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- This disclosure relates to an electrolysis system and an electrolysis method.
- Patent Document 1 As a system for producing hydrocarbons by electrolysis, the electric power storage / supply system of Patent Document 1 is known. Said power storage and supply system, H 2 O electrolysis, CO 2 electrolysis, or provided with a reversible SOC performing H 2 O + CO 2 co electrolyte, and a fuel producing unit for synthesizing hydrocarbons using a cathode off-gas Reversible SOC There is.
- the optimum electrolysis voltage of water alone and carbon dioxide alone is different, the optimum electrolysis voltage of co-electrolysis may change depending on the water supply flow rate, the carbon dioxide supply flow rate, and their ratios. ..
- the operation of the electrolyzer is complicated, and it is difficult to easily generate a synthetic gas having a desired composition.
- Electrolysis system includes at least one H 2 O electrolysis apparatus for producing hydrogen electrolyzing water.
- the electrolysis system comprises at least one CO 2 electrolyzer that electrolyzes carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide.
- At least one H 2 O electrolyzer is placed in parallel with at least one CO 2 electrolyzer and at least one H 2 O electrolyzer is placed in parallel with the co-electrolyzer and at least one CO 2 electrolyzer.
- the device may be arranged in parallel with the co-electrolyzer.
- At least one H 2 O electrolyzer is a plurality of H 2 O electrolyzers arranged in parallel, and the amount of hydrogen produced by each of the plurality of H 2 O electrolyzers is determined by the co-electrolyzer. It may be greater than the amount of hydrogen produced per unit time.
- At least one CO 2 electrolyzer is a plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers arranged in parallel, and the amount of carbon monoxide produced by each of the plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers is generated by the co-electrolyzer. It may be greater than the amount of carbon monoxide per unit time that is produced.
- the at least one H 2 O electrolyzer, the at least one CO 2 electrolyzer, and the co-electrolyzer may each include a solid oxide fuel cell.
- Electrolytic process electrolyzing water containing of H 2 O electrolysis process to produce hydrogen.
- the electrolysis method includes a CO 2 electrolysis step of electrolyzing carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide.
- Electrolytic method co electrolyze water and carbon dioxide, the amount of hydrogen per small unit of time than is generated with H 2 O electrolysis process, per small unit of time than is produced by the CO 2 electrolysis step includes a co-electrolysis step to produce a quantity of carbon monoxide.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an electrolytic system according to some embodiments.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of SOFC (Solid Oxide Oxide Electrolytic Cell) according to some embodiments.
- SOFC Solid Oxide Oxide Electrolytic Cell
- the electrolytic system 1 includes at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10, at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20, and a co-electrolyzer 30.
- H 2 O electrolyzer 10 generates hydrogen by electrolysis of water.
- the CO 2 electrolyzer 20 electrolyzes carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide.
- the co-electrolyzer 30 co-electrolyzes water and carbon dioxide to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
- At least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 is arranged in parallel with, for example, at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20. At least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 is arranged in parallel with, for example, the co-electrolyzer 30. At least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 is arranged in parallel with, for example, the co-electrolyzer 30.
- the at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 is, for example, a plurality of H 2 O electrolyzers arranged in parallel.
- a plurality of H 2 O electrolysis apparatus comprises, for example, electrolytic device m groups.
- the plurality of H 2 O electrolyzers include an electrolyzer 10a1, an electrolyzer 10a2, ..., And an electrolyzer 10am (m is a positive integer).
- the electrolytic device 10a1 is connected to the inlet pipe 11a1 and the outlet pipe 12a1, electrolyzes x1 mol of water supplied from the inlet pipe 11a1, and discharges a1 mol of hydrogen from the outlet pipe 12a1.
- the electrolytic device 10a2 is connected to the inlet pipe 11a2 and the outlet pipe 12a2, electrolyzes x2 mol of water supplied from the inlet pipe 11a2, and discharges a2 mol of hydrogen from the outlet pipe 12a2.
- the electrolytic device 10am is connected to the inlet pipe 11am and the outlet pipe 12am, electrolyzes xm mol of water supplied from the inlet pipe 11am, and discharges am mol of hydrogen from the outlet pipe 12am.
