WO2011030546A1 - ガス生成装置およびガス生成方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a gas generation apparatus and a gas generation method using a photocatalyst.
- Hydrogen is expected as a promising main energy in the face of fear of exhausting fossil fuels and the importance of environmental conservation.
- direct hydrogen generation by sunlight using a photocatalyst is expected to be a technology with very little environmental impact.
- Patent Document 1 describes an apparatus and a method for generating hydrogen using a photocatalyst. This document is characterized in that a photocatalyst layer is supported on the surface of the electrically conductive layer of the laminate, and platinum and / or transition metal oxide is disposed on the back surface.
- the electrolysis apparatus described in Patent Document 2 has a structure in which a cathode electrode is provided below the anode electrode installed above.
- This electrolysis apparatus does not have a function of separating hydrogen and chlorine, and has a configuration in which a depression is provided on the lower surface side of the cathode electrode and hydrogen generated in the depression is collected.
- FIG. 1 is a general apparatus diagram having a conventional structure having a photocatalytic electrode and performing water electrolysis by irradiating light.
- Non-Patent Document 1 discloses an n-type titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) electrode and platinum (Pt) immersed in an electrolyte solution in an electrolyte reservoir and further separated by a salt bridge of an ion exchange membrane. An apparatus is described in which the electrodes are connected by current carrying wires. When the surface of TiO 2 is irradiated with light having a wavelength shorter than 410 nm, a photocurrent flows through the wire, oxygen is generated on the surface of TiO 2 , and hydrogen is generated on the surface of Pt.
- the reaction formula by this photocatalyst is expressed by the following formulas 101 to 103, where e ⁇ and h + are electrons and holes generated by photoexcitation, respectively.
- Expression 103 is the sum of Expression 101 and Expression 102.
- Patent Document 3 and Non-Patent Document 2 will be described later.
- Patent Document 1 uses a proton-conductive expensive Nafion membrane to transport protons generated in the photocatalyst layer to the back surface of the laminate, which increases the cost of hydrogen generation. There's a problem.
- the electrolysis apparatus described in Patent Document 2 has a problem that the movement distance of hydrogen ions generated in the photocatalyst layer is long and inefficient, and the current loss increases by the movement distance.
- the apparatuses described in these known documents cannot solve the following problems inherent in gas generation in the photocatalyst. That is, when excitation light of the photocatalyst is irradiated on the surface of the photocatalyst, electrons and holes are generated, and water molecules in contact with the photocatalyst are oxidized by the holes to generate oxygen molecules and hydrogen ions (protons). Oxygen molecules associate with each other on the surface of the photocatalyst, grow into bubbles, and eventually leave the surface of the photocatalyst. At the same time, hydrogen ions (protons) generated on the surface of the photocatalyst dissolve in water and move to the cathode electrode.
- the photocatalyst 42 include a titanium oxide powder 40 on which platinum fine particles 41 are supported.
- the bubbles of hydrogen gas 33 formed on the supported platinum upon irradiation with light 7 are associated with the bubbles of oxygen gas 23 formed on the platinum-supported photocatalyst 42 on the platinum. This is because a reverse reaction that returns to water occurs.
- Non-Patent Document 2 As shown in FIG. 4, the thickness of the liquid film layer covering the surface of the photocatalyst 42 is determined from the size of bubbles (oxygen gas 23 and hydrogen gas 33) formed by irradiation with light 7. It is also proposed to make it smaller. Thereby, the reverse reaction which returns to water by association of hydrogen and oxygen is inhibited, and the photocatalytic reaction is rapidly performed.
- the cathode electrode for electrolysis since the anode electrode does not operate unless it is irradiated with light, if the cathode electrode for electrolysis is provided at a position facing the photocatalyst layer, the cathode electrode has a structure that blocks the irradiation light. . For this reason, as shown in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to install a cathode electrode on the back side of the surface on which the photocatalyst layer is provided in the anode electrode. As a result, the current density is reduced due to proton transfer loss.
- the surface where the bubbles are attached is prevented from contacting the electrolyte, so that at least the surface does not undergo water electrolysis. This substantially reduces the electrode area, resulting in a reduction in the amount of gas generated.
- Patent Document 3 the generation of bubbles is confirmed by performing electrolysis of a 1 wt% sulfuric acid aqueous solution using a microreactor. Furthermore, it is described that bubbles generated in water by electrolysis of water quickly moved to the gas flow path through the gas-liquid interface, and gas-liquid separation could be confirmed. However, no attempt has been made in the past to completely prevent the reverse reaction between hydrogen and oxygen generated by the photocatalyst using the gas-liquid interface in this manner.
- the present invention has been made in view of these points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for efficiently generating a desired gas by photocatalytic action irradiated with light.
- a gas generating device that generates oxygen gas and / or hydrogen gas from an electrolyte containing water, the photocatalyst containing layer including a photocatalyst that generates oxygen gas from the electrolyte by a photocatalytic reaction
- a cathode electrode that generates hydrogen gas from hydrogen ions and electrons generated in the electrolytic solution by a photocatalytic reaction in the photocatalyst-containing layer, and at least one of the anode electrode or the cathode electrode,
- a plurality of through-holes that allow the generated oxygen gas or hydrogen gas to pass therethrough without passing through an electrolyte, and a gas storage unit that stores the oxygen gas or hydrogen gas that has passed through the through-holes.
- a gas generator is provided.
- the oxygen gas generated at the anode electrode or the hydrogen gas generated at the cathode electrode is recovered from the opposite surface side of this electrode through the through hole. For this reason, the reverse reaction to water molecules due to the association of oxygen and hydrogen does not occur, and the electrolytic solution is efficiently decomposed.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer may be a porous material including a large number of pores, and the photocatalyst may be exposed in the pores.
- the said hole may be exposed to the inner wall face of the said through-hole.
- the holes exposed on the inner wall surface of the through hole may communicate with other holes.
- the plurality of through holes may be regularly arranged in the anode electrode or the cathode electrode.
- the distance between the centers of gravity of the adjacent through holes may be not less than 0.1 ⁇ m and not more than 800 ⁇ m.
- the distance between the centers of gravity of all the through holes with respect to the other adjacent through holes may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 800 ⁇ m or less.
- the distance between the centers of gravity may be 1.5 to 5 times the opening diameter of the through hole.
- the distance between adjacent edges of the adjacent through holes may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 400 ⁇ m or less.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer may have a layer thickness of 0.25 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
- the present invention may further include a light receiving window that transmits the excitation light of the photocatalyst and irradiates the excitation layer with the excitation light.
- the anode electrode may include a base material that supports the photocatalyst-containing layer, and the base material may be made of a material that transmits the excitation light.
- the light receiving window is disposed on the opposite side of the photocatalyst containing layer through the base material, and the excitation light transmitted through the light receiving window further passes through the base material and is
- the photocatalyst containing layer may be irradiated.
- the cathode electrode is made of a material that transmits the excitation light
- the light receiving window is disposed to face the cathode electrode, so that the excitation light transmitted through the light receiving window is
- the photocatalyst-containing layer may be irradiated through the cathode electrode.
- the cathode electrode and the photocatalyst containing layer of the anode electrode may be arranged to face each other.
- the said photocatalyst content layer of the said anode electrode may be formed in the position facing the said through-hole provided in the said cathode electrode.
- the cathode electrode includes a promoter-containing layer that generates hydrogen gas by receiving excitation light of the photocatalyst, and is located at a position facing the through hole provided in the anode electrode.
- the promoter-containing layer of the cathode electrode may be formed.
- the through hole provided in the cathode electrode or the anode electrode may have a slit shape.
- both the cathode electrode and the anode electrode have slit-shaped through holes, and the cathode electrode and the anode electrode are disposed so as to face each other.
- the holes may be offset from each other.
- an electrode pair composed of the cathode electrode and the anode electrode arranged in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval has flexibility that can be bent or bent in a perpendicular direction. Also good.
- the cathode electrode includes a promoter-containing layer that generates hydrogen gas by receiving excitation light of the photocatalyst, and the photocatalyst-containing layer of the anode electrode and the assistant of the cathode electrode.
- An electron transfer layer made of a conductive material and capable of transmitting the electrolyte solution may be provided between the catalyst-containing layer.
- the cathode electrode and the anode electrode may be supported side by side on a common base material.
- the plurality of cathode electrodes and the plurality of anode electrodes may be arranged adjacent to each other.
- the hydrogen gas provided in the opening of the first through hole provided in the opening of the first through hole and containing the oxygen gas and the opening of the second through hole.
- the second gas storage part In the present invention, the hydrogen gas provided in the opening of the first through hole provided in the opening of the first through hole and containing the oxygen gas and the opening of the second through hole. And the second gas storage part.
- the cathode electrode includes a promoter-containing layer that generates hydrogen gas by receiving excitation light of the photocatalyst, and the photocatalyst-containing layer is disposed in the vicinity of the first through hole.
- the promoter-containing layer may be disposed in the vicinity of the second through hole.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer is provided in a ring shape at the periphery of the opening of the first through-hole, and the promoter-containing layer is a periphery of the opening of the second through-hole. It may be provided in a ring shape.
- the cathode electrode and the anode electrode are provided side by side adjacent to each other through an electrically insulating material, and an interval between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode is 0.01 ⁇ m or more. There may be.
- a light receiving window that transmits the excitation light of the photocatalyst and irradiates the photocatalyst containing layer with the excitation light.
- the excitation light that is disposed at the opposite positions and transmitted through the light receiving window may be applied to the photocatalyst containing layer and the cocatalyst containing layer.
- the anode electrode and the cathode electrode are each composed of a material that transmits the excitation light of the photocatalyst
- the light receiving window that transmits the excitation light and irradiates the photocatalyst-containing layer includes The excitation light, which is disposed opposite to the photocatalyst containing layer and the cocatalyst containing layer so as to face the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and has passed through the light receiving window, further passes through the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. Then, the photocatalyst-containing layer and the promoter-containing layer may be irradiated.
- At least one of the photocatalyst-containing layer or the promoter-containing layer may be disposed so as to be inclined with respect to the substrate.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer or the promoter-containing layer may include a convex surface portion protruding from the base material.
- the convex surface portion may have a box shape including a pair of elevations facing each other.
- the said gas accommodating part may be formed in the inside of the said convex surface part.
- the inner wall surface of the through hole may be subjected to a hydrophobic treatment.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer and the cathode electrode may be lyophilic with respect to the electrolytic solution.
- the back surface side in which the said gas accommodating part was provided among the said anode electrodes or the said cathode electrodes may be lyophobic with respect to the said electrolyte solution.
- an electrolytic solution tank that stores the electrolytic solution and immerses the anode electrode and the cathode electrode in the electrolytic solution, and an electrolytic solution supply pipe that supplies the electrolytic solution to the electrolytic solution tank And an electrolytic solution discharge pipe for discharging the electrolytic solution subjected to the catalytic reaction from the electrolytic solution tank.
- the photocatalyst contained in the photocatalyst-containing layer includes titanium oxide, vanadium oxide, nickel oxide, zinc oxide, gallium oxide, zirconia oxide, nebidium oxide, molybdenum oxide, tantalum oxide, tungsten oxide, gallium oxide.
- oxides such as germanium oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide, antimony oxide, lead oxide and bismuth oxide, and at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrides and sulfides thereof may be used.
- the promoter contained in the promoter-containing layer may be at least one selected from the group consisting of platinum, nickel, ruthenium, nickel oxide and ruthenium oxide.
- a step of bringing the electrolytic solution into contact with an anode electrode comprising: a cathode electrode that generates hydrogen gas from hydrogen ions and electrons in the electrolytic solution generated by a photocatalytic reaction in the photocatalyst-containing layer; and A step of irradiating the layer with photocatalytic excitation light, and a plurality of the oxygen gas generated at the anode electrode or the hydrogen gas generated at the cathode electrode provided on the anode electrode or the cathode electrode. And a step of collecting through the through-holes.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer is a porous material including a large number of pores from which the photocatalyst is exposed, and the oxygen gas or the hydrogen gas generated inside the pores is You may collect through a through-hole.
- the oxygen gas or the hydrogen gas generated inside the hole is passed through the through hole via the other hole exposed on the inner wall surface of the through hole. May be collected.
- the anode electrode includes a base material that supports the photocatalyst-containing layer, the base material is made of a material that transmits the excitation light, and transmits the base material. You may irradiate the said excitation light to the said photocatalyst content layer.
- the cathode electrode may be made of a material that transmits the excitation light, and the photocatalyst-containing layer may be irradiated with the excitation light transmitted through the cathode electrode.
- the cathode electrode includes a promoter-containing layer that generates hydrogen gas by receiving the excitation light, and the excitation light reflected by the anode electrode or the cathode electrode
- the photocatalyst containing layer of the anode electrode or the promoter containing layer of the cathode electrode may be irradiated.
- the cathode electrode includes a promoter-containing layer that generates hydrogen gas by receiving the excitation light, and has passed through the through-hole provided in the anode electrode or the cathode electrode.
- the excitation light may be applied to the promoter-containing layer of the other cathode electrode or the photocatalyst-containing layer of the anode electrode.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a gas generation apparatus and a gas generation method capable of efficiently generating hydrogen gas, oxygen gas, and mixed gas thereof by photocatalytic decomposition using sunlight or the like. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to use an expensive material for the electrode used in the present invention, it is possible to reduce the gas generation device and the manufacturing cost of the gas.
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic diagram of a conventional general device diagram for performing water electrolysis by irradiating light to an anode electrode.
- (A) (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the state at the time of irradiating ultraviolet light to electrolyte solution. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which a hydrogen gas bubble and an oxygen gas bubble associate. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which covered the photocatalyst surface with the liquid film layer.
- (A)-(d) is a schematic diagram which shows the basic concept of the gas production
- (A)-(c) is a figure explaining the Young-Laplace formula. It is a top view which shows the example of the hole processing part formed in the anode electrode.
- (A) is a schematic diagram explaining the characteristic resulting from the structure of a photocatalyst containing layer and a co-catalyst layer, and each through-hole, (b) is an enlarged view.
- the symbol X indicates the location where oxygen molecules are generated, and the arrow indicates the shortest distance between the generation location X and the through hole, that is, the interface-reaction point distance.
- (A)-(d) is a schematic diagram which shows the basic composition of the gas generator of opposing arrangement type.
- (A), (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the movement of a proton and an electron in a gas generator of a counter arrangement type.
- (A) shows a state in which electrons move from the anode electrode to the cathode electrode via the lead wire.
- (B) shows a state in which electrons move from the anode electrode to the cathode electrode through a mesh-like conductive material provided between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode.
- A is side surface sectional drawing of a photocatalyst cell (anode cell),
- (b) is a front view.
- (A) is a front view of the anode electrode itself,
- (b) is a side sectional view, and (c) is an enlarged view of (b). It is a top view which shows an example of the hole processing part formed in the anode electrode.
- (A) is side surface sectional drawing of a promoter cell (cathode cell),
- (b) is a front view.
- FIG. 20 is a top view of the gas generating device of the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 18 and 19. It is an example which made the irradiation direction of light the cathode electrode side in the gas production
- FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view of the anode / cathode integrated electrode shown in FIG. 27, illustrating the generation and separation of hydrogen and oxygen.
- FIG. 28 is a schematic front view of the anode-cathode integrated electrode of the eighth embodiment, showing an example of the positional relationship between the photocatalyst containing layer and the cocatalyst containing layer.
- (A) is side surface sectional drawing of the gas production
- (b) is the front view. It is a see-through
- (A) is a top view of the gas generating apparatus provided with the anode / cathode integrated electrode in the tenth embodiment, (b) is a side sectional view on the short side, and (c) is a side sectional view on the long side. It is a figure and (d) is side surface sectional drawing of the gas production
- FIG. 34 is a perspective top view of the gas generation device 100 shown in FIG. 33 and shows the positional relationship between the flow paths of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.
- (A) is a side view of the ridge type
- (A) is a top view of the ridge type
- (A), (b) is a perspective view of the slit type gas generating device of a 14th embodiment. It is a side view of the flexible type gas generating apparatus of 15th Embodiment.
- FIG. 45 is an enlarged view of FIG. 44. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the flexible type gas generating apparatus of 15th Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the flexible type gas generating apparatus of 15th Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the production
- the gas generation apparatus of this embodiment is an apparatus that generates oxygen gas and / or hydrogen gas from an electrolyte containing water.
- the gas generation device of this embodiment includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a plurality of through holes, and a gas storage unit.
- the anode electrode photocatalyst-carrying electrode
- the cathode electrode generates hydrogen gas from hydrogen ions and electrons generated in the electrolytic solution by the photocatalytic reaction in the photocatalyst containing layer.
- the through hole (first and / or second through hole) is provided in at least one of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, and does not allow the electrolytic solution to pass therethrough and allows the generated oxygen gas or hydrogen gas to pass therethrough.
- a gas accommodating part (1st and / or 2nd gas accommodating part) accommodates the oxygen gas or hydrogen gas which passed the through-hole.
