquid to a first reactant preparation unit, and the first reactant preparation unit provides the cathode reactant to The electrochemical electrolysis device. The electrolysis method of carbon dioxide according to claim 18, wherein the cathode mixture comprises a cathode gas mixture and a cathode liquid mixture, and the cathode liquid mixture contains metal ions, hydroxide ions or metal hydroxides.

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