- the outlet pipe 12a1, the outlet pipe 12a2, ... And the outlet pipe 12am are connected to the outlet pipe 13, and the hydrogen passing through the outlet pipe 12a1, the outlet pipe 12a2, ... And the outlet pipe 12am merges to form the outlet pipe. Pass through 13.
- At least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 electrolyzes x mol of water, which is a total of x1 mol to xm mol, to produce a mol of hydrogen, which is a total of a1 mol to am mol.
- the number of moles indicates the number of moles supplied or discharged per unit time.
- the electrolysis system 1 may include at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10. .
- at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 may include only one H 2 O electrolyzer, and may include two or more, three or more, or four or more H 2 O electrolyzers. You may have it.
- at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 may include a plurality of H 2 O electrolyzers of 50 or less, 20 or less, 10 or less, or 5 or less.
- At least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 is, for example, a plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers arranged in parallel.
- the plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers include, for example, n electrolyzers.
- the plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers include an electrolyzer 20b1, an electrolyzer 20b2, ..., And an electrolyzer 20bn (n is a positive integer).
- the electrolytic device 20b1 is connected to the inlet pipe 21b1 and the outlet pipe 22b1, electrolyzes 1 mol of carbon dioxide supplied from the inlet pipe 21b1, and discharges 1 mol of carbon monoxide from the outlet pipe 22b1.
- the electrolytic device 20b2 is connected to the inlet pipe 21b2 and the outlet pipe 22b2, electrolyzes y2 mol of carbon dioxide supplied from the inlet pipe 21b2, and discharges b2 mol of carbon monoxide from the outlet pipe 22b2.
- the electrolyzer 20bn is connected to the inlet pipe 21bn and the outlet pipe 22bn, electrolyzes yn mol of carbon dioxide supplied from the inlet pipe 21bn, and discharges bn mol of carbon monoxide from the outlet pipe 22bn.
- the outlet pipe 22b1, the outlet pipe 22b2, ... And the outlet pipe 22bn are connected to the outlet pipe 23, and the carbon monoxide passing through the outlet pipe 22b1, the outlet pipe 22b2, ...
- At least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 electrolyzes y mol of carbon dioxide, which is the total of y1 mol to yn mol, to produce b mol of carbon dioxide, which is the total of b1 mol to bn mol. ..
- the electrolysis system 1 may include at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20. That is, at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 may include only one CO 2 electrolyzer, and may include two or more, three or more, or four or more CO 2 electrolyzers. May be good. Further, at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 may include a plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers of 50 or less, 20 or less, 10 or less, or 5 or less.
- the co-electrolyzer 30 is connected to the inlet pipe 31 and the outlet pipe 33, co-electrolyzes z1 mol of water and z2 mol of carbon dioxide supplied from the inlet pipe 31, and c mol of hydrogen from the outlet pipe 33. And d mol of carbon dioxide.
- Co electrolytic unit 30 generates the amount of hydrogen per small unit of time than is generated by at least one H 2 O electrolysis apparatus 10.
- At least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 may be a plurality of H 2 O electrolyzers arranged in parallel.
- the amount of hydrogen per unit time generated by a plurality of H 2 O electrolysis apparatus may be greater than the amount of hydrogen per unit time produced by co electrolyzer 30.
- the amount of hydrogen per unit produced time by each of the plurality of H 2 O electrolysis apparatus may be greater than the amount of hydrogen per unit produced time by co electrolytic unit 30.
- the co-electrolyzer 30 produces less carbon monoxide per unit time than produced by at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20.
- At least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 may be a plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers arranged in parallel.
- the amount of carbon monoxide produced by the plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers 20 per unit time may be larger than the amount of carbon monoxide produced by the co-electrolyzer 30 per unit time.
- the amount of carbon monoxide produced by each of the plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers per unit time may be larger than the amount of carbon monoxide produced by the co-electrolyzer 30 per unit time.