- FIGS. 5A to 5D are schematic views showing the basic concept of the gas generating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment.
- the gas generation device 100 includes an anode electrode 2 and a cathode electrode 3.
- the anode electrode 2 includes a base material 25 and a photocatalyst containing layer 27 provided on one main surface of the base material 25 so as to be laminated.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 includes a photocatalyst that generates oxygen gas from the electrolyte solution 12 in the electrolyte bath 10 by a photocatalytic reaction.
- the cathode electrode 3 generates hydrogen gas in the electrolyte solution 12 from hydrogen ions and electrons generated by the photocatalytic reaction induced by the light 7 in the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- At least one of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 includes a plurality of through holes (first through hole 111 and / or second through hole 113).
- the through hole does not allow the electrolytic solution 12 to pass through, but selectively allows the gas (oxygen gas or hydrogen gas) generated on the surface side of the electrode by irradiation of excitation light to the photocatalyst to pass to the back side.
- the cathode electrode 3 of this embodiment includes a promoter-containing layer 43 that generates hydrogen gas by receiving excitation light of a photocatalyst.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is disposed in the vicinity of the first through hole 111, and the promoter containing layer 43 is disposed in the vicinity of the second through hole 113.
- the gas generation device 100 includes a gas storage unit (the first gas storage unit 21 and / or the second gas storage unit 31) that surrounds the back surface where the through hole is open.
- the gas generating device 100 is provided in the anode electrode 2 so as to allow the oxygen gas to pass without passing through the electrolyte solution 12 and the cathode electrode 3 as provided with the electrolyte solution. 12 and a second through-hole (second through-hole 113) that allows hydrogen gas to pass therethrough.
- the gas generation device 100 is provided in the opening of the first through hole 111 to store oxygen gas, and the second gas generating unit 100 is provided in the opening of the second through hole 113 to store hydrogen gas.
- the gas generating device 100 further includes a light receiving window that transmits the excitation light of the photocatalyst and irradiates the excitation light to the photocatalyst containing layer.
- the figure is a side view of the gas generator 100.
- Light 7 (ultraviolet light or visible light) passes through the light receiving window 4 and the electrolytic solution tank 10 and is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27, whereby a photocatalytic reaction occurs and oxygen and protons are formed in the electrolytic solution.
- the formed protons change into hydrogen for the first time on the surface of the promoter-containing layer 43.
- electrons are also required. There are several means for supplying the electrons, and typical examples thereof are described later in FIG. Protons reach from the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 to the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 through the electrolyte solution.
- the proton conducting distance is short.
- the important point shown in FIG. 5 (a) is that oxygen and hydrogen generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 do not meet each other, in other words, oxygen and hydrogen associate with water by association.
- the gas is separated by the through-holes 111 and 113 for the purpose of gas-liquid separation, and the chance of association is lost, whereby hydrogen gas is efficiently collected.
- the light 7 is irradiated to the cathode electrode 3 including the promoter-containing layer 43.
- the light receiving window 4 shown in FIG. 5A is arranged on the same side as the photocatalyst containing layer 27 with respect to the base material 25.
- the light 7 is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27 without passing through the substrate 25.
- the base material 25 can use either a translucent material or an opaque material.
- an opaque substrate 29 is illustrated.
- FIG. 5B is almost the same as FIG. 5A, but the irradiation direction of the light 7 is reversed.
- the anode electrode 2 includes a base material 25 that supports the photocatalyst-containing layer 27.
- the base material 25 is made of a translucent material that transmits the excitation light 7 (translucent base material 28).
- the material which comprises the 1st gas accommodating part 21 is also translucent.
- the second gas storage portion 31 provided between the cocatalyst containing layer 43 and the light receiving window 4 is also made of a translucent material.
- the excitation light 7 that has passed through the light receiving window 4 enters the base material 25 (translucent base material 28) through the first gas storage unit 21 or the second gas storage unit 31, and further passes through the base material 25.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 or the cocatalyst containing layer 43 is reached, and the electrolytic action is exerted on the electrolytic solution 12 stored in the electrolytic solution tank 10.
- FIG. 5C shows a photocatalytic cell (anode cell) of the anode electrode 2 having the photocatalyst containing layer 27 shown in FIG. 5A.
- the anode electrode 2 can be attached to the photocatalyst cell, and the cathode electrode can be replaced with a platinum plate, which is the same as the structure shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5D shows a promoter cell (cathode cell) of the cathode electrode 3 having the promoter-containing layer 43 shown in FIG.
- a structure in which the cathode electrode 3 is attached to the promoter cell can be used, which is the same as that shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining the Young-Laplace equation, and is a description of the formation mechanism of the gas-liquid interface 52 between the gas phase and the electrolytic solution 12 in the through hole 111.
- FIG. 6B shows a case where the opening 51 of the through hole 111 is rectangular
- FIG. 6C shows a case where the opening 51 of the through hole 111 is substantially circular.
- ⁇ p is Young-Laplace pressure
- ⁇ is the surface tension of the electrolyte solution 12
- ⁇ is the contact angle between the electrolyte solution 12 and the wall surface of the through hole 111 (or the through hole 113)
- W is the through hole 111. Represents the diameter of the opening 51.
- P1 and P2 are a liquid phase side pressure and a gas phase side pressure, respectively.
- the force required to spread the electrolyte solution 12 in contact with the contact angle ⁇ in the depth direction of the through-hole 111 is ⁇ cos ⁇ .
- the opening 51 of the through-hole 111 has a rectangular shape of W ⁇ W
- the surface tension is applied to the surface in contact with the electrolytic solution 12. That is, the force required to push the electrolytic solution 12 into the through hole 111 at this time is ⁇ 4 W ⁇ cos ⁇ .
- ⁇ p -2 ⁇ cos ⁇ / W ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (2)
- the opening width (corresponding to W) is 1000 ⁇ m or less, preferably 500 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 100 ⁇ m or less, and most preferably 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the opening width of the through hole is preferably smaller as long as the generated gas can pass through.
- the Young-Laplace pressure tends to be larger as the width W is smaller, and the force that suppresses the intrusion of the electrolytic solution 12 becomes stronger by increasing the Young-Laplace pressure. .
- This result shows the limit of the opening width W of the expandable anode electrode 2 in the case of the vertical gas generator 100 in which the anode electrode 2 is installed in the vertical direction.
- the restricted height from the upper surface of the anode electrode 2 installed above the cathode electrode 3 to the electrolyte surface is shown. is there.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view observing the state in which the through holes 111 and 113 are formed, and shows the relationship between the hole diameter and the pitch of the through holes.
- the pitch of the through holes is the distance between the centers (centers of gravity) of adjacent holes.
- the plurality of through holes 111 and 113 are regularly arranged in the anode electrode 2 or the cathode electrode 3.
- the one described in FIG. 7 has through holes arranged in a staggered pattern, and includes a through hole in which the hole diameter is described, a horizontal through hole adjacent to the through hole, and a through hole at a position inclined by 60 °.
- the pitch is the same distance.
- the through holes 111 and 113 may be arranged in a square lattice shape or an oblique lattice shape.
- the distance between the centers of gravity of the adjacent through holes 111 and 113 is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 800 ⁇ m or less.
- the distance between the centers of gravity with respect to other adjacent through holes is 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 800 ⁇ m or less in all the through holes 111 and 113.
- the gas yield is improved regardless of the location of the anode electrode 2 or the cathode electrode 3.
- the distance between the centers of gravity of the adjacent through holes 111 and 113 is preferably 1.5 to 5 times the opening diameter of the through holes 111 and 113.
- the hole pitch interval is preferably such that the generated holes and electrons are as short as possible in their movement, so that when the hole pitch interval is within the above range, gas is efficiently generated.
- the opening diameter of the through holes 111 and 113 is preferably 300 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 100 ⁇ m or less.
- the smaller pore size is based on Young-Laplace pressure and is more resistant to electrolyte leakage. Therefore, when the pore size is in the above range, only the gas is selectively passed without passing through the electrolyte. Can be passed through.
- gas can be efficiently generated on the surface of the catalyst layer (photocatalyst-containing layer 27, promoter-containing layer 43). It efficiently moves to the back side through the through holes 111 and 113. That is, since the produced gas adheres to the surface of the catalyst layer and does not suppress the subsequent gas production, a desired gas can be efficiently produced from the electrolytic solution, and the produced gas can be separated and recovered.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram for explaining the characteristics resulting from the structures of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 and the respective through holes (first through hole 111 and second through hole 113).
- FIG. 2B is an enlarged view thereof.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 (promoter-containing layer 43) is a porous material containing a large number of pores, and the photocatalyst (promoter) is exposed in the pores.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 are substantially composed only of the photocatalyst and the cocatalyst.
- the pores of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 are exposed on the inner wall surfaces of the through holes 111 and 113. That is, on the inner wall surfaces of the through holes 111 and 113 of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3, a large number of holes made of a photocatalyst or a promoter are opened.
- the holes of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 (promoter containing layer 43) exposed on the inner wall surfaces of the through holes 111 and 113 communicate with each other.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 are made of an open cell type porous material.
- the electrolyte solution 12 having a Young-Laplace pressure or lower does not enter the through holes 111 and 113, the vicinity of the openings of the through holes 111 and 113 is a gas-liquid interface between the electrolyte solution 12 and the gas. Therefore, the gas generated inside the photocatalyst containing layer 27 (cocatalyst containing layer 43) reaches the through holes 111 and 113, and is separated from the electrolyte solution 12 to become bubbles, thereby forming a bubble in the anode electrode 2 (cathode electrode 3). It is collected on the opposite side.
- a photoexcitation reaction occurs in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 in which the electrolytic solution 12 has been swallowed or in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 in a state where it is in contact with the electrolytic solution 12 by light irradiation.
- electrons and holes are generated, and then oxygen molecules and protons are generated as shown in the above (Formula 101).
- Oxygen molecules form bubbles only after they have gathered, but are still dissolved in the electrolyte as molecules at the initial stage of generation.
- protons can only turn into hydrogen molecules when they have electrons.
- the presence of a promoter is indispensable as shown in (Equation 102) above. Therefore, protons can be converted into hydrogen molecules only after reaching the promoter-containing layer 43 after diffusing in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 and dissolving in the electrolyte solution 12.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 does not have the through-hole 111, oxygen molecules formed in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 move to the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 due to the same diffusion movement as protons. Here, it disappears with protons by the reaction back to water.
- the gas-liquid interface 52 formed by the through-hole 111 is present in the immediate vicinity of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 as in the present embodiment, the generated oxygen molecules are dissolved in the electrolyte solution 12 to form a through-hole by diffusion.
- the gas molecules are gasified by reaching the gas-liquid interface, or can be separated and recovered after the generated oxygen molecules become oxygen bubbles. For this reason, the reverse reaction to water is inhibited, and as a result, the hydrogen collection efficiency is improved.
- the through holes 113 formed in the promoter-containing layer 43 facilitate the separation and collection of hydrogen at the gas-liquid interface. Thereby, the hydrogen collection efficiency is improved as in the process of separating and collecting oxygen.
- the distance between the gas-liquid interface 52 formed by the through holes 111 and 113 formed in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 and the generation point of oxygen molecules and protons or the generation point of hydrogen molecules is closer. preferable. This distance is hereinafter referred to as an interface-reaction point distance.
- the interface-reaction point distance is a distance necessary to make the gas-liquid separation process effective. As a result of repeated experiments using systems with different through-hole diameters and pitch distances, it has been found that the interface-reaction point distance is preferably within 400 ⁇ m.
- the distance between adjacent edges of adjacent through holes 111 and 113 is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 400 ⁇ m or less. Therefore, even when the position farthest from the through holes 111 and 113, that is, the intermediate position between the through holes 111 and 113 becomes the proton generation point, the interface-reaction point distance can be set to 400 ⁇ m or less.
- the distance between the centers of gravity of the adjacent through holes 111 and 113 is 100 ⁇ m or less.
- the interface-reaction point distance can be satisfactorily reduced.
- the inner wall surfaces of the through holes 111 and 113 are subjected to a hydrophobic treatment.
- the back side of the anode electrode 2 or the cathode electrode 3 on which the gas storage portions 21 and 31 are provided is preferably lyophobic with respect to the electrolyte solution 12.
- the electrolyte solution 12 is prevented from entering the through-holes 111 and 113, almost the entire inside of the through-holes 111 and 113 becomes a gas phase, and the gas-liquid interface 52 is in the vicinity of the opening of the through-holes 111 and 113. Formed. Therefore, the gas generated not only in the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 but also in the vicinity of the surface reaches the through holes 111 and 113 and is immediately converted into a gas (vapor phase) and collected.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 and the cathode electrode 3 are preferably lyophilic with respect to the electrolytic solution 12. Thereby, the electrolytic solution 12 is in good contact with the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cathode electrode 3 (cocatalyst containing layer 43), and the photocatalytic reaction is performed.
- the gas generation method according to the present embodiment (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the present method) will be described.
- This method is a method for generating oxygen gas and / or hydrogen gas from an electrolyte containing water.
- the method includes a liquid contact process, an irradiation process, and a collection process.
- the anode electrode 2 having the photocatalyst containing layer 27 containing the photocatalyst that generates oxygen gas from the electrolytic solution by the photocatalytic reaction, and hydrogen ions and electrons in the electrolytic solution generated by the photocatalytic reaction in the photocatalyst containing layer 27
- the electrolyte solution is brought into contact with the cathode electrode 3 that generates hydrogen gas from the cathode electrode 3.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is irradiated with excitation light of the photocatalyst.
- the collection step at least one of oxygen gas generated at the anode electrode 2 or hydrogen gas generated at the cathode electrode 3 is passed through the plurality of through holes 111 and 113 provided in the anode electrode 2 or the cathode electrode 3. Collect through.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 is a porous material including a large number of pores from which the photocatalyst is exposed, and collects oxygen gas or hydrogen gas generated inside the pores through the through holes 111 and 113. To do.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a basic configuration of a gas generator of the opposite arrangement type in which the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are installed to face each other.
- the cathode electrode 3 and the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2 are disposed to face each other.
- FIG. 9 (a) is a perspective view
- FIG. 9 (b) is a side sectional view.
- These drawings show the case where light 7 is irradiated from the back surface of the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- the light 7 passes through the light receiving window 4, the first gas storage portion 21, and the translucent substrate 28 and is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- FIGS. 9C and 9D are diagrams showing the basic configuration of the gas generator of the opposite arrangement type. These figures are a perspective view and a side sectional view, respectively.
- the irradiation direction of the light 7 is opposite to that in the cases (a) and (b) of the figure, and is irradiated from the back surface of the promoter-containing layer 43.
- the cathode electrode 3 is made of a material that transmits the excitation light 7.
- the light receiving window 4 is disposed so as to face the cathode electrode 3, and the excitation light 7 transmitted through the light receiving window 4 further passes through the cathode electrode 3 and is irradiated onto the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 needs to be translucent, and preferably has a layer thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm, and more preferably 30 nm to 150 nm.
- the base material constituting the cathode electrode 3 is also preferably translucent, and the translucent base material 28 may be used.
- the light receiving window 4 shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B is disposed on the opposite side of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 with the translucent substrate 28 interposed therebetween.
- the excitation light that has passed through the light receiving window 4 further passes through the translucent substrate 28 and is irradiated onto the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- the advantages of the gas generator of the opposite arrangement type shown in FIG. 9 are that the structure is simple and the distance between the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 can be made as narrow as possible. This leads to a reduction in proton movement distance and thus an improvement in hydrogen collection efficiency.
- the anode electrode 2 includes a base material (translucent base material 28) that supports the photocatalyst-containing layer 27.
- the translucent substrate 28 is made of a material that transmits the excitation light 7. 9A and 9B, the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is irradiated with the excitation light 7 transmitted through the translucent substrate 28.
- the cathode electrode 3 is made of a material that transmits the excitation light 7. 9C and 9D, the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is irradiated with the excitation light 7 transmitted through the cathode electrode 3.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the movement of protons and electrons generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- FIG. 10A shows a state in which the cathode electrode 3 and the anode electrode 2 are coupled by a lead wire 202 passing through the outside.
- Electrons 8 (e ⁇ ) generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 (titanium oxide layer 19) can be efficiently transported to the cathode electrode 3 via the lead wire 202.
- the proton 34 (H + ) moves in the electrolytic solution 12 and reaches the promoter-containing layer 43 of the cathode electrode 3.
- the generated oxygen gas 23 is collected through the anode electrode 2, and the hydrogen gas 33 is collected through the cathode electrode 3.
- the lead wire 202 passing through the outside is not necessarily required.
- a material having a structure having good conductivity and material transportability (diffusibility) such as porous titanium 206 as shown in FIG. 10B is sandwiched between the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3. But you can. Thereby, it is possible to transport the electrons generated in the anode electrode 2 by the irradiation of the light 7 to the cathode electrode 3 without impairing the generation of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.
- the cathode electrode 3 includes a promoter-containing layer 43 that generates hydrogen gas by receiving the excitation light 7 of the photocatalyst, and the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2 and the promoter-containing layer 43 of the cathode electrode 3
- An electron transfer layer (porous titanium 206) made of a conductive material and capable of transmitting an electrolytic solution may be provided therebetween.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the photocatalytic cell (anode cell) 1 in the present embodiment.
- FIG. 11A is a side sectional view of the photocatalyst cell 1
- FIG. 11B is a front view of the photocatalyst cell 1.
- the photocatalyst cell 1 includes the anode electrode 2 and is a member that constitutes the gas generation device 100 when used together with the promoter cell (cathode cell).
- the photocatalyst cell 1 includes an anode electrode 2 fixed to the photocatalyst cell 1 by a current-carrying metal frame 201, a light receiving window 4, and a first gas containing oxygen gas.
- the container 21 is provided with an oxygen gas discharge pipe 101, an inert gas supply pipe 102, and a current-carrying wire 202.
- the anode electrode 2 is attached to the electrode holder 120.
- the anode electrode 2 includes a base material 25 and a photocatalyst containing layer 27 formed on one surface of the base material 25. In addition, as will be described later, it is also possible to form the transparent conductive film 24 on the substrate 25.
- the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 including the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is located on the back side of the surface that receives light from the light receiving window 4 in the anode electrode 2.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 formed on the surface that comes into contact with the electrolytic solution is lyophilic with respect to the electrolytic solution.
- the electrolytic solution contains water, and the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 is preferably hydrophilic.
- examples of the shape of the base material 25 constituting the anode electrode 2 include a sheet shape, a substrate shape, and a film shape.
- a translucent substrate 28 that is transparent to excitation light that excites the catalyst contained in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 can also be used.
- the photocatalyst can exhibit a gas generation function.
- Excitation light incident from the light receiving window 4 passes through the anode electrode 2 and is irradiated from the back side to the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 to exhibit a photocatalytic function.
- alkali glass such as glass can be used, but a quartz plate is preferable if transparency to ultraviolet rays is required.
- ceramic materials such as magnesium fluoride and calcium fluoride can also be used.
- a plastic film can also be used, but those having transparency to ultraviolet rays are preferred. If it is a plastic film, it is easy to form many fine holes, and the cost of the gas generating device and the generated gas can be reduced.
- polyester resin film such as polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyolefin resin film such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polymethylpentene, cyclic polyolefin copolymer, methacrylic resin film, polycarbonate resin film, A polystyrene resin film, a cellulose acetate resin film, a transparent polyimide resin film, a transparent fluororesin film, a silicone resin film, or some biodegradable polymers can be used.
- stacked the base material 25 and the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is illustrated, this invention is not limited to this.
- the anode electrode 2 may be composed of only the photocatalyst-containing layer 27, and the use of the substrate 25 is optional.
- a base material on which the anode electrode 2 (photocatalyst-containing layer 27) or other member is placed A base may be used as a base when the gas generating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is mounted on the ground or an installation stand (not shown).
- the base material 25 is preferably conductive, but is generally insulative. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12C described later, by forming a transparent conductive film 24 between the base material 25 and the photocatalyst containing layer 27, it is possible to impart conductivity to the surface. .
- the base material 25 does not need to be transparent with respect to excitation light.
- the base material 25 used for the anode electrode 2 can be composed of a metal substrate, a graphite plate, or the like.
- a mesh-shaped or weave-shaped material is used for the anode electrode 2
- a metal or graphite fiber can be used. Since the base material 25 made of these materials is conductive, it is not necessary to provide the transparent conductive film 24.
- the cathode electrode 3 facing the anode electrode 2 is formed from a material transparent to the excitation light, and the excitation light is applied to the photocatalyst containing layer 27. It is preferable that the irradiation is possible.
- the transparent conductive film 24 can be formed from indium tin iron oxide (ITO), tin oxide (SnO 2 ), zinc oxide (ZnO), or the like.
- the transparent conductive film 24 can be formed by a method such as vacuum deposition, chemical vapor deposition, ion plating, sputtering, sol-gel coating, or the like.
- the photocatalyst contained in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 includes titanium oxide, vanadium oxide, nickel oxide, zinc oxide, gallium oxide, zirconia, nebidium oxide, molybdenum oxide, tantalum oxide, tungsten oxide, gallium oxide, germanium oxide, indium oxide, and oxide.
- An oxide such as tin, antimony oxide, lead oxide and bismuth oxide, and at least one selected from the group consisting of these nitrides and sulfides can be used. Further, these nitrides and sulfides can be used. Can be used. Of these, titanium oxide and derivatives thereof exhibiting high photocatalytic activity and excellent stability are preferred. Binary compounds can also be used.
- silver compounds such as ArTiO 3 , AgNdO 3 , AgNbO 3 , Ga 2 O 3 —In 2 O 3 mixed compounds, AgTaO 3 , AgNbO 3 , AgInZS, In 2 O 3 —ZnO compounds, and BiVO 4 Such compounds are also preferred.
- the material to be doped include chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, gallium, germanium, HISO, selenium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, cadmium, indium, tin, antimony, tellurium, and tungsten.
- the titanium oxide used as a photocatalyst is generally anatase type titanium oxide.
- titanium oxide is effective for ultraviolet rays but has no photocatalytic effect for visible light.
- Recently, the development of a catalyst that exhibits a photocatalytic function for visible light has been advanced.
- As typical visible light photocatalysts research on titanium oxide supporting cerium oxide, sodium tantalate composite oxide, bismuth oxide and rhodium-doped strontium titanium oxide, etc. is underway.
- a photocatalyst can also be used.
- Examples of the method for forming the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 containing these photocatalysts include ion plating, chemical vapor deposition, vacuum vapor deposition, and sputtering.
- a formation method such as a spin coating method, a screen printing method, or a spray method is suitably employed.
- these photocatalysts are in an amorphous state, so that electrons and holes generated by photoexcitation are trapped by defects and disorder before reaching the reaction surface, and a catalytic function cannot be expected. Therefore, heat treatment is performed to advance crystallization.
- the heating temperature is preferably in the range of 200 ° C to 700 ° C.
- heat treatment is not required or heat treatment for removing the resin composition (binder) containing the photocatalyst as a catalyst dispersion solution at a temperature less than 200 ° C. It can be dealt with by doing.
- a cast method in which a catalyst dispersion solution in which a photocatalyst is dispersed is poured into a mold, and the catalyst dispersion solution is removed by heating and baking or solvent treatment may be used.
- a resin composition (binder) as a catalyst dispersion solution and heating and baking the resin composition, a porous material substantially consisting only of a photocatalyst can be produced.
- an inverted mold of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 in which a portion corresponding to the through hole protrudes is used as the mold into which the catalyst dispersion solution is poured. The same applies to the production of the cocatalyst-containing layer 43.
- the layer thickness of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is preferably 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 100 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 1 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less.
- the layer thickness of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is preferably 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 100 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 1 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less.
- the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 communicates with the first gas storage unit 21 and can discharge the oxygen gas collected in the first gas storage unit 21.
- the energizing wire 202 is connected to the energizing metal frame 201, and the electrons generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 can be supplied to the cathode electrode (not shown in the figure) via the energizing wire 202. it can.
- FIG. 11B is a front view of the photocatalytic electrolysis cell 1.
- support surface 20 side which performs electrolysis is made into the front, and the surface where excitation light is irradiated becomes a back surface.
- the photocatalyst cell 1 includes an oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 and an inert gas supply pipe 102, which communicate with the first gas storage unit 21. By supplying an inert gas such as nitrogen gas from the inert gas supply pipe 102 to the gas storage unit 21, the recovery of the oxygen gas can be promoted.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the anode electrode 2 having a plurality of through holes 111 through which oxygen gas selectively passes.
- the base material 25 may be comprised from the material transparent with respect to excitation light.
- FIG. 12 (a) is a front view of the anode electrode 2
- FIG. 12 (b) is a side sectional view of the anode electrode 2.
- FIG. 12C is an enlarged view of the central portion of the anode electrode 2. The enlarged portion is a portion surrounded by a square broken line.
- the anode electrode 2 has a structure in which a base material 25, a transparent conductive film 24, and a photocatalyst containing layer 27 are laminated in this order.
- the anode electrode 2 is attached to an electrode holder 120 which is a support for fixing to the photocatalyst cell 1.
- the electrode holder 120 is omitted from the drawings other than FIGS. 11 and 12.
- a plurality of through holes 111 are formed in the anode electrode 2.
- the shape of the through-hole 111 can be freely designed as long as the Young-Laplace equation is satisfied.
- the anode electrode 2 itself has a porous structure including a plurality of through-holes 111, and may have a mesh shape or an interdigital shape. That is, the anode electrode 2 only needs to have a through hole that does not allow the electrolytic solution 12 to pass therethrough and allows the generated oxygen gas to selectively pass to the back side.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an example of a hole processing portion formed in the anode electrode 2.
- the hole diameter of the through-hole 111 is 100 ⁇ m
- the pitch interval (distance between the centers of gravity) of the holes is 150 ⁇ m.
- the pore diameter and pitch interval can be appropriately determined, but as described above, the smaller the pore diameter is based on the Young-Laplace pressure, and the leakage of the electrolyte is further suppressed.
- the transparent conductive film 24 and the photocatalyst containing layer 27 may be formed after the through hole 111 is formed, or the through hole 111 is formed after the transparent conductive film 24 and the photocatalyst containing layer 27 are formed on the substrate 25. Also good.
- the inner wall surface of the through hole 111 is preferably lyophobic with respect to the electrolyte. Furthermore, it is desirable that the back surface of the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 of the anode electrode 2 is also lyophobic with respect to the electrolytic solution. Thereby, the penetration
- the electrolytic solution contains water as a main component, and the inner wall surface of the through-hole 111 and the back surface of the anode electrode 2 are preferably hydrophobic.
- a method of hydrophobizing the inner wall surface of the through-hole 111 a method of applying a hydrophobic coating agent in addition to using a hydrophobic substrate in advance can be used.
- a hydrophobic coating agent such as CYTOP (manufactured by Asahi Glass).
- Hydrophobization by plasma treatment using a fluorine-based gas is also possible.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2 is brought into contact with the electrolytic solution 12, and further, the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is irradiated with the excitation light of the photocatalyst that has passed through the light receiving window 4 through the substrate 25.
- Oxygen gas is generated by the photocatalytic reaction in Note that no photocatalyst is supported on the inner wall surface of the through-hole 111 corresponding to the thickness portion of the base material 25, and oxygen gas is not generated at that location.
- the through hole 111 is formed based on the Young-Laplace equation, and the electrolyte solution is prevented from entering the through hole 111 in depth.
- a gas-liquid interface that is a boundary surface between the electrolyte solution surface and the gas phase is formed in the opening of the through hole 111.
- This gas-liquid interface 52 is formed due to the aforementioned Young-Laplace pressure.
- the inner wall surface of the through-hole 111 is hydrophobic, the penetration of the electrolyte into the through-hole 111 can be more effectively suppressed.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a cocatalyst cell (electrolysis cell for hydrogen gas generation) 6.
- FIG. 14A is a side sectional view of the promoter cell.
- FIG. 14B is a front view of the promoter cell.
- the promoter cell 6 shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B includes a cathode electrode 3 fixed to the promoter cell 6 by a current-carrying metal frame 201, a light receiving window 4, and a gas storage unit 31 that stores hydrogen gas.
- the cathode electrode 3 is formed on the substrate 25 and includes a promoter-containing layer 43.
- the promoter contained in the promoter-containing layer 43 is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of platinum, nickel, ruthenium, nickel oxide and ruthenium oxide.
- the cathode electrode 3 is composed of a translucent substrate 28 (see FIG. 9), thereby transmitting the excitation light from the light receiving window 4, and the anode electrode 2 on the back surface of the cathode electrode 3 as viewed from the light receiving window 4.
- excitation light can be irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- the cathode electrode 3 When the cathode electrode 3 is irradiated with light from the anode electrode 2 side, the co-catalyst cell 6 does not necessarily need the light receiving window 4, and the cathode electrode 3 may not be transparent to the excitation light.
- the cathode electrode 3 is preferably composed of platinum, nickel, or the like.
- the base material 25 of the cathode electrode 3 has a sheet shape, a substrate shape, a film shape, or the like, and is provided with through holes similar to those shown in FIGS.
- the cathode electrode 3 may also be a base material 25 having a plurality of electrode portions discretely arranged with through-holes, such as a mesh-shaped or a comb-shaped one.
- the through-hole (second through-hole) in the cathode electrode 3 does not allow the electrolyte solution to pass therethrough, and selectively allows hydrogen gas generated on the surface of the cathode electrode 3 facing the anode electrode 2 to pass through the back surface side.
- the energizing wire 202 is connected to the energizing metal frame 201.
- hydrogen gas is generated by electrons supplied to the cathode electrode 3 through the energization wire 202 and hydrogen ions in the electrolytic solution generated by the photocatalytic reaction.
- the energization wire 202 of the promoter cell 6 and the energization wire 202 of the photocatalyst cell 1 (see FIG. 11), the electrons generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 are supplied to the cathode electrode 3. Gas generation can be performed continuously.
- the energization wire 202 is electrically connected to the energization metal frame 201 as shown in FIG. 14A, and can supply electrons from the anode electrode 2 through the inert gas supply pipe 102. It is configured.
- FIG. 14B is a front view of the promoter cell 6.
- the surface where electrolysis is performed is made into the front, and the surface where excitation light is irradiated becomes a back surface.
- the hydrogen gas generating electrolytic cell 6 includes a hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 and an inert gas supply pipe 102, which communicate with the second gas storage unit 31.
- an inert gas such as nitrogen gas from the inert gas supply pipe 102 to the second gas storage unit 31
- recovery of oxygen gas can be promoted.
- the gas generating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment uses an apparatus in which the cathode electrode 3 is arranged in the photocatalytic cell 1 shown in FIG. More specifically, FIG. 15 is a side sectional view of the gas generation device 100 in which the photocatalyst cell 1 shown in FIG. 11 is mounted in the electrolytic solution tank 10, and FIG. 16 is a front view of the gas generation device 100.
- a photocatalytic cell 1 having an anode electrode 2 is mounted in an electrolyte bath 10 having a platinum electrode as a cathode electrode 3 fixed to a support rod.
- the electrolyte bath 10 is sealed by the lid member 11 so that hydrogen gas does not leak.
- the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 and the inert gas supply pipe 102 of the photocatalyst cell 1 penetrate, and the photocatalyst cell 1 is fixed thereby.
- the inert gas supply pipe 102 includes a current-carrying wire insertion port 203 on the upper surface of the lid member 11.
- the energizing wire 202 passes through the inert gas supply pipe 102 via the energizing wire insertion port 203. Further, the energizing wire 202 is electrically connected to the cathode electrode 3 through the support rod 301.
- the support rod 301 penetrates the lid member 11.
- the cathode 3 is fixed to the support bar 301 and faces the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 of the anode 2.
- the lid member 11 includes an inert gas supply pipe 102 that supplies an inert gas to the space in the electrolytic solution tank 10 and a hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- the excitation light of the catalyst is irradiated from the back side of the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 in the anode electrode 2 through the light receiving window 4.
- the electrolyte bath 10 itself is also made of a material that is transparent to excitation light.
- the excitation light passes through the electrolytic solution tank 10 and the base material 25 and is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27 on the base material 25.
- oxygen gas and hydrogen ions are generated on the surface of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 in contact with the electrolytic solution 12.
- Oxygen gas moves from the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 to the back side through the through hole of the anode electrode 2, accumulates in the gas storage unit 21, and is collected through the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 (see FIG. 11).
- hydrogen ions are generated in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 and then dissolved in the electrolytic solution 12 and reach the cathode electrode 3. Further, the electrons generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 similarly reach the cathode electrode 3 through the energizing wire 202. Hydrogen gas is generated from electrons and hydrogen ions on the surface of the cathode electrode 3. The generated hydrogen gas is separated from the cathode electrode 3 by buoyancy and is recovered through the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- the electrolytic solution 12 contains water as a main component, such as a weak acid aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, sodium peroxide, potassium peroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and the like.
- a weak acid aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, sodium peroxide, potassium peroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and the like.
- a weak ant potassium solution, an aqueous solution of alcohols such as methanol, ethanol and propanol, and an aqueous solution of carboxylic acids such as acrylic acid and phthalic acid can be used.
- the gas generation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment uses an apparatus in which the anode electrode 2 is inserted using the promoter cell 6 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a side cross-sectional view of the gas generation device 100 in which the promoter cell 6 shown in FIG. 14 is mounted in the electrolytic solution tank 10.
- a photocatalytic cell 1 having a cathode electrode 3 is mounted in an electrolytic solution tank 10 having an anode electrode 2.
- the cathode electrode 3 has a second through hole, and the anode electrode 2 has no through hole.