- the electrolysis system 1 may include at least one co-electrolyzer 30. That is, at least one co-electrolyzer 30 may include only one co-electrolyzer, or may include two or more co-electrolyzers. The number of co-electrolyzers included in at least one co-electrolyzer 30 may be less than the number of H 2 O electrolyzers included in at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10. Further, the number of co-electrolyzers included in at least one co-electrolyzer 30 may be smaller than the number of CO 2 electrolyzers included in at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20. At least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 may include, for example, 5 or less, 4 or less, or 3 or less CO 2 electrolyzers.
- At least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 is connected to the outlet pipe 13
- at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 is connected to the outlet pipe 23
- the co-electrolyzer 30 is connected to the outlet pipe 33. Is connected to.
- the outlet pipe 13, the outlet pipe 23, and the outlet pipe 33 are connected to the mixing pipe 40.
- At least one of H 2 O electrolysis apparatus from x moles of water per unit time per unit time a mole in 10 hydrogen is generated.
- at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 produces b mol of carbon monoxide per unit time from y mol of carbon dioxide per unit time.
- c mol of hydrogen per unit time and d mol of carbon monoxide per unit time are produced from z 1 mol of water per unit time and z 2 mol of carbon dioxide per unit time, respectively.
- a mol of hydrogen produced by at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 b mol of carbon monoxide produced by at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20, and c produced by the co-electrolyzer 30.
- a molar amount of hydrogen and d mol of carbon monoxide are mixed to form a syngas.
- Syngas passes through the mixing pipe 40.
- the mixing pipe 40 may be connected to a buffer tank, and the generated synthetic gas may be stored in the buffer tank. Further, the mixing pipe 40 may be connected to a reactor and a valuable resource may be generated from the generated synthetic gas as a raw material.
- the reactor is made from a raw material containing at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 and hydrogen produced by the co-electrolyzer 30 and carbon monoxide produced by at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 and co-electrolyzer 30. Valuables can be generated.
- As the reactor a known one can be used, and it is sufficient that the desired product can be produced from the raw material gas including the synthetic gas.
- the valuable resources are not particularly limited as long as they are substances that can be produced from synthetic gas as a raw material, but are organic substances such as hydrocarbons, alcohols, and ethers.
- Hydrocarbons include, for example, paraffins such as methane, ethane, propane, and butane, and olefins such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 2-butene, isobutene, and 1,3-butadiene.
- Alcohols include, for example, methanol and ethanol.
- Ethers include, for example, dimethyl ether.
- H 2 : CO 2: 1.
- H 2 : CO 3: 1.
- H 2 : CO 1: 1 to 2: 1.
- the at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 is not particularly limited as long as it can electrolyze water to generate hydrogen.
- at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 is not particularly limited as long as it can electrolyze carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide.
- the co-electrolyzer 30 is not particularly limited as long as it can co-electrolyze water and carbon dioxide to generate hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
- at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 may include an alkaline electrolyzer, a solid polymer electrolyzer, and / or SOFC (Solid Oxide Electrolyzer).
- At least one of H 2 O electrolysis device 10 may include SOFC50.
- at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 may include SOFC 50.
- the co-electrolyzer 30 may include SOFC 50.
- at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10, at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20, and co-electrolyzer 30 may each include SOFC 50.
- the at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10, the at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20, and the co-electrolyzer 30 may each contain a single SOFC 50, including a cell stack in which a plurality of SOFC 50s are stacked. You may.
- the SOFC 50 includes an electrolyte layer 51, a hydrogen electrode 52 provided on one surface of the electrolyte layer 51, and an oxygen electrode 53 provided on the other surface of the electrolyte layer 51.
- a hydrogen pole side flow path 54 is provided on the side of the hydrogen pole 52 opposite to the electrolyte layer 51, and the hydrogen pole side flow path 54 has a hydrogen pole side flow path inlet 55 and a hydrogen pole side flow path outlet 56.
- An oxygen pole side flow path 57 is provided on the side of the oxygen pole 53 opposite to the electrolyte layer 51, and the oxygen pole side flow path 57 has an oxygen pole side flow path inlet 58 and an oxygen pole side flow path outlet 59.
- a voltage application unit 60 is electrically connected to the hydrogen electrode 52 and the oxygen electrode 53, and a voltage is applied between the hydrogen electrode 52 and the oxygen electrode 53 by the voltage application unit 60.
- the electrolyte layer 51 contains a solid oxide having oxide ion conductivity such as YSZ (yttria-stabilized zirconia).
- the hydrogen electrode 52 contains at least one of Ni compounds such as Ni and NiO.
- the oxygen electrode 53 conducts electrons such as LSM ((La, Sr) MnO 3 ), LSC ((La, Sr) CoO 3 ), or LSCF ((La, Sr) (Co, Fe) O 3). Contains sexual oxides. These materials may be the same in each electrolyzer, or may be used properly so as to be the optimum material according to the target product.
- the generated hydrogen is discharged from the hydrogen electrode side flow path outlet 56.
- Oxygen ions generated at the hydrogen electrode 52 move to the oxygen electrode 53 through the electrolyte layer 51, and oxygen is generated at the oxygen electrode 53.
- Sweep gas is supplied from the oxygen electrode side flow path inlet 58 to the oxygen pole side flow path 57.
- the oxygen generated in the oxygen electrode 53 is discharged from the oxygen electrode side flow path outlet 59 together with the sweep gas.
- CO 2 electrolyzer 20 carbon dioxide is supplied from the hydrogen pole side flow path inlet 55 to the hydrogen pole side flow path 54, and carbon monoxide is generated from the carbon dioxide at the hydrogen pole 52.
- the generated carbon monoxide is discharged from the hydrogen pole side flow path outlet 56.
- Oxygen ions generated at the hydrogen electrode 52 move to the oxygen electrode 53 through the electrolyte layer 51, and oxygen is generated at the oxygen electrode 53.
- Sweep gas is supplied from the oxygen electrode side flow path inlet 58 to the oxygen pole side flow path 57.
- the oxygen generated in the oxygen electrode 53 is discharged from the oxygen electrode side flow path outlet 59 together with the sweep gas.
- water vapor and carbon dioxide are supplied from the hydrogen pole side flow path inlet 55 to the hydrogen pole side flow path 54, and hydrogen and carbon monoxide are generated from the water vapor and carbon dioxide at the hydrogen pole 52, respectively.
- the generated hydrogen and carbon monoxide are discharged from the hydrogen pole side flow path outlet 56.
- Oxygen ions generated at the hydrogen electrode 52 move to the oxygen electrode 53 through the electrolyte layer 51, and oxygen is generated at the oxygen electrode 53.
- Sweep gas is supplied from the oxygen electrode side flow path inlet 58 to the oxygen pole side flow path 57.
- the oxygen generated in the oxygen electrode 53 is discharged from the oxygen electrode side flow path outlet 59 together with the sweep gas.
- the electrolysis method includes an H 2 O electrolysis step, a CO 2 electrolysis step, and a co-electrolysis step.
- the H 2 O electrolysis step as described above, the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 electrolyzes water to generate hydrogen.
- the CO 2 electrolysis step as described above, the CO 2 electrolyzer 20 electrolyzes carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide.
- the co-electrolysis apparatus 30 co-electrolyzes water and carbon dioxide as described above, and the amount of hydrogen per unit time is smaller than that produced in the H 2 O electrolysis step, and the CO 2 electrolysis step. Produces a smaller amount of carbon monoxide per unit time than is produced in.
- the electrolysis system 1 includes at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 that electrolyzes water to generate hydrogen, and at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 that electrolyzes carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide. ..
- the electrolysis system 1 includes a co-electrolysis device 30 that co-electrolyzes water and carbon dioxide. Co electrolysis device 30, per small unit of time than is generated by at least one H 2 O electrolysis device 10 the amount of hydrogen, per small unit of time than is generated by at least one CO 2 electrolysis device 20 Produces a quantity of carbon monoxide.
- the electrolysis method includes an H 2 O electrolysis step of electrolyzing water to generate hydrogen and a CO 2 electrolysis step of electrolyzing carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide.
- Electrolytic method co electrolyze water and carbon dioxide, the amount of hydrogen per small unit of time than is generated with H 2 O electrolysis process, per small unit of time than is produced by the CO 2 electrolysis step includes a co-electrolysis step to produce a quantity of carbon monoxide.
- H 2 O electrolysis apparatus 10 mainly electrolysis of water.