- a hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 and an inert gas supply pipe 102 of the hydrogen gas generation electrolysis cell 6 pass through the lid member 11, thereby fixing the hydrogen gas generation electrolysis cell 6.
- the inert gas supply pipe 102 includes an energization wire insertion opening on the upper surface of the lid member 11.
- the energizing wire 202 passes through the inert gas supply pipe 102 through the energizing wire insertion port. Further, the energizing wire 202 is electrically connected to the anode electrode 2 through the support rod 301 (not shown).
- the support rod 301 penetrates the lid member 11.
- the anode electrode 2 is fixed to the support rod 301, and the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 of the anode electrode 2 is disposed so as to face the cathode electrode 3.
- the lid member 11 includes an inert gas supply pipe 102 that supplies an inert gas to the space in the electrolytic solution tank 10 and an oxygen gas discharge pipe 101.
- the excitation light of the catalyst passes through the light receiving window 4 and the cathode electrode 3 and is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2.
- the electrolyte bath 10 itself is also made of a material that is transparent to excitation light.
- the anode electrode 2 can be made of a material that is opaque to excitation light. Then, oxygen gas and hydrogen ions are generated on the surface of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 in contact with the electrolytic solution 12. The oxygen gas generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is separated from the anode electrode 2 by buoyancy, and is recovered through the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101.
- hydrogen ions are generated in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 and then dissolved in the electrolytic solution 12 and reach the cathode electrode 3. Further, the electrons generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 similarly reach the cathode electrode 3 through the energizing wire 202. Hydrogen gas is generated from electrons and hydrogen ions on the surface of the cathode electrode 3. The generated hydrogen gas moves from the gas generation surface to the back surface side through the second through hole of the cathode electrode 3, accumulates in the gas storage unit 31, and is recovered through the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- the gas generating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is configured using the photocatalyst cell 1 shown in FIG. 11 and the cocatalyst cell 6 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a side sectional view of the gas generating apparatus of the present embodiment
- FIG. 19 is a front view from the cathode electrode 3 side
- FIG. 20 is a top view.
- the photocatalyst cell 1 and the co-catalyst cell 6 have a configuration in which the interelectrode spacer 61 is sandwiched and are arranged in parallel.
- the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 of the anode electrode 2 by the inter-electrode spacer and the cathode electrode 3 are disposed facing each other.
- a space (electrode gap portion) is formed by the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3, and the electrode gap portion is filled with the electrolyte solution 12.
- an electrolyte solution supply tube 133 and an electrolyte solution supply tube 131 are arranged on one side of the gas generating device 100, and the electrolyte solution can be supplied to the space from the outside. it can.
- an electrolytic solution discharge tube 134 and an electrolytic solution discharge tube 132 are arranged, and the electrolytic solution 12 subjected to the photocatalytic reaction can be discharged to the outside in the space (electrode gap portion). That is, the electrode gap formed by the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 constitutes a part of the electrolyte flow path.
- the gas generating device 100 stores the electrolyte solution 12 and brings the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 into contact with the electrolyte solution 12 (electrode gap portion), and the electrolyte solution in the electrolyte solution storage portion.
- 12 further includes an electrolyte solution supply pipe 131 that supplies the electrolyte solution 12 and an electrolyte solution discharge pipe 132 that discharges the electrolyte solution 12 subjected to the catalytic reaction from the electrolyte solution storage unit.
- the excitation light of the catalyst is irradiated from the back side of the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 in the anode electrode 2 through the light receiving window 4.
- the excitation light further passes through the substrate 25 and is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27 on the substrate 25.
- oxygen gas and hydrogen ions are generated on the surface of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 in contact with the electrolytic solution 12.
- the oxygen gas moves from the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 to the back side through the through hole of the anode electrode 2, accumulates in the first gas storage unit 21, and is collected through the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101.
- hydrogen ions are generated in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 and then dissolved in the electrolytic solution 12 and reach the cathode electrode 3. Further, the electrons generated in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 similarly reach the cathode electrode 3 through the energizing wire 202 as shown in FIG. Hydrogen gas is generated from electrons and hydrogen ions on the surface of the cathode electrode 3. The generated hydrogen gas moves from the gas generation surface to the back side through the second through hole of the cathode electrode 3, accumulates in the second gas storage unit 31, and is recovered through the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- the oxygen gas generated at the anode electrode 2 and the hydrogen gas generated at the cathode electrode 3 are separately accumulated in the first gas storage unit 21 and the second gas storage unit 31 without intermingling with each other.
- the distance between the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 can be arranged close to the distance that cannot be achieved by the conventional electrode structure.
- FIG. 21 shows a structure in which two electrolysis cells are connected in the same manner as FIG. 18, but light is irradiated from the light receiving window 4 on the cathode electrode 3 side in the opposite direction to FIG.
- the cathode electrode 3 is transparent to the excitation light, and the irradiated light is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2.
- the oxygen gas and the hydrogen gas are accumulated in the respective gas storage portions and then supplied to the outside through the respective gas discharge pipes.
- the cathode electrode 3 can be made of a member that is opaque to the excitation light.
- the anode electrode 2 is used for the excitation light. It can be composed of an opaque member.
- the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are made of a member transparent to the excitation light from the viewpoint of efficiently performing excitation light irradiation.
- the anode electrode 2 is disposed in parallel above the horizontally disposed cathode electrode 3 so as to be substantially perpendicular to the excitation light irradiated from above such as sunlight.
- This is a gas generating device 100 (solar-compatible gas generating device) provided with an anode electrode 2.
- the gas generating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment includes an anode electrode 2 installed horizontally and a cathode electrode 3 installed in parallel below the anode electrode 2.
- FIG. 22 is a top view of the solar-powered gas generation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment
- FIG. 23 is a side sectional view
- FIG. 24 is a bottom view.
- the anode electrode 2 is disposed above the cathode electrode 3 so as to be parallel to the cathode electrode 3.
- the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 of the anode electrode 2 faces the cathode electrode 3.
- a light receiving window 4 is disposed above the anode electrode 2 so that sunlight or the like can be received by the anode electrode 2 over a wide area.
- the space between the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 can be filled with the electrolyte solution 12.
- the electrolytic solution 12 is supplied from the electrolytic solution supply pipe 131 to the electrolytic solution tank 10 and is further supplied to the space between the electrodes via the electrolytic solution supply thin tube 133. Then, the electrolytic solution 12 subjected to the photocatalytic reaction moves to the electrolytic solution tank 10 through the electrolytic solution discharge thin tube 134 and is discharged to the outside through the electrolytic solution discharge tube 132. In this manner, hydrogen and oxygen can be continuously generated by supplying the electrolytic solution 12 and irradiating with sunlight.
- a first gas storage portion 21 is disposed so as to surround the back surface of the photocatalyst carrying surface 20.
- a first through hole 111 is formed in the anode electrode 2, and oxygen gas moves from the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 to the back side through the first through hole 111 and is accumulated in the first gas storage unit 21. And it collect
- a second gas accommodating portion 31 is disposed below the cathode electrode 3.
- a second through hole is formed in the cathode electrode 3, and hydrogen gas moves from the gas generation surface to the back side through the second through hole and is accumulated in the second gas storage unit 31. Then, it is recovered through the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- this solar-compatible gas generator can be used with a different inclination. However, it is indispensable to arrange the supply side so that the electrolyte flows from the supply side to the discharge side.
- the cathode electrode 3 can be a platinum electrode, but can also be a carbon electrode or a thin film electrode formed by sputtering a platinum thin film.
- FIG. 24 is a view of the solar-compatible gas generation device as viewed from below.
- the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 25 is a side cross-sectional view of the gas generator 100 for sunlight when the cathode electrode 3 is installed on the anode electrode 2, contrary to the fourth embodiment.
- the gas generating apparatus 100 of this embodiment includes a cathode electrode 3 installed horizontally and an anode electrode 2 installed in parallel below the cathode electrode 3.
- Sunlight passes through the cathode electrode 3 from the light receiving window 4 installed above and enters the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2 is disposed upward.
- the electrodes 12 are filled with the electrolyte solution 12.
- a second gas storage portion 31 is disposed above the cathode electrode 3.
- a second through hole is formed in the cathode electrode 3, and hydrogen gas moves from the gas generation surface to the back side through the second through hole and is accumulated in the second gas storage unit 31. Then, it is recovered through the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- the first gas storage portion 21 is disposed so as to surround the back surface of the photocatalyst carrying surface 20.
- a first through hole 111 is formed in the anode electrode 2, and oxygen gas moves from the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 to the back side through the first through hole 111 and is accumulated in the first gas storage unit 21. And it collect
- FIGS. 26A and 26B are perspective views of the anode / cathode integrated electrode 50 of the sixth embodiment.
- the cathode electrode 3 and the anode electrode 2 are supported side by side on a common base material 25.
- the fact that the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are arranged side by side means that they are in a position shifted from each other in the plane direction, and it is not necessarily required that both electrodes are completely in the same plane.
- the plurality of cathode electrodes 3 and the plurality of anode electrodes 2 are disposed adjacent to each other.
- the cathode electrode 3 and the anode electrode 2 of the present embodiment each have a strip shape.
- a plurality of first through holes 111 are formed in the anode electrode 2, and a plurality of second through holes 113 are formed in the cathode electrode 3.
- the first through holes 111 and the second through holes 113 are regularly arranged in a staggered pattern.
- the strip-shaped anode electrode 2 and cathode electrode 3 may each have through-holes (first through-hole 111 and second through-hole 113) as shown in FIG. 26 (a), or in FIG. 26 (b). As described above, a plurality of through holes may be provided.
- the inner wall surfaces of the first through hole 111 and the second through hole 113 are preferably hydrophobic with respect to the electrolytic solution. Furthermore, it is desirable that the back surface of the light receiving surface composed of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 of the cathode electrode 3 is hydrophobic. Thereby, it can suppress effectively that electrolyte solution moves to the back surface side via the 1st through-hole 111 and the 2nd through-hole 113.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is formed in a ring shape along the peripheral edge of the first through hole 111.
- the width of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 formed in a ring shape is 1 ⁇ m or more.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 (photocatalyst carrying surface 20) of the present embodiment is provided in a ring shape at the peripheral edge of the opening of the first through hole 111.
- the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 is provided in a ring shape at the periphery of the opening of the second through hole 113.
- the promoter-containing layer 43 is formed in a ring shape along the peripheral edge of the second through hole 113.
- the width of the promoter-containing layer 43 formed in a ring shape is 1 ⁇ m or more.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 are not formed on the inner walls of the through holes 111 and 113 within the thickness range of the substrate 25.
- the width of the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is 1 ⁇ m or more and the width of the cocatalyst containing layer 43 is 1 ⁇ m or more, gas generation is excellent.
- the anode electrode 2 is constituted by the ring-shaped photocatalyst containing layer 27, and the cathode electrode 3 is constituted by the ring-shaped promoter-containing layer 43.
- the cathode electrode 3 and the anode electrode 2 are provided side by side and adjacent to each other through an electrically insulating material (base material 25), and the adjacent interval between the cathode electrode 3 and the anode electrode 2 is 0.01 ⁇ m or more. .
- FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken along the broken line shown in FIG.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 When the photocatalyst containing layer 27 receives the excitation light irradiated from the light receiving window 4, the photocatalyst containing layer 27 in contact with the electrolyte solution 12 (shown here as water: H 2 O) is positively converted to electrons e ⁇ by photoexcitation on the photocatalyst containing layer 27. Hole h + is generated. The two holes h + oxidize H 2 O to generate two H + (protons) and one-half O 2 (oxygen molecules) (formula 101 described as the background art). This O 2 immediately passes through the first through hole 111 in a gaseous state and moves to the back surface side. Water forms the gas-liquid interface 52 due to the aforementioned Young-Laplace pressure and does not enter the first through-hole 111 (see the above formula (2)).
- the two H + generated in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 diffuse in water and react with two electrons e ⁇ on the promoter-containing layer 43 to generate one H 2 (hydrogen molecule).
- H 2 hydrogen molecule
- This H 2 immediately passes through the second through hole 113 in the gaseous state and moves to the back surface side. Water forms the gas-liquid interface 52 due to the aforementioned Young-Laplace pressure, and does not enter the second through hole 113 (see the above formula (2)).
- the first through hole 111 through which oxygen passes and the second through hole 113 through which hydrogen passes are spatially separated, and the probability of a reverse reaction in which oxygen and hydrogen return to water is very small.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is provided at the peripheral edge of the opening of the first through hole 111
- the promoter containing layer 43 is provided at the peripheral edge of the opening of the second through hole 113. Is provided. Therefore, the gas generating apparatus of this embodiment improves the production efficiency of oxygen gas and hydrogen gas, and is excellent in the separability of these gases.
- no photocatalyst is supported on the inner wall of the first through hole 111, and oxygen gas is not generated on the inner wall.
- the inner wall of the 1st through-hole 111 is hydrophobic, the electrolyte solution 14 cannot penetrate
- the mechanism by which the gas-liquid interface 52 is formed is due to the aforementioned Young-Laplace pressure.
- oxygen molecules generated in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 dissolve in the electrolyte solution 12 and reach the gas-liquid interface 52 by diffusion or contact with the gas-liquid interface 52 at the same time as growing into bubbles, and the first penetration by the bubble breaking phenomenon. It will be absorbed by the gas phase inside the hole 111. As a result, the phenomenon in which oxygen gas is generated and simultaneously sucked into the first through hole 111 and moves to the back surface side continues.
- the oxygen gas generated in the gas generating device 100 is sent out from the first gas storage part provided on the back surface thereof through the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101. Thus, oxygen gas can be recovered via the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 (see FIGS. 30A and 30B described later).
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 receives the excitation light from the light receiving window 4, the photocatalyst containing layer 27 generates H + and electrons e ⁇ by a photocatalytic reaction.
- hydrogen gas is generated from H + and electrons e ⁇ in the electrolytic solution.
- no promoter is supported on the inner wall of the second through hole 113, and no hydrogen gas is generated on the inner wall.
- the electrolyte solution 12 cannot penetrate
- the mechanism by which the gas-liquid interface 52 is formed is due to the aforementioned Young-Laplace pressure.
- the hydrogen gas generated in the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 grows into bubbles and simultaneously contacts the gas-liquid interface 52 and is absorbed by the gas phase inside the second through-hole 113 due to the bubble breaking phenomenon.
- the phenomenon in which hydrogen gas is generated and simultaneously sucked into the second through-hole 113 and moves to the back surface side continuously occurs.
- the hydrogen gas generated in the gas generating device 100 is recovered from the second gas storage portion provided on the back surface of the hydrogen gas via the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 (see FIG. 30B). be able to.
- the gas generation device 100 has a plurality of first through holes 111 opened in a region composed of the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- the promoter-containing layer 43 is formed in a ring shape along the peripheral edge of the second through hole 113.
- the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 may be laminated on the photocatalyst-containing layer 27, and only the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 is the periphery of the second through-hole 113 from the viewpoint of suppressing a reverse reaction in which oxygen and hydrogen react and return to water. It may be formed in a ring shape along the part.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 are not formed on the inner wall of the through hole, and oxygen gas and hydrogen gas are not generated on the inner wall. And since the inner wall of the 2nd through-hole 113 is hydrophobic, the penetration
- FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a gas generation device 100 including an anode / cathode integrated electrode in the present embodiment
- FIG. 30 (a) is a side view of the gas generation device 100 including an anode / cathode integrated electrode. It is sectional drawing.
- FIG. 30B is a front view of the gas generating apparatus 100 including the anode-cathode integrated electrode as viewed from the surface side where the electrolysis is performed (the surface side receiving light).
- the gas generating device 100 including the anode-cathode integrated electrode includes a catalyst-containing layer 81 (the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 and the promoter-containing layer 43).
- a catalyst-containing layer 81 the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 and the promoter-containing layer 43.
- the light receiving window 4 provided facing the surface 20
- the first gas storage part provided on the back side of the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 of the gas generating device 100
- a second gas storage section provided.
- the electrolytic solution tank 10 surrounding the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 is provided.
- the gas generating apparatus 100 including the anode-cathode integrated electrode includes the light receiving window 4 that transmits the excitation light of the photocatalyst and irradiates the photocatalyst containing layer 27 with the excitation light.
- the light receiving window 4 is disposed at a position facing both the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43, and the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43 are irradiated with excitation light transmitted through the light receiving window 4. Is done.
- an irradiation light source for irradiating the light receiving window 4 with excitation light of the photocatalyst included in the photocatalyst containing layer 27 may be separately provided.
- the irradiation light source a high-pressure mercury lamp, a xenon lamp, or the like can be used.
- excitation light for the photocatalyst light having a wavelength of 250 nm or more can be used.
- the gas generator 100 is provided with a catalyst layer on one surface of the substrate 25.
- the gas generator 100 is mounted on the electrode holder 120 and is fixed to the photocatalyst cell 1.
- the light receiving window 4 is made of a material that can transmit excitation light, and specifically, an inorganic material such as glass, a polymer such as polyimide resin, acrylic resin, polyethylene resin, polycarbonate resin, polyolefin resin, and epoxy resin. A material etc. can be used.
- the light receiving window 4 forms a part of the side wall of the electrolyte container 12
- excitation light may be transmitted between the light receiving window 4 and the gas generation device 100.
- a partition wall constituting the side wall of the electrolytic solution tank 10 can be separately provided.
- the photocatalyst cell 1 includes a bottom wall 26 and constitutes a gas storage portion 41 that surrounds the back side of the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 of the gas generation device 100.
- the gas storage unit 30 is partitioned by a partition, and a first gas storage unit 21 (not shown) and a second gas storage unit 31 (not shown) are provided.
- An electrolytic solution supply pipe 131 and an electrolytic solution discharge pipe 132 are connected to the electrolytic solution tank 10, and the electrolytic solution can be circulated by a circulation pump (not shown).
- the electrolytic solution tank 10 is filled with the electrolytic solution 12.
- FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the gas generating apparatus 100 provided with the anode / cathode integrated electrode shown in FIG. 30 in a three-dimensional view.
- the light 7 that has entered through the light receiving window 4 is applied to the anode / cathode integrated electrode shown in FIG. 29 and causes the gas storage unit 30 to collect oxygen gas and hydrogen gas.
- FIG. 30 shows a case where the gas storage units 30 are alternately arranged with the first gas storage units 21 and the second gas storage units 31 side by side. Oxygen gas and hydrogen gas are stored in separate storage portions, and can be taken out to the outside through the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 and the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- the electrolytic solution 12 contains water as a main component, such as a weak acid aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, sodium peroxide, potassium peroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and the like.
- a weak acid aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, sodium peroxide, potassium peroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and the like.
- a weak ant potassium solution, an aqueous solution of alcohols such as methanol, ethanol and propanol, and an aqueous solution of carboxylic acids such as acrylic acid and phthalic acid can be used.
- the first gas storage unit communicates with the first through hole of the gas generation device 100.
- the oxygen gas generated in the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 moves to and is stored in the first gas storage section through the first through hole.
- An oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 is connected to the first gas storage unit, and oxygen gas can be recovered through the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101.
- the second gas storage unit communicates with the second through hole of the gas generation device 100.
- the hydrogen gas generated in the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 moves to and is stored in the second gas storage section through the second through hole.
- a hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 is connected to the second gas storage unit, and hydrogen gas can be recovered through the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 and the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 are installed, but these can also be used together. Further, an inert gas such as nitrogen gas or argon gas can be introduced from the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 and the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 as needed, and the generated gas can be easily discharged.
- an inert gas such as nitrogen gas or argon gas can be introduced from the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 and the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 as needed, and the generated gas can be easily discharged.
- the light receiving window 4 is disposed so as to face the photocatalyst carrying surfaces 20 (the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the promoter containing layer 43) of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the base material 5 on which the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are mounted may be made of a material that transmits the excitation light 7, and the excitation light 7 may be irradiated from the back surfaces of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3.
- the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are respectively made of a material that transmits the excitation light 7, and the light receiving window 4 that transmits the excitation light 7 and irradiates the photocatalyst containing layer 27 is formed on the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3. It may be arranged opposite to the photocatalyst carrying surface 20. Then, the excitation light 7 transmitted through the light receiving window 4 may be further transmitted through the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 to irradiate the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43.
- the gas generating device 100 in the present embodiment has a plurality of first through holes 111 opened in a region composed of the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- a plurality of second through holes 113 are opened in a region formed of the promoter-containing layer 43.
- FIG. 32 (b) is a side sectional view on the short side of the photocatalyst cell 1 showing the positional relationship between the first through hole 111 and the second through hole 113
- FIG. 32 (c) is a side sectional view on the long side. Indicates.
- an oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 and a hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 are provided on the back side of the gas generation apparatus 100. Furthermore, the electrolyte solution storage part 12 provided on the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 side of the gas generation device 100 is provided with an electrolyte solution supply pipe 131 and an electrolyte solution discharge pipe 132.
- the gas generating apparatus 100 includes a photocatalyst cell housing surrounded and supported by a transparent glass plate (light receiving window) 71, a side wall plate 72, and a bottom plate 73 on the light irradiation side. It is fixed to.
- a first gas storage unit 21 and a second gas storage unit 31 are provided on the back side of the gas generation device 100.
- the first gas storage unit 21 shown in FIG. 32 (b) communicates, and oxygen gas stored in the first gas storage unit 21 through the first through hole 111 goes to the outside through the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101. Discharged.
- the second gas storage unit 31 communicates with the hydrogen gas stored in the second gas storage unit 31 through the second through hole 113 and is discharged to the outside through the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103.
- the electrolytic solution is supplied from the electrolytic solution supply pipe 131 into the electrolytic solution tank 12, passes between the gas generator 100 and the glass plate 71, and is discharged from the electrolytic solution discharge pipe 132.
- the electrolyte solution supply pipe 131 and the electrolyte solution discharge pipe 132 are connected to a circulation pump so that the electrolyte solution in the electrolyte container 12 can be circulated. It is configured. First, a new electrolytic solution is stored in a storage tank (not shown), and is passed through the opened water supply valve 137 and sent to the electrolytic solution filter tank 136 by the electrolytic solution pump 135 to remove foreign matters and the like.
- the gas generation device 100 according to the present embodiment is different from the gas generation device 100 according to the tenth embodiment only in the arrangement of the first gas storage unit 21 and the second gas storage unit 31, and therefore only the differences will be described.
- FIG. 33 (a) is a schematic top view of the photocatalyst cell 1 in the present embodiment when the gas generation device 100 is cut so as to be parallel to the surface of the gas generation device 100, and the flow of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas The positional relationship of the road is shown.
- FIG. 33B is a side sectional view on the short side of the photocatalyst cell 1 showing the positional relationship between the first through hole 111 and the second through hole 113.
- 34 is a transparent top view of the gas generation device 100 shown in FIG. 33, showing the positional relationship between the flow paths of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.
- the first gas storage portion 21 is provided in a comb-like shape below the first through-hole 111, and the second gas storage portion 31 is comb-toothed below the second through-hole 113. It is provided in the shape.
- the first gas storage part 21 and the second gas storage part 31 are arranged in a mutually intricate manner.
- the first gas storage unit 21 communicates with all the first through holes 111.
- the first gas storage unit 21 is connected to the oxygen gas discharge pipe 101 and can recover oxygen gas.
- the second gas storage unit 31 communicates with all the second through holes 113.
- the second gas storage unit 31 is connected to the hydrogen gas discharge pipe 103 and can recover the hydrogen gas.
- a method for producing the gas generating device 100 including the anode / cathode integrated electrode will be described.
- a through hole is provided in the base material 5.
- a method capable of periodically forming a uniform hole shape on the entire surface of the substrate can be used. For example, it is preferably formed by cutting with a rotary drill or an etching method.
- the shape of the opening of the through hole is not particularly defined, but a circle is preferable in order for electrons and protons to move isotropically from the surrounding holes in any direction.
- the diameter of the opening of the through hole is 300 ⁇ m or less, and the pitch interval of the opening is preferably 1.5 times or more and 5 times or less of the diameter.
- Cocatalyst is required that protons and electrons are efficiently combined on its surface to generate hydrogen and that reverse reaction to water is difficult to occur.
- the promoter included in the promoter-containing layer 43 provided in the cathode electrode 3 is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of platinum, nickel, ruthenium, nickel oxide and ruthenium oxide.
- the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 containing these cocatalysts is preferably formed around the second through hole 113 with a width of 1 ⁇ m or more.
- the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 is formed by, for example, applying a positive photoresist on the entire surface of the sheet and fixing a photomask provided with a circular opening having a diameter 1 ⁇ m or more larger than the hole diameter so as to coincide with the position of the cocatalyst electrode. And by exposing with the light of the wavelength which a resist sensitizes, only the resist around the 2nd through-hole 113 becomes soluble, and is removed at the time of image development.
- the promoter containing layer 43 is formed by ion plating, chemical vapor deposition, vacuum vapor deposition, sputtering, spin coating, screen printing, spraying, casting, etc.
- the co-catalyst-containing layer 43 can be selectively patterned by peeling off the last remaining resist together with the co-catalyst attached to the resist portion.
- the film thickness of the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 is preferably in the range of 20 nm to 200 nm so as not to be peeled off by the stress at the time of resist peeling during patterning.
- electrolysis may be promoted by applying a voltage from the outside between the photocatalyst containing layer 27 and the cocatalyst containing layer 43.
- Typical surface modification methods for controlling surface chemical properties such as dispersibility, wettability, adhesion, and adsorptivity of solid surfaces include (1) coupling agent modification methods and (2) polymer grafting. Examples thereof include a copolymerization method, (3) an encapsulation method, and (4) a sol-gel method.
- Silane or titanium coupling agents are widely used in the coupling agent modification method, and the end of these molecules chemically react with the hydroxyl group on the solid surface, so that the other end is oriented monomolecular film facing the surface side. It is possible to introduce various functional groups onto the solid surface depending on the purpose.
- HMDS hexamethyldisilazane
- the polymer graft modification method is a method in which a polymer is grown on a solid surface by a chemical reaction between a functional group on the solid surface and a monomer.
- a polymer may be grafted using a functional group introduced by a coupling agent, or a polymerization reaction may be induced using an electrolytic polymerization reaction, a mechanochemical reaction, radiation, or plasma.
- the encapsulation method is a method in which solid particles are coated with a polymer film, and generally a thick film is formed as compared with the graft polymerization method, and a chemical bond must be formed between the film and the solid surface. There is no. In the sol-gel method, a solid surface is coated with inorganic glass using alkoxide as a raw material.
- FIG. 35 is a side view of the gas generation device 100 of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 36 is a plan view of the gas generation device 100.
- At least one of the photocatalyst containing layer (anode electrode 2) or the cocatalyst containing layer (cathode electrode 3) is disposed so as to be inclined with respect to the substrate.
- the photocatalyst containing layer (anode electrode 2) or the cocatalyst containing layer (cathode electrode 3) includes a convex portion protruding from the substrate.
- the anode electrodes 2 and the cathode electrodes 3 are alternately arranged, the respective electrodes are angled, and the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 face each other.
- FIG. 35 shows the cross-sectional structure from the side
- FIG. 36 shows the arrangement from the upper surface only in the electrode portion in order to show the arrangement of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3.
- FIGS. 35 (b) and 36 (b) are enlarged views of a portion surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 35 (a).
- the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 each form a ridge so as to surround the gas storage portions 21 and 31, and the electrolyte solution 12 is disposed on each electrode.
- Through holes 111 and 113 are formed in each of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3.
- the inner walls of the through holes 111 and 113 are subjected to water repellency (liquid repellency) treatment so that the electrolyte does not squeeze into the through holes 111 and 113 and leak.
- Oxygen gas can be taken out from the anode electrode 2 through the gas accommodating part 21 through the through hole 111.
- hydrogen gas can be taken out from the cathode electrode 3 through the gas accommodating part 31 through the through hole 113.
- the two anode electrodes 2 are paired to form one ridge.
- the anode electrode 2 is disposed so as to be inclined with respect to the cathode electrode 3 which is formed as a pair of two adjacent ones to form one ridge.
- the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are opposed to each other. This is shown in FIG. 35 (b).
- the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 face each other while being inclined with the electrolytic solution 12 interposed therebetween. This contributes to promoting the generation of oxygen and hydrogen in two ways. First, since the distance between the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 is reduced, the movement distance of protons generated at the cathode electrode 3 can be reduced. For this reason, the collection efficiency of a proton improves.
- FIG. 37 shows how this light is reflected.
- Such a structure is particularly effective in the case of a condensing type, and the incident light can be effectively utilized to the maximum extent.
- the electrode is heated, but since it is always immersed in the electrolytic solution, it has a feature that it is easy to suppress a temperature rise.
- the cathode electrode 3 includes a promoter-containing layer 43 that generates hydrogen gas by receiving the excitation light 7.
- the excitation light 7 reflected by the anode electrode 2 or the cathode electrode 3 is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the other anode electrode 2 or the promoter containing layer 43 of the cathode electrode 3.
- the one shown in FIG. 38 is configured such that the electrolytic solution is placed underneath and the generated oxygen or hydrogen gas is collected on the upper side. Also in this case, the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are opposed to each other while being inclined. However, although not shown, the photocatalyst containing layer of the anode electrode 2 and the cocatalyst layer of the cathode electrode are respectively facing downward, so that the light needs to pass through the base material and be irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer. Therefore, it is a requirement that at least the base material constituting the cathode electrode 3 is translucent.
- the angle formed between the surface of the photocatalyst containing layer of the anode electrode 2 and the surface of the cathode electrode 3 having the promoter containing layer is arranged at an angle of greater than 0 ° and less than 180 °.
- the angle between the two is 0 °, it means that the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are arranged in parallel with each other.
- the angle between the two is 180 °, it means that the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 form a plane.
- a more desirable angle between the photocatalyst containing layer of the anode electrode 2 and the promoter containing layer of the cathode electrode 3 is greater than 20 ° and less than 90 °.
- FIG. 39 is a side view of the gas generation device 100 of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 40 is a plan view of the gas generation device 100.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer (anode electrode 2) and the cocatalyst-containing layer (cathode electrode 3) of the present embodiment include a convex surface portion protruding from the base material, and form a three-dimensional arrangement type (arch type).
- This convex surface portion has a box shape including a pair of elevations facing each other. And the gas accommodating parts 21 and 31 are formed in the inside of this convex surface part.
- each of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 has an arch shape, which should be said to be a modification of the configuration of the ridge type gas generating apparatus shown in FIGS. It is a gas generator.
- the structure of this embodiment is more precise.
- the anode electrode 2 having the through hole 111 has a rectangular structure in which one piece is opened. The opened piece communicates with the gas storage part 21 and forms a part of the gas storage part 21 in the rectangle.
- the electrolytic solution 12 is disposed on the anode electrode 2 having an arch shape.
- the inner wall surface of the through hole 111 is subjected to a hydrophobic treatment.
- the cathode electrode 3 also has an arch shape, and has the same box-like structure as the anode electrode 2.
- FIG. 40 is a top view of the arrangement of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3.
- each of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 has a box-like (rectangular) structure adjacent to each other, there are a surface facing the same direction as a facing surface.
- the opposing surfaces can be widened, and the distance between the anode and the cathode becomes relatively short.
- the arch type gas generating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment has a great advantage that the moving distance of protons generated at the anode electrode 2 can be shortened.
- the arch type gas generating apparatus 100 of this embodiment is excellent in the light confinement effect.
- Light incident between the arches formed by the respective electrodes is reflected on the side surfaces of the arches and irradiated again on the opposing surfaces. Since the cocatalyst-containing layer 43 of the cathode electrode 3 does not need to absorb light and only needs to be reflected, the reflected light is again irradiated to the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 (not shown in FIG. 39) of the anode electrode. Can do.
- a base material (not shown) constituting the anode electrode 2 is translucent, it passes through the electrolytic solution 12 and enters the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2 existing on the back side from the back side. It is also possible to make effective use of light.
- FIG. 41 shows a configuration in which the generated oxygen and hydrogen gas are collected on the upper side with the electrolytic solution placed below.
- FIG. 42 is explanatory drawing of the gas production
- the gas generating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is a slit type in which a vertically long through slit 115 is formed in the anode electrode 2 and the through slit 115 has a gas-liquid separation function.
- the through holes (through slits 115 and 117) provided in the cathode electrode 3 or the anode electrode 2 of the present embodiment have a slit shape.
- Both the cathode electrode 3 and the anode electrode 2 are provided with slit-shaped through holes (through slits 117 and 115).
- the slit-shaped through holes are shifted from each other in a state where the cathode electrode 3 and the anode electrode 2 are arranged to face each other.
- the slit type gas generator 100 of the present embodiment effectively collects gas (oxygen) generated by the photocatalytic function by the through slits 115 and 117.
- gas oxygen
- the light 7 enters the anode electrode 2 having the translucent base material 28 through the gas collection unit 21.
- oxygen and protons are generated in the electrolyte solution 12 by the light 7 incident from the back surface of the photocatalyst containing layer 27.
- the generated oxygen is collected by the gas collection unit 21 through the first through slit 115.
- FIG. 42A is a left side surface of FIG. 42B and shows a light irradiation surface viewed from the photocatalyst containing layer 27 side.
- FIG. 42 (c) is a right side surface of FIG. 42 (b) and represents a light irradiation back surface viewed from the promoter-containing layer 43 side.
- the cathode electrode 3 of this embodiment includes a promoter-containing layer 43 that generates hydrogen gas by receiving the excitation light 7.
- the excitation light 7 that has passed through the through holes (through slits 115 and 117) provided in the anode electrode 2 or the cathode electrode 3 is converted into the promoter-containing layer 43 or the anode of the other cathode electrode 3.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the electrode 2 is irradiated.