- the CO 2 electrolyzer 20 mainly electrolyzes carbon dioxide. That is, the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 and the CO 2 electrolyzer 20 electrolyze a single raw material. Therefore, in the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 and the CO 2 electrolyzer 20, it is easy to optimize the operating conditions such as the supply flow rate of the raw material and the electrolysis voltage, and the optimum electrolysis voltage such as the heat neutral potential can be obtained. By setting, the electrolytic product can be obtained with high efficiency.
- the optimum amount of production per unit time of a general H 2 O electrolyzer and a CO 2 electrolyzer is roughly determined by the size of the device and the like. Therefore, if the amount of products is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the number of operating units of the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 and the CO 2 electrolyzer 20, the amount of each product becomes larger than the amount of the target product. It may be too much or too little. Therefore, in order to set the mixing ratio of hydrogen and carbon monoxide contained in the synthetic gas as the target ratio, the ratio of the synthetic gas is usually prepared by a shift reaction (CO + H 2 O ⁇ CO 2 + H 2).
- the ratio of the amount of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced may not match the ratio of the supply flow rate of water and carbon dioxide as theoretically.
- the optimum electrolysis voltage of water alone and carbon dioxide alone is different, the optimum electrolysis voltage of co-electrolysis may change depending on the water supply flow rate, the carbon dioxide supply flow rate, and their ratios. ..
- the operating conditions of the co-electrolyzer 30 are set in consideration of a plurality of factors, as compared with the case of electrolyzing water alone or carbon dioxide alone. There is a need to.
- the electrolysis system 1 includes an H 2 O electrolysis device 10, a CO 2 electrolysis device 20, and a co-electrolysis device 30.
- the majority of the hydrogen generated with H 2 O electrolysis apparatus 10 a large portion of the carbon monoxide by generating a CO 2 electrolysis device 20, hydrogen and carbon monoxide under optimal conditions Can produce carbon.
- the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 operates at an optimum electrolysis voltage such as near the heat neutral potential in the water electrolysis reaction
- the CO 2 electrolysis device 20 operates at the optimum electrolysis voltage such as near the heat neutral potential in the carbon dioxide electrolysis reaction. Drive at.
- the target hydrogen and carbon monoxide can be efficiently obtained as the entire electrolytic system 1.
- a synthetic gas having the desired ratio can be generated.
- the co-electrolyzer 30 itself is inferior in the production efficiency of hydrogen or carbon monoxide as compared with the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 and the CO 2 electrolyzer 20, most of the hydrogen and carbon monoxide are produced in H 2. It can be produced by the O electrolyzer 10 and the CO 2 electrolyzer 20 respectively. Therefore, the amount of hydrogen produced by the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 and the amount of carbon monoxide produced by the CO 2 electrolyzer 20 are determined, and the amount of hydrogen produced by the co-electrolyzer 30 is determined according to these amounts. And the amount of carbon monoxide can be produced by fine adjustment.
- the co-electrolyzer 30 can make up for the shortage by changing the supply flow rate of water and carbon dioxide, the electrolysis voltage, and the like. As a result, a synthetic gas having a desired ratio can be obtained.
- a synthetic gas having a desired composition can be easily generated. Further, according to the electrolysis system 1 and the electrolysis method according to the present embodiment, there is a possibility that the electrolysis system 1 as a whole can suppress a decrease in electrolysis efficiency and achieve high energy efficiency operation.
- At least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 may be arranged in parallel with at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20. At least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 may be arranged in parallel with the co-electrolyzer 30. At least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 may be arranged in parallel with the co-electrolyzer 30.
- At least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10 may be a plurality of H 2 O electrolyzers arranged in parallel.
- the amount of hydrogen per unit produced time by each of the plurality of H 2 O electrolysis apparatus may be greater than the amount of hydrogen per unit produced time by co electrolytic unit 30.
- the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 mainly produces water
- the CO 2 electrolyzer 20 mainly produces carbon monoxide, whereby the deficient hydrogen and carbon monoxide are produced by fine adjustment by the co-electrolyzer 30. be able to.
- At least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20 may be a plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers arranged in parallel.