- FIG. 43 is a perspective view of the gas generator shown in FIG. FIG. 43A shows a case where the light 7 is irradiated from the anode electrode 2 (photocatalyst containing layer 27) side with the structure shown in FIG.
- FIG. 43 (b) shows an irradiation from the cathode electrode 3 (cocatalyst-containing layer 43) side.
- the light that has passed through the through slit 117 is irradiated to the photocatalyst containing layer 27, thereby fulfilling a photocatalytic function for generating oxygen and hydrogen.
- the photocatalyst containing layer 27 of the anode electrode 2 is formed at a position facing a through hole (through slit 117) provided in the cathode electrode 3.
- the cathode electrode 3 includes a promoter-containing layer 43 that generates hydrogen gas by receiving excitation light of the photocatalyst.
- a promoter containing layer 43 of the cathode electrode 3 is formed at a position facing a through hole (through slit 115) provided in the anode electrode 2.
- FIG. 44 is a side view of the gas generation device 100 of the present embodiment.
- the gas generation device 100 of the present embodiment is a flexible type that is formed in an arc shape and has flexibility.
- the flexible gas generating apparatus 100 includes an electrode pair composed of a cathode electrode 3 and an anode electrode 2 arranged in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval. And this electrode pair has the flexibility which can be bent or bent in a perpendicular direction.
- the anode electrode 2 of the flexible gas generator 100 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the arc, and the cathode electrode 3 is disposed on the inner peripheral side. This is for releasing oxygen to the outer peripheral side and collecting hydrogen to be collected on the inner peripheral side, and a gas storage unit 31 for collecting hydrogen is provided on the inner peripheral side.
- the anode electrode 2 may be disposed on the inner circumferential side of the arc and the cathode electrode 3 may be disposed on the outer circumferential side.
- FIG. 45 is an enlarged view of a part surrounded by a broken line of the gas generator shown in FIG.
- the anode electrode 2 is formed of a translucent base material 28 and a photocatalyst containing layer 27, and electrolysis sandwiched between cathode electrodes 3 formed of a cocatalyst containing layer 43 and an opaque base material 29. It is structured to generate oxygen and hydrogen by photolysis of liquid water. The generated oxygen is released to the outside through the first through hole 111, but the generated hydrogen passes through the second through hole 113 and is collected in the gas storage unit 31.
- FIG. 46 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the flexible gas generation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the flexible gas generator 100 of this embodiment.
- FIG. 46 shows a state in which the gas generation device 100 is arranged to generate hydrogen gas using sunlight outdoors.
- the flexible gas generation apparatus 100 is disposed at an angle so that sunlight can be irradiated as vertically as possible.
- This apparatus includes a water storage tank 138 serving as an electrolytic solution, a circulation pump 135 for sending water, and a filter tank 136 for maintaining the cleanliness of the water.
- the gas generation device of the present embodiment can be used for a fuel cell, a hydrogen production device that is a raw material of the fuel cell, and the like.
- the gas generating device in the present embodiment can be used by arranging not only one electrode pair of the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 but also a plurality of electrode pairs in parallel. Furthermore, if both the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 are transparent to the irradiation light, they can be used in series.
- a light source for irradiating excitation light can be provided separately. That is, the gas generation device 100 may further include a light source that emits excitation light.
- the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 of the same size are arranged in parallel, and the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 and the gas generation surface of the cathode electrode 3 face each other.
- the cathode electrode 3 may be changed in size, and a plurality of cathode electrodes 3 may be provided, or a plurality of cathode electrodes 3 may be arranged so as to be perpendicular to the anode electrode 2. In this case, the second through hole is not formed in the cathode electrode 3.
- the gas generating apparatus of the present embodiment separates and collects oxygen gas and hydrogen gas, but may be configured to collect as a mixed gas. Moreover, although the gas generation apparatus of this embodiment collect
- the gas generating apparatus is configured to include gas collecting means (gas phase side gas bag 307, liquid phase side gas bag 308) and a light source 310.
- gas collecting means gas phase side gas bag 307, liquid phase side gas bag 308
- a light source 310 A high pressure mercury lamp or a xenon lamp is preferably used as the light source 310.
- the gas phase side gas bag 307 and the liquid phase side gas bag 308 may be any material having a high gas barrier property that blocks inorganic gas such as oxygen and hydrogen, but an aluminum bag is preferably used.
- the photocatalyst cell is immersed in a beaker 309 containing the electrolytic solution 12 and the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 of the gas generation device 100 is The surface is in contact with the electrolytic solution 12.
- the base material 25 is provided with through holes (first through hole 111, second through hole 113).
- the first through hole 111 and the second through hole 113 are suppressed from entering the electrolyte solution 12 into the back surface side of the substrate 25 by the Laplace pressure described above.
- Most of the oxygen / hydrogen gas generated when the catalyst-containing layer 81 of the gas generation device 100 receives excitation light from the light source 310 through the first through-hole 111 and the second through-hole 113, and the gas storage unit 30 on the back side. Collected in the gas phase side gas bag 307 through the gas phase side cell outlet 303 and the gas phase side exhaust pipe 305.
- the gas that has not passed through the first through hole 111 and the second through hole 113 grows into bubbles on the liquid phase side, passes through the liquid phase side in-cell discharge port 304 and the liquid phase side discharge pipe 306, Collected and accumulated in the phase side gas bag 308.
- the UV light is irradiated from the light source 310 to the gas generating device 100 for a predetermined time.
- the gas phase side gas bag 307 and the liquid phase side gas bag 308 are removed from the gas generator 100 and connected to the gas chromatograph, and the retention time and peak area of the generated gas are measured. For calibration, the retention time and peak area of pure hydrogen and pure oxygen are measured in advance.
- the concentration of hydrogen generated by photolysis is X and the peak area is A
- the peak area of pure hydrogen (100% concentration) is Ap
- X 100 * A / Ap Become.
- Example 1 This is an example in which an anode electrode having a photocatalyst-containing layer having no through hole and a cathode electrode having a through hole and having a promoter layer are arranged to face each other.
- An anatase-type photocatalytic titanium oxide coating paste (Pexcel Technologies, Inc.) was applied by spraying to a square area of 1 cm ⁇ 1 cm inside the film piece so as to have a thickness of 20 ⁇ m.
- the photocatalyst-containing layer formed by coating was dried at 140 ° C. for 1 hour to evaporate residual organic matter and solvent. In this way, a photocatalyst anode electrode having the photocatalyst carrying surface 20 was formed.
- the back surface of the anode electrode 2 made of a photocatalyst was subjected to water repellent treatment by vacuum plasma treatment using carbon tetrafluoride gas to complete the anode electrode 2 in which no through hole was formed.
- a promoter cell 6 as shown in FIG. 14 was produced.
- Acrylic was used as a basic material. However, there is no need to limit the material, and any material can be used as long as it is not soluble in the electrolytic solution. Quartz was used for the light receiving window.
- a titanium wire was used for the energizing wire 202, and titanium was used for the energizing metal frame.
- a gas generator 100 shown in FIG. 17 was completed by mounting the previously prepared anode electrode 2 with no through hole formed on the promoter cell 6 so as to face the cathode electrode having the through hole. . The facing distance between the anode electrode 2 having no through hole and the cathode electrode 3 having the through hole was set to 0.5 mm.
- An electrolytic solution 12 in which 30 g of sodium carbonate was dissolved in 100 cc of distilled water was supplied from the electrolytic solution supply pipe 131.
- the argon gas was supplied to the argon gas supply pipe 102 to sufficiently purge the insides of the first gas storage unit 21 and the second gas storage unit 31 and used after expelling unnecessary gas in the system. .
- ultraviolet rays were irradiated from the light receiving window with a high-pressure mercury lamp.
- the irradiation intensity of light was irradiated at 10 mW / cm 2 for 1 hour, and the generated hydrogen gas was collected from a hydrogen gas discharge tube 103 into a 10 cc gas tight syringe at a suction speed of 0.17 cc / min, and gas chromatography ( When the hydrogen concentration was analyzed by Shimadzu Corporation, model number GC-8A), it was 980 ppm. When this is converted into the amount of hydrogen generated per unit time, it becomes 0.44 ⁇ mol / hr, which corresponds to 112 ⁇ mol / g / hr per unit weight of the titanium oxide photocatalyst.
- Example 2 Similar to Example 1, this is an example in which an anode electrode without a through-hole and a cathode electrode having a through-hole are arranged to face each other.
- the cathode electrode 3 provided with through holes having a hole diameter of 30 ⁇ m and a hole pitch of 50 ⁇ m was formed by a chemical etching method.
- a promoter cell 6 as shown in FIG. 14 was produced, and similarly to Example 1, an anode electrode 2 without a through hole was formed, and the gas generator 100 shown in FIG. Completed.
- Example 3 Similar to Example 1 and Example 2, this is an example in which an anode electrode having no through hole and a cathode electrode having a through hole are arranged to face each other.
- the cathode electrode 3 provided with through holes having a hole diameter of 10 ⁇ m and a hole pitch of 40 ⁇ m was formed by laser processing.
- Example 1 a promoter cell 6 as shown in FIG. 14 was produced, and similarly to Example 1, an anode electrode 2 without a through hole was formed, and the gas generator 100 shown in FIG. Completed.
- hydrogen gas was measured in the same manner as in Example 1 and Example 2 using the gas generating apparatus 100 in which the anode electrode without the through hole and the cathode electrode having the through hole were arranged to face each other, the hydrogen concentration was The amount of hydrogen generated per unit weight of the titanium oxide photocatalyst at 1310 ppm was 150 ⁇ mol / g / hr.
- Example 4 This is an example in which an anode electrode having a through hole and a cathode electrode similarly having a through hole are arranged to face each other.
- a through-hole was formed in an area of 1 cm ⁇ 1 cm with a hole diameter of 80 ⁇ m and a hole pitch of 160 ⁇ m on a PET film with ITO using an NC processing machine, and then the outer shape was cut into a square of 2 cm ⁇ 2 cm. It was set as the photocatalyst coating layer in consideration of the pore not being filled with titanium oxide by spray coating the titanium oxide paste from above while spraying nitrogen gas from the lower side. The coating thickness was adjusted to about 20 ⁇ m.
- the cathode electrode 3 As for the cathode electrode 3, a porous film having a pore diameter of 30 ⁇ m and a pore pitch of 50 ⁇ m was used as in Example 2. Similarly, when hydrogen gas was measured by irradiating with ultraviolet rays for 1 hour, the hydrogen concentration was 212 ppm and the hydrogen generation amount per unit weight of the titanium oxide photocatalyst was 24 ⁇ mol / g / hr.
- Example 5 In this embodiment, an anode electrode having a through hole and a cathode electrode similarly having a through hole are arranged to face each other, and an electron transport material is arranged between the electrodes instead of the lead wires.
- the conducting wire 202 is removed, and as an alternative function, porous metal titanium (porous titanium manufactured by Osaka Titanium Technologies, model number: typo-45) is inserted between the anode electrode 2 and the cathode electrode 3 as an electron transport material.
- porous metal titanium porous titanium manufactured by Osaka Titanium Technologies, model number: typo-45
- Example 6 An anode electrode having a through hole and a cathode electrode similarly having a through hole are arranged to face each other, and the shape of the anode electrode is changed.
- hydrogen gas was measured in the same manner as in Example 4 except that a porous film provided with through-holes having a pore diameter of 30 ⁇ m and a hole pitch of 60 ⁇ m was formed by laser processing.
- the hydrogen concentration was 2226 ppm.
- the amount of hydrogen generated per unit weight of the titanium oxide photocatalyst was 255 ⁇ mol / g / hr.
- Example 7 An anode electrode having a through hole and a cathode electrode similarly having a through hole are arranged to face each other, and the shape of the anode electrode is changed.
- hydrogen gas was measured in the same manner as in Example 4 except that a porous film provided with through-holes having a pore diameter of 10 ⁇ m and a hole pitch of 40 ⁇ m was formed by laser processing.
- the hydrogen concentration was 1303 ppm.
- the amount of hydrogen generated per unit weight of the titanium oxide photocatalyst was 149 ⁇ mol / g / hr.
- Example 8 This is an embodiment using an anode / cathode integrated electrode.
- a thin film sheet of polyimide (manufactured by Ube Industries, model number UPILEX, thickness 0.5 mm) is cut into a square test piece having a side of 15.4 mm as a base 25, and an NC processing machine (manufactured by FANUC, With the model number Series 21i-MB), 100 ⁇ m diameter holes were penetrated and formed at a pitch of 200 ⁇ m, and a base material having a first through hole 111 and a second through hole 113 was produced.
- a photocatalyst-containing layer 27 was formed on one surface of the substrate by sputtering titanium dioxide with a thickness of 250 nm using a sputtering apparatus (manufactured by Shibaura Mechatronics, model number CFS-4ES). Argon gas and oxygen gas were used as the sputtering gas at a flow rate ratio of 1: 1.
- the sputtering conditions were as follows: the sheet was heated to 300 ° C., an RF power source was used with a sputtering power of 300 W, and a gas pressure was 2.0 Pa (1.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 2 Torr).
- a g-line positive photoresist for wavelength 436 nm (manufactured by JSR, model number PFR9005D18G) was spin-coated at a rotation speed of 3500 rpm, and preheated at 90 ° C. for 10 minutes to form a resist film.
- the substrate is covered with a photomask having a plurality of circular openings with a diameter of 180 ⁇ m at intervals of 200 ⁇ m in the horizontal direction and 346.4 ⁇ m in the vertical direction (horizontal pitch ⁇ ⁇ 3), and a mask aligner (manufactured by Kyowa Riken, model number K- 400PS100), the hole of the sheet and the center of the circular opening of the mask were overlapped, and exposed for 10 seconds with a UV-visible light source for exposure (model number UIV-5100, manufactured by USHIO).
- the substrate was heated at 110 ° C.
- this base material was naturally dried at room temperature for 30 minutes, and then platinum was sputtered at a thickness of 50 nm by a sputtering apparatus (manufactured by Shimadzu Emit Co., model number HSM-521). Argon was used as the sputtering gas.
- the sputtering conditions were a DC power supply with a voltage of 600 V, a current of 0.4 A, and a gas pressure of 0.074 Pa (5.6 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Torr).
- the resist remaining with acetone and platinum were peeled off to form a promoter-containing layer 43 made of a sputtered platinum film only on a 180 ⁇ m circular opening on the photocatalyst-containing layer 27 made of titanium dioxide.
- the hydrophobic treatment was selectively performed on the inner wall and the back surface of the first through hole 111 and the second through hole 113.
- SiO 2 was sputtered to a thickness of 10 nm on the back side of the sheet by a sputtering apparatus (manufactured by Shibaura Mechatronics, model number CFS-4ES). Argon gas was used as the sputtering gas.
- the sputtering conditions were an RF power source with a sputtering power of 200 W and a gas pressure of 1.0 Pa (7.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 Torr).
- the sheet was sealed in a sealed container in a hexamethyldisilazane vapor atmosphere, and a gas phase reaction was performed for about 10 hours.
- the water contact angle on the back surface of the substrate was measured, it was 60 degrees before the treatment and then 100 degrees after the treatment. It was confirmed that the electrode was made hydrophobic, and an anode / cathode integrated electrode was completed.
- this anode / cathode integrated electrode is incorporated into a gas generating device 100 as shown in FIG. 48, and a gas tube 30 is provided as a gas collection line in a gas storage section 30 provided on the back side of the anode electrode 2.
- a gas collecting aluminum bag manufactured by GL Sciences, model number AAK-1, capacity 500 ml
- This gas generator 100 is immersed in a beaker 309 containing a 2N sulfuric acid aqueous solution (electrolyte solution 14) adjusted to 2N.
- the light source 310 is arranged at a distance of 1 cm from a UV light source (Ushio Electric, model UI-501C). Irradiated for about 7 hours. The light intensity on this irradiated surface was 70 mW / cm 2 .
- a gas sampler of a gas chromatograph manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, model number GC-8AIT
- an inorganic gas analysis column manufactured by Shinwa Kako, model number: SHINCARBON ST.
- Example 9 This is an embodiment using an anode / cathode integrated electrode.
- a titanium dioxide paste manufactured by Pexel Technologies Co., Ltd. was formed to a film thickness of 20 ⁇ m by screen printing, and the photocatalyst-containing layer formed by coating was formed at 140 ° C.
- the amount of generated hydrogen gas was measured under the same conditions as in Example 8 except that the porous film was formed by evaporating the remaining organic substances and the solvent, and the hydrogen concentration was 3040 ppm per unit weight of the titanium oxide photocatalyst.
- the amount of hydrogen generated was 348 ⁇ mol / g / hr.
- Comparative Example 2 This is a comparative example using an anode / cathode integrated electrode having no through hole.
- hydrogen gas was formed under the same conditions as in Example 8 except that the through hole was not provided in either the photocatalyst electrode or the promoter electrode, and the gas collection port was provided on the liquid contact surface side.
- the hydrogen concentration was 30 ppm
- the hydrogen generation amount per unit weight of the titanium oxide photocatalyst was 3 ⁇ mol / g / hr.
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2e-+2H+ → H2(Pt上で) (式102)
H2O 2hν → H2+(1/2)O2 (式103)
例えば、白金担時した酸化チタン粉末を、ガラスセルに水を含む電解水中に分散させ、紫外光を照射して水素発生量を測定するという実験を行った場合、紫外光を照射する方向の違いにより、水素ガスの発生量が大きく異なることが確認されている。また、図2(a)に示すように、光触媒である白金担持酸化チタン粉体42が分散する電解液12に対して光7(紫外光)を下から照射すると水素ガス33の発生量は少ないが、逆に図2(b)に示すように光7を電解液12の表面側から照射すると水素ガス33の発生量が増加するということが知られている。光触媒42としては、酸化チタン粉体40に白金微粒子41を担持させたものが例示される。これは、図3に示すように、光7が照射されて担持白金上に形成された水素ガス33の気泡が、白金担持光触媒42の上に形成された酸素ガス23の気泡と白金上で会合することにより、水に戻ってしまう逆反応が生じるためである。
しかし、このような形で気液界面を利用して、光触媒により発生した水素と酸素の逆戻り反応を完全に阻止しようとする試みは過去になされてこなかった。
アノード電極(光触媒担持電極)は、光触媒反応により電解液から酸素ガスを生成する光触媒を含む光触媒含有層を有する。カソード電極は、光触媒含有層における光触媒反応により電解液で生成された水素イオンおよび電子から水素ガスを生成する。貫通孔(第一および/または第二貫通孔)は、アノード電極またはカソード電極の少なくとも一方に設けられ、電解液を通過させず、かつ生成された酸素ガスまたは水素ガスを通過させる。そして、ガス収容部(第一および/または第二ガス収容部)は、貫通孔を通過した酸素ガスまたは水素ガスを収容する。
光7(紫外光または可視光)が受光窓4および電解液槽10を通過して、光触媒含有層27に照射されることにより、光触媒反応が生じて電解液に酸素とプロトンが形成される。ここで、形成されたプロトンは助触媒含有層43の表面にて初めて水素に変化する。
このプロトンから水素に変化する際には電子も必要であるが、この電子の供給ルートはいくつかの手段があり、その代表的な例は図10に後述している。プロトンは、光触媒含有層27から助触媒含有層43に電解液中を泳導することにより到達する。従って、このプロトンの泳導距離は短い方が好ましい。しかし、図5(a)の示す重要な点は、光触媒含有層27および助触媒含有層43にて発生した酸素と水素が相互に出会うことがなく、言い換えると酸素と水素とが会合によって水に逆戻り反応してしまう前に、気液分離を目的とする貫通孔111、113によって分離され、会合する機会を失うことにより、効率よく水素ガスの捕集が行われることにある。なお、助触媒含有層43を含むカソード電極3に光7が照射されることは任意である。
これにより、受光窓4を通過した励起光7は、第一ガス収容部21または第二ガス収容部31を通じて基材25(透光性基材28)に入射し、さらに基材25を通過して光触媒含有層27または助触媒含有層43に至り、電解液槽10に貯留された電解液12に対して電解作用を及ぼす。
ΔP(=P1-P2) ≦ -4γcosθ/W = Δp ・・・ (1)
同様に図6(c)に示すように、貫通孔111の開口部51が直径Wの円形状の場合、電解液12を貫通孔111の深さ方向に押し込むのに必要な力は、-πWγcosθとなる。これを貫通孔111の面積(π・W2/4)で除して圧力に換算すると、この場合もヤング-ラプラスの式は上式(1)のようになる。
W=1000μmにおける Δp= 96Pa = 0.9cm-水柱
W= 500μmにおける Δp= 193Pa = 1.9cm-水柱
W= 100μmにおける Δp= 957Pa = 9.6cm-水柱
W= 50μmにおける Δp=1914Pa =19.2cm-水柱
同様に、アノード電極2またはカソード電極3のうちガス収容部21、31が設けられた裏面側は、電解液12に対して疎液性であることが好ましい。
本方法は、液接触工程と照射工程と捕集工程とを含む。
液接触工程では、光触媒反応により電解液から酸素ガスを生成する光触媒を含む光触媒含有層27を有するアノード電極2と、光触媒含有層27における光触媒反応により生成された電解液中の水素イオンと電子とから水素ガスを生成するカソード電極3と、に電解液を接触させる。
照射工程では、光触媒含有層27に光触媒の励起光を照射する。
そして、捕集工程では、アノード電極2で生成された酸素ガスまたはカソード電極3で生成された水素ガスの少なくとも一方を、このアノード電極2またはカソード電極3に設けられた複数の貫通孔111、113を通じて捕集する。
図11は、本実施の形態における光触媒セル(アノードセル)1の構成を示した模式図である。図11(a)は光触媒セル1の側面断面図であり、図11(b)は光触媒セル1の正面図である。光触媒セル1は、アノード電極2を備え、助触媒セル(カソードセル)とともに用いることでガス生成装置100を構成する部材である。
基材25は、光触媒含有層27に含まれる触媒を励起する励起光に対して透明である透光性基材28を用いることもできる。これにより、光触媒はガス生成機能を発揮することができる。受光窓4から入射した励起光は、アノード電極2を透過し、裏面側から光触媒担持面20の光触媒含有層27に照射されて、光触媒機能が発揮される。
なお、アノード電極2の基材25が励起光に対して不透明である場合、アノード電極2に対向するカソード電極3を励起光に対して透明な材料から形成し、光触媒含有層27に励起光を照射可能に構成することが好ましい。
また、二元の化合物なども用いることができる。例えば、ArTiO3、AgNdO3やAgNbO3、Ga2O3-In2O3混合化合物、AgTaO3、AgNbO3、AgInZSなどの銀系化合物、In2O3-ZnO系化合物や、BiVO4のような化合物なども好ましい。
また、これらの酸化物、窒化物、硫化物からなる化合物に対し、別の元素をドーピングすることも可能である。ドーピングする材料として、クロム、マンガン、鉄、コバルト、ニッケル、亜鉛、ガリウム、ゲルマニウム、ヒソ、セレン、モリブデン、パラジウム、銀、カドミウム、インジウム、錫、アンチモン、テルル、タングステンなどが挙げられる。
また、光触媒がシート基板を侵食しない溶剤に溶ける場合は、スピンコート法、スクリーン印刷法、スプレー法などの形成方法が好適に採用される。上記の形成直後、これらの光触媒はアモルファス状態であるので、光励起で生成した電子・正孔が反応表面に達する前に欠陥やディスオーダーで捕捉されてしまい、触媒機能が期待できない。そこで結晶化を進めるために、加熱処理が行なわれる。加熱温度は200℃~700℃の範囲が好ましい。また、結晶化が行われている光触媒を用いることにより、加熱処理が不要もしくは200℃に満たない温度での光触媒を触媒分散溶液として含まれる樹脂組成物(バインダ)を除去するための加熱処理を行うことで対処できる。
図14は、助触媒セル(水素ガス生成用電解セル)6の模式図である。図14(a)は、助触媒セルの側面断面図である。図14(b)は助触媒セルの正面図である。
以下、上記の光触媒セルおよび/または上記の助触媒セルを用いたガス生成装置の実施形態について、図面を用いて説明する。
本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、図11に示した光触媒セル1にカソード電極3を配した装置を用いている。さらに詳しく説明すると、図15は、図11に示した光触媒セル1を電解液槽10内に装着したガス生成装置100の側面断面図であり、図16はガス生成装置100の正面図である。本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、アノード電極2を有する光触媒セル1を、支持棒に固定したカソード電極3として白金電極を有する電解液槽10内に装着したものである。
本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、図14に示した助触媒セル6を用いアノード電極2を挿入した装置を用いている。図17は、図14に示した助触媒セル6を電解液槽10内に装着したガス生成装置100の側面断面図である。本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、カソード電極3を有する光触媒セル1を、アノード電極2を有する電解液槽10内に装着したものである。
本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、図11に示した光触媒セル1と、図14に示した助触媒セル6とを用いて構成されている。
図18は本実施形態のガス生成装置の側面断面図であり、図19はカソード電極3側からの正面図であり、図20は上面図である。
本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、水平に配置されたカソード電極3の上方にアノード電極2を平行に配置し、太陽光等の上方向から照射される励起光に対して略直角になるようにアノード電極2を設けられたガス生成装置100(太陽光対応ガス生成装置)である。本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、水平に設置されたアノード電極2と、その下方に平行に設置されたカソード電極3とを備えている。
図25に示す第5実施形態は、第4実施形態とは逆に、カソード電極3をアノード電極2の上に設置した場合の太陽光対応のガス生成装置100の側面断面図である。本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、水平に設置されたカソード電極3と、その下方に平行に設置されたアノード電極2とを備える。
図26(a)、(b)は、第6実施形態のアノードカソード一体型電極50の斜視図である。
本実施形態のカソード電極3およびアノード電極2は、それぞれ帯状をなしている。アノード電極2には複数の第一貫通孔111がそれぞれ形成され、またカソード電極3には複数の第二貫通孔113がそれぞれ形成されている。第一貫通孔111と第二貫通孔113とは千鳥格子状などに規則配置されている。
本実施形態におけるアノードカソード一体型電極50は、図27の概略上面図に示すように、光触媒含有層27が第一貫通孔111の周縁部に沿ってリング状に形成されている。リング状に形成された光触媒含有層27の幅は1μm以上である。
2個の正孔h+は、H2Oを酸化し2個のH+(プロトン)と2分の1個のO2(酸素分子)を生成する(背景技術として説明した式101)。このO2は気体状態のまま直ちに第一貫通孔111を通過し、裏面側に移動する。水は前述するヤング-ラプラス圧のために気液界面52を形成し第一貫通孔111内部へは侵入しない(上式(2)を参照)。
本実施形態のアノードカソード一体型電極50において、光触媒含有層27は第一貫通孔111の開口部の周縁部に設けられ、助触媒含有層43は第二貫通孔113の開口部の周縁部に設けられている。したがって、本実施形態のガス生成装置は、酸素ガスおよび水素ガスの生産効率が向上するとともにこれらのガスの分離性に優れる。
受光窓4からの励起光を光触媒含有層27が受光すると、光触媒含有層27は光触媒反応により、H+と電子e-を生成する。そして、助触媒含有層43には、電解液中のH+と電子e-から水素ガスを生成する。本実施形態において、第二貫通孔113の内壁には助触媒が担持されておらず、内壁において水素ガスは発生しない。そして、第二貫通孔113の内壁が疎水性であるので、電解液12は侵入することができず、貫通孔の開口部に電解液14面とガス相の面である気液界面52(図28を参照)が形成される。この気液界面52が形成される機構は、前述するヤング-ラプラス圧によるものである。
本実施形態のガス生成装置を、図29を参照して説明する。なお、本実施形態においては、ガス生成装置が光触媒セルに装着された例を省略しているが、本明細書に記載のいずれの光触媒セルにも用いることができる。
図30は、本実施の形態におけるアノードカソード一体型電極を備えたガス生成装置100の構成を示す模式図であり、図30(a)はアノードカソード一体型電極を備えたガス生成装置100の側面断面図である。図30(b)は、電解が行なわれる面側(光を受光する面側)から見たアノードカソード一体型電極を備えたガス生成装置100の正面図である。
本実施形態におけるガス生成装置100は、図32(a)の光触媒セル1の概略上面図に示すように、光触媒含有層27からなる領域に、複数の第一貫通孔111が開口しており、助触媒含有層43からなる領域に、複数の第二貫通孔113が開口している。図32(b)は、第一貫通孔111および第二貫通孔113の位置関係を示す光触媒セル1の短辺側における側面断面図を示し、図32(c)は長辺側における側面断面図を示す。
電解液は電解液供給管131から電解液槽12内に供給され、ガス生成装置100とガラス板71の間を通過し、電解液排出管132から排出される。
まず、新しい電解液は図示しない貯留槽に保管されており、開けられた保給水バルブ137を通り電解液ポンプ135によって電解液フィルタ槽136に送液され、異物などが除去される。
電解液が消費されるとバルブ137を通して排液され、再度新しい電解液が供給される。
なお、図32(b)と、図32(c)、(d)とでは、酸素ガス排出管101および水素ガス排出管103の接続位置が異なるが、装置の構成に合わせて適宜変更することができる。
本実施形態におけるガス生成装置100は、第10実施形態におけるガス生成装置100に比べ、第一ガス収容部21および第二ガス収容部31の配置のみが異なるため、相違点のみ説明する。
次に、アノードカソード一体型電極を備えたガス生成装置100の作成方法について説明する。
まず、基材5に貫通孔を設ける。加工方法は、基材一面に均一な孔形状を周期的に形成できる方法を用いることができる。例えば回転ドリルによる切削やエッチング法などで好適に形成される。
次に光触媒含有層27と同様にイオンプレーティング法、化学蒸着法、真空蒸着法、スパッタ法、スピンコート法、スクリーン印刷法、スプレー法、キャスト法などで助触媒含有層43を成膜し、最後に残ったレジストをレジスト部分に付着した助触媒と共に剥離することで助触媒含有層43を選択的にパターニングすることが可能になる。
固体表面の分散性や濡れ性、接着性、吸着性などの界面化学的性質を制御するための代表的な表面修飾の方法として、(1)カップリング剤修飾法、(2)高分子のグラフト共重合法、(3)カプセル化法、(4)ゾル-ゲル法、などが挙げられる。
カプセル化法は、固体粒子を高分子膜で被覆する方法で、一般にグラフト重合化法に比べて厚い膜が形成されるのが特徴であり、膜と固体表面間に化学結合が形成される必要はない。
ゾル-ゲル法では、アルコキシドを原料として固体表面を無機ガラスによって被覆する。
図35は、本実施形態のガス生成装置100の側面図である。図36は、このガス生成装置100の平面図である。
図35は、側面からその断面構造を見たものであり、図36はアノード電極2およびカソード電極3の配置を表すため、電極部分に限ってその上面からの配置を示したものである。また、図35(b)および図36(b)は、各図(a)の破線で囲った部分を拡大して図示したものである。
図39は、本実施形態のガス生成装置100の側面図である。図40は、このガス生成装置100の平面図である。
図42各図は、本実施形態のガス生成装置100の説明図である。本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、アノード電極2に縦長の貫通スリット115を形成し、この貫通スリット115に気液分離機能を持たせたスリット型である。
図44は、本実施形態のガス生成装置100の側面図である。本実施形態のガス生成装置100は、円弧状に形成されて可撓性を有するフレキシブル型である。
第9実施形態に示したアノードカソード一体型電極を備えたガス生成装置100(図30および図31参照)を例にとり、生成されたガスの発生量を、以下のように測定することができる。なお、図48に示すような簡易的に構成されたガス生成装置を用いて説明する。
貫通孔のない光触媒含有層を有したアノード電極と、貫通孔を有しかつ助触媒層を有するカソード電極とを対向配置させた実施例である。
透明導電膜であるITO(インジウム錫酸化物)膜をスパッタ法で形成した厚さ50μmのポリエチレンテレフタレート(PET)フィルムを透光性基材28として用意し、外形を2cm×2cmの正方形にカットした。
このフィルム片の内側の1cm×1cmの正方形の領域に、アナターゼ型光触媒酸化チタン塗工用ペースト(ペクセルテクノロジーズ社製)をスプレー法で厚さが20μmになるように塗布し、光触媒含有層27とした。そして、塗布形成した光触媒含有層を140℃で1時間乾燥させて残存有機物や溶媒を蒸発させた。このようにして光触媒担持面20を有する光触媒アノード電極を形成した。次いで、四フッ化炭素ガスを用いた真空プラズマ処理により、光触媒からなるアノード電極2の背面を撥水処理し貫通孔の形成されていないアノード電極2を完成させた。
この助触媒セル6に、先に作成した貫通孔の形成されていないアノード電極2を、貫通孔を有するカソード電極に対向するように装着して、図17に示すガス生成装置100を完成させた。
貫通孔のないアノード電極2と貫通孔を有するカソード電極3の対向間隔を0.5mmに設定した。電解液供給管131から炭酸ナトリウム30gを蒸留水100ccに溶解させた電解液12を供給した。尚、装着後にアルゴンガス供給管102にアルゴンガスを流して、第一ガス収容部21および第二ガス収容部31の内部を十分にパージして、系内の不要なガスを追い出してから使用した。
これを単位時間当たりの水素発生量に換算すると、0.44μmol/hrになり、酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりでは112μmol/g/hrに相当する。
実施例1と同じく、貫通孔のないアノード電極と、貫通孔を有するカソード電極とを対向配置させた実施例である。
カソード電極3の製法において、化学エッチング法を用いて孔径を30μm、孔ピッチを50μmの貫通孔を設けたカソード電極3を形成した。実施例1と同じように、図14に示すような助触媒セル6を作製し、同じく実施例1と同じように貫通孔のないアノード電極2を形成し、図17に示すガス生成装置100を完成させた。このような貫通孔のないアノード電極と、貫通孔を有するカソード電極を対向配置させたガス生成装置100を用いて水素ガスを測定したところ、水素濃度は1436ppmで酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりの水素発生量は164μmol/g/hrであった。
(実施例3)
実施例1および実施例2と同じく、貫通孔のないアノード電極と、貫通孔を有するカソード電極とを対向配置させた実施例である。
カソード電極3の製法において、レーザー加工法を用いて孔径を10μm、孔ピッチを40μmの貫通孔を設けたカソード電極3を形成した。実施例1と同じように、図14に示すような助触媒セル6を作製し、同じく実施例1と同じように貫通孔のないアノード電極2を形成し、図17に示すガス生成装置100を完成させた。このような貫通孔のないアノード電極と、貫通孔を有するカソード電極を対向配置させたガス生成装置100を用いて実施例1および実施例2と同じように水素ガスを測定したところ、水素濃度は1310ppmで酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりの水素発生量は150μmol/g/hrであった。
貫通孔を有するアノード電極と、同じく貫通孔を有するカソード電極とを対向配置させた実施例である。
光触媒からなるアノード電極2の製法において、ITO付きPETフィルムにNC加工機を用い孔径80μm、孔ピッチ160μmで貫通孔を1cm×1cmの領域に形成した後、外形を2cm×2cmの正方形にカットし多孔フィルムとし、下側から窒素ガスを吹き当てながら上方から酸化チタンペーストをスプレー塗布することで、孔が酸化チタンで埋まらないように配慮して光触媒塗布層とした。塗布厚みは約20μmに調整した。