- the amount of carbon monoxide produced by each of the plurality of CO 2 electrolyzers 20 per unit time may be larger than the amount of carbon monoxide produced by the co-electrolyzer 30 per unit time.
- the amount of carbon monoxide produced in the entire electrolysis system 1 can be increased or decreased by increasing or decreasing the number of operating CO 2 electrolyzers 20.
- the H 2 O electrolyzer 10 mainly produces water
- the CO 2 electrolyzer 20 mainly produces carbon monoxide, whereby the deficient hydrogen and carbon monoxide are produced by fine adjustment by the co-electrolyzer 30. be able to.
- the at least one H 2 O electrolyzer 10, the at least one CO 2 electrolyzer 20, and the co-electrolyzer 30 may each include an SOFC (Solid Oxide Oxide Electrolyzer) 50.
- SOFC50 Solid Oxide Oxide Electrolyzer
- electrolysis can be performed at a high temperature such as 400 ° C. or higher, and a highly efficient system can be formed.
- This disclosure may, for example, contribute to United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Goal 7, “Ensuring access to cheap, reliable and sustainable modern energy for all”. can.
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図1及び図2を用いて本実施形態に係る電解システムについて説明する。図1に示すように、電解システム1は、少なくとも1つのH2O電解装置10と、少なくとも1つのCO2電解装置20と、共電解装置30とを備える。H2O電解装置10は水を電気分解して水素を生成する。CO2電解装置20は二酸化炭素を電気分解して一酸化炭素を生成する。共電解装置30は水と二酸化炭素とを共電解して水素と一酸化炭素とを生成する。
次に、本実施形態に係る電解方法について説明する。電解方法は、H2O電解工程と、CO2電解工程と、共電解工程とを含む。H2O電解工程では、上述のようにH2O電解装置10が水を電気分解して水素を生成する。CO2電解工程では、上述のようにCO2電解装置20が二酸化炭素を電気分解して一酸化炭素を生成する。共電解工程では、共電解装置30が、上述のように水と二酸化炭素とを共電解し、H2O電解工程で生成されるよりも少ない単位時間当たりの量の水素と、CO2電解工程で生成されるよりも少ない単位時間当たりの量の一酸化炭素とを生成する。
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- 水を電気分解して水素を生成する少なくとも1つのH2O電解装置と、
二酸化炭素を電気分解して一酸化炭素を生成する少なくとも1つのCO2電解装置と、
水と二酸化炭素とを共電解し、前記少なくとも1つのH2O電解装置で生成されるよりも少ない単位時間当たりの量の水素と、前記少なくとも1つのCO2電解装置で生成されるよりも少ない単位時間当たりの量の一酸化炭素とを生成する共電解装置と、
を備える、電解システム。 - 前記少なくとも1つのH2O電解装置は前記少なくとも1つのCO2電解装置に対して並列に配置され、前記少なくとも1つのH2O電解装置は前記共電解装置に対して並列に配置され、前記少なくとも1つのCO2電解装置は前記共電解装置に対して並列に配置される、請求項1に記載の電解システム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのH2O電解装置はそれぞれ並列に配置される複数のH2O電解装置であり、前記複数のH2O電解装置の各々によって生成される単位時間当たりの水素の量は前記共電解装置によって生成される単位時間当たりの水素の量よりも多い、請求項1又は2に記載の電解システム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのCO2電解装置はそれぞれ並列に配置される複数のCO2電解装置であり、前記複数のCO2電解装置の各々によって生成される単位時間当たりの一酸化炭素の量は前記共電解装置によって生成される単位時間当たりの一酸化炭素の量よりも多い、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の電解システム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのH2O電解装置、前記少なくとも1つのCO2電解装置、及び前記共電解装置は、固体酸化物形電解セルをそれぞれ含む、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の電解システム。
- 水を電気分解して水素を生成するH2O電解工程と、
二酸化炭素を電気分解して一酸化炭素を生成するCO2電解工程と、
水と二酸化炭素とを共電解し、前記H2O電解工程で生成されるよりも少ない単位時間当たりの量の水素と、前記CO2電解工程で生成されるよりも少ない単位時間当たりの量の一酸化炭素とを生成する共電解工程と、
を含む、電解方法。
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