カソード電極3に関しては、実施例2と同じく孔径を30μm、孔ピッチを50μmの多孔フィルムにした。
同様に紫外線を1時間照射して水素ガスを測定したところ、水素濃度は212ppmで酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりの水素発生量は24μmol/g/hrであった。
貫通孔を有するアノード電極と、同じく貫通孔を有するカソード電極とを対向配置させ、かつリード線の代わりに電極間に電子輸送材を配した構成の実施例である。
通電用ワイヤ202を取り除き、その代替機能として電子輸送材としての金属多孔質チタン(大阪チタニウムテクノロジーズ製の多孔質チタン、型番:タイポラス-45)をアノード電極2とカソード電極3の間に挿入した以外は実施例4と同様にして水素ガスを測定したところ、水素濃度は359ppmで酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりの水素発生量は41μmol/g/hrであった。
貫通孔を有するアノード電極と、同じく貫通孔を有するカソード電極とを対向配置させ、かつアノード電極の形状を変化させたものである。
アノード電極2の製法において、レーザー加工法で孔径を30μm、孔ピッチを60μmの貫通孔を設けた多孔フィルムにした以外は実施例4と同様にして水素ガスを測定したところ、水素濃度は2226ppmで酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりの水素発生量は255μmol/g/hrであった。
貫通孔を有するアノード電極と、同じく貫通孔を有するカソード電極とを対向配置させ、かつアノード電極の形状を変化させたものである。
アノード電極2の製法において、レーザー加工法で孔径を10μm、孔ピッチを40μmの貫通孔を設けた多孔フィルムにした以外は実施例4と同様にして水素ガスを測定したところ、水素濃度は1303ppmで酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりの水素発生量は149μmol/g/hrであった。
アノードカソード一体型電極を用いた実施例である。
ポリイミド(宇部興産製、型番UPILEX、厚さ0.5mm)の薄膜シートを基材25として1辺が15.4mmの正方形の試験片に切り出し、この試験片に対してNC加工機(FANUC製、型番Series 21i-MB)で100μm直径の孔を200μmピッチで貫通・形成し、第一貫通孔111および第二貫通孔113を有する基材を作成した。基材の片方の表面にスパッタ装置(芝浦メカトロニクス製、型番CFS-4ES)を用いて二酸化チタンを厚さ250nmでスパッタし、光触媒含有層27を形成した。スパッタガスにはアルゴンガスと酸素ガスを1対1の流量割合で用いた。
スパッタ条件は、シートを300℃に加熱してRF電源にてスパッタパワー300W、ガス圧は2.0Pa(1.5×10-2 Torr)で行った。この二酸化チタン膜試料をX線回折法で分析したところ、2θ=25.4°にアナターゼ単結晶の(101)面の回折ピークを検出し、この二酸化チタンのスパッタ膜がアナターゼ結晶形であることを確認した。
次に、第一貫通孔111および第二貫通孔113の内壁と裏面に対して選択的に疎水化処理を行なった。まず前処理としてスパッタ装置(芝浦メカトロニクス製、型番CFS-4ES)でSiO2をシート裏面側に厚さ10nmスパッタした。スパッタガスにはアルゴンガスを用いた。スパッタ条件は、RF電源にてスパッタパワー200W、ガス圧は1.0Pa(7.5×10-3 Torr)で行った。次にヘキサメチルジシラザンの蒸気雰囲気にした密閉容器中にシートを封入し、約10時間気相反応を行った。基材裏面の水接触角を測定したところ処理前では60度であったのが処理後で100度になり、疎水化されたことを確認し、アノードカソード一体型電極を完成した。
アノードカソード一体型電極を用いた実施例である。
アノードカソード一体型電極の製造方法において、ペクセルテクノロジーズ社(株)製の二酸化チタンペーストをスクリーン印刷法で膜厚20μmになるように膜を形成し、塗布形成した光触媒含有層を140℃で1時間乾燥させて残存有機物や溶媒を蒸発させて、多孔質膜にした以外は実施例8と同じ条件で、水素の気体発生量を測定したところ水素濃度は3040ppmで酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりの水素発生量は348μmol/g/hrであった。
図1に示す従来型の光触媒電解装置を用いて実験を行った。電解質として、0.1Nに相当する硫酸を水道水に入れて紫外線照射量1600mW/cm2を照射した実験を行ったところ、光触媒含有層27を含むアノード電極2および助触媒含有層43を含むカソード電極3から僅かな気泡の付着を確認した。しかし、発生した気泡は僅かのために、酸素ガス検知管、水素ガス検知管を用いて確認するに至らなかった。次いで、1Nの希硫酸液に入れ替えて実験を行ったが、気泡が夫々の電極に付着と、時々電極から離脱しているのを確認できる程度で、明確なガスの発生を確認することができなかった。さらに、水道水を用いて実験を行ったところ、気泡の発生は全く確認することができなかった。
貫通孔を有さないアノードカソード一体型電極を用いた比較例である。
アノードカソード一体型電極の製造方法において、貫通孔を光触媒電極と助触媒電極のどちらにも設けず、ガス収集口を接液面側に設けた以外は実施例8と同じ条件で、水素の気体発生量を測定したところ、水素濃度は30ppmで酸化チタン光触媒の単位重量当たりの水素発生量は3μmol/g/hrであった。また、電極表面に気泡が大量に付着した。
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- 水を含む電解液から酸素ガスおよび/または水素ガスを生成するガス生成装置であって、
光触媒反応により前記電解液から酸素ガスを生成する光触媒を含む光触媒含有層を有するアノード電極と、
前記光触媒含有層における光触媒反応により前記電解液で生成された水素イオンおよび電子から水素ガスを生成するカソード電極と、
前記アノード電極または前記カソード電極の少なくとも一方に設けられ、前記電解液を通過させず、かつ生成された前記酸素ガスまたは前記水素ガスを通過させる複数の貫通孔と、
前記貫通孔を通過した前記酸素ガスまたは前記水素ガスを収容するガス収容部と、
を備えるガス生成装置。 - 前記光触媒含有層が多数の空孔を含む多孔質材料であり、前記光触媒が前記空孔に露出している請求項1に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記空孔が前記貫通孔の内壁面に露出している請求項2に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記貫通孔の内壁面に露出した前記空孔が、他の空孔と互いに連通している請求項3に記載のガス生成装置。
- 複数の前記貫通孔が、前記アノード電極または前記カソード電極に規則的に配置されている請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 隣接する前記貫通孔の重心間距離が0.1μm以上800μm以下である請求項5に記載のガス生成装置。
- すべての前記貫通孔が、隣接する他の前記貫通孔との重心間距離が0.1μm以上800μm以下である請求項6に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記重心間距離が、前記貫通孔の開口直径の1.5倍以上5倍以下である請求項6または7に記載のガス生成装置。
- 隣接する前記貫通孔の近接縁間距離が0.1μm以上400μm以下である請求項5から8のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記光触媒含有層の層厚が0.25μm以上100μm以下である請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記光触媒の励起光を透過させるとともに該励起光を前記光触媒含有層に照射する受光窓をさらに備える請求項1から10のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記アノード電極が、前記光触媒含有層を支持する基材を備え、
前記基材が、前記励起光を透過する材料から構成されている請求項11に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記受光窓が、前記基材を介して前記光触媒含有層の反対側に配置され、
前記受光窓を透過した前記励起光が、前記基材をさらに透過して前記光触媒含有層に照射されることを特徴とする請求項12に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記カソード電極が前記励起光を透過する材料から構成され、かつ、
前記受光窓が前記カソード電極に対向して配置されて、前記受光窓を透過した前記励起光が、前記カソード電極をさらに透過して前記光触媒含有層に照射されることを特徴とする請求項11から13のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記カソード電極と、前記アノード電極の前記光触媒含有層と、が互いに対向して配置されている請求項1から14のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記カソード電極に設けられた前記貫通孔と対向する位置に、前記アノード電極の前記光触媒含有層が形成されている請求項15に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記カソード電極が、前記光触媒の励起光を受光することにより水素ガスを生成する助触媒含有層を含み、
前記アノード電極に設けられた前記貫通孔と対向する位置に、前記カソード電極の前記助触媒含有層が形成されている請求項15に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記カソード電極または前記アノード電極に設けられた前記貫通孔がスリット形状である請求項16または17に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記カソード電極および前記アノード電極がともにスリット形状の貫通孔を備え、かつ、前記カソード電極と前記アノード電極とが対向して配置された状態で、前記スリット形状の貫通孔が互いにずれあっている請求項18に記載のガス生成装置。
- 所定の間隔をあけて互いに平行に配置された前記カソード電極および前記アノード電極からなる電極対が、面直方向に湾曲または屈曲可能な可撓性を有している請求項15から19のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記カソード電極が、前記光触媒の励起光を受光することにより水素ガスを生成する助触媒含有層を含み、
前記アノード電極の前記光触媒含有層と前記カソード電極の前記助触媒含有層との間に、導電性の材料からなり、かつ前記電解液の透過が可能な電子移動層を備える請求項15から20のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記カソード電極と前記アノード電極とが、共通の基材に支持されて横並びに配置されている請求項1から14のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 複数の前記カソード電極と複数の前記アノード電極とが互いに隣接して配置されている請求項22に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記アノード電極に設けられて、前記電解液を通過させず前記酸素ガスを通過させる第一の貫通孔と、
前記カソード電極に設けられて、前記電解液を通過させず前記水素ガスを通過させる第二の貫通孔と、を備える請求項23に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記第一の貫通孔の開口に設けられて前記酸素ガスを収容する第一の前記ガス収容部と、前記第二の貫通孔の開口に設けられて前記水素ガスを収容する第二の前記ガス収容部と、を備える請求項24に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記カソード電極が、前記光触媒の励起光を受光することにより水素ガスを生成する助触媒含有層を含み、
前記光触媒含有層が前記第一の貫通孔の近傍に配置され、前記助触媒含有層が前記第二の貫通孔の近傍に配置されている請求項24または25に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記光触媒含有層が前記第一の貫通孔の開口部の周縁部にリング状に設けられ、前記助触媒含有層が前記第二の貫通孔の開口部の周縁部にリング状に設けられている請求項26に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記カソード電極と前記アノード電極とが電気絶縁性の材料を介して横並びに隣接して設けられ、前記カソード電極と前記アノード電極との隣接間隔が0.01μm以上である請求項26または27に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記光触媒の励起光を透過させるとともに該励起光を前記光触媒含有層に照射する受光窓を備え、
前記受光窓が、前記光触媒含有層および前記助触媒含有層に対してともに対向する位置に配置されて、前記受光窓を透過した前記励起光が前記光触媒含有層および前記助触媒含有層に照射される請求項26から28のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記アノード電極および前記カソード電極が、前記光触媒の励起光を透過する材料からそれぞれ構成され、
前記励起光を透過させるとともに前記光触媒含有層に照射する受光窓が、前記アノード電極および前記カソード電極に対向して、前記光触媒含有層および前記助触媒含有層の反対側に配置されて、
前記受光窓を透過した前記励起光が、前記アノード電極および前記カソード電極をさらに透過して前記光触媒含有層および前記助触媒含有層に照射される請求項26から28のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記光触媒含有層または前記助触媒含有層の少なくとも一方が、前記基材に対して傾斜して配置されている請求項26から30のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記光触媒含有層または前記助触媒含有層が、前記基材から突出する凸面部を含む請求項31に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記凸面部が、互いに対向する一対の立面を含む箱状をなしている請求項32に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記ガス収容部が、前記凸面部の内部に形成されている請求項32または33に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記貫通孔の内壁面に疎水化処理が施されている請求項1から34のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記光触媒含有層および前記カソード電極が、前記電解液に対して親液性である請求項1から35のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記アノード電極または前記カソード電極のうち前記ガス収容部が設けられた裏面側が前記電解液に対して疎液性である請求項1から36のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記電解液を貯留して前記アノード電極および前記カソード電極を前記電解液に接触させる電解液貯留部と、
前記電解液貯留部に前記電解液を供給する電解液供給管と、
触媒反応に供された前記電解液を前記電解液貯留部から排出する電解液排出管と、をさらに備える請求項1から37のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。 - 前記光触媒含有層に含まれる光触媒は、酸化チタン、酸化バナジウム、酸化ニッケル、酸化亜鉛、酸化ガリウム、酸化ジルコニア、酸化ネビジウム、酸化モリブデン、酸化タンタル、酸化タングステン、酸化ガリウム、酸化ゲルマニウム、酸化インジウム、酸化錫、酸化アンチモン、酸化鉛および酸化ビスマス等の酸化物、さらに、これらの窒化物、硫化物からなる群から選択される少なくとも1種である請求項1から38のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記助触媒含有層に含まれる助触媒は、白金、ニッケル、ルテニウム、酸化ニッケルおよび酸化ルテニウムよりなる群から選択される少なくとも1種である請求項17、21または26~34のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 前記励起光を照射する光源をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1から40のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成装置。
- 水を含む電解液から酸素ガスおよび/または水素ガスを生成する方法であって、
光触媒反応により前記電解液から酸素ガスを生成する光触媒を含む光触媒含有層を有するアノード電極と、前記光触媒含有層における光触媒反応により生成された前記電解液中の水素イオンと電子とから水素ガスを生成するカソード電極と、に前記電解液を接触させる工程と、
前記光触媒含有層に光触媒の励起光を照射する工程と、
前記アノード電極で生成された前記酸素ガスまたは前記カソード電極で生成された前記水素ガスの少なくとも一方を、該アノード電極または該カソード電極に設けられた複数の貫通孔を通じて捕集する工程と、
を含むガス生成方法。 - 前記光触媒含有層が、前記光触媒が露出する多数の空孔を含む多孔質材料であり、前記空孔の内部で生成された前記酸素ガスまたは前記水素ガスを、前記貫通孔を通じて捕集することを特徴とする請求項42に記載のガス生成方法。
- 前記空孔の内部で生成された前記酸素ガスまたは前記水素ガスを、前記貫通孔の内壁面に露出している他の前記空孔を介して、前記貫通孔より捕集することを特徴とする請求項43に記載のガス生成方法。
- 前記アノード電極が、前記光触媒含有層を支持する基材を備え、
前記基材が、前記励起光を透過する材料から構成されており、
前記基材を透過させた前記励起光を前記光触媒含有層に照射することを特徴とする請求項42から44のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成方法。 - 前記カソード電極が、前記励起光を透過する材料から構成されており、
前記カソード電極を透過させた前記励起光を前記光触媒含有層に照射することを特徴とする請求項42から45のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成方法。 - 前記カソード電極が、前記励起光を受光することにより水素ガスを生成する助触媒含有層を含み、
前記アノード電極または前記カソード電極で反射した前記励起光を、他の前記アノード電極の前記光触媒含有層または前記カソード電極の前記助触媒含有層に照射することを特徴とする請求項42から46のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成方法。 - 前記カソード電極が、前記励起光を受光することにより水素ガスを生成する助触媒含有層を含み、
前記アノード電極または前記カソード電極に設けられた前記貫通孔を通過した前記励起光を、他の前記カソード電極の前記助触媒含有層または前記アノード電極の前記光触媒含有層に照射することを特徴とする請求項42から46のいずれか一項に記載のガス生成方法。
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