• 专利标题:   System for producing clean energy from methane, comprises high-power reactor that dissociates methane into solid carbon and hydrogen gas, and to abate emission of greenhouse gasses; and metal-decorated porous 3D carbonaceous material and graphene-containing conjoined allotropes.
  • 专利号:   US2023109645-A1
  • 发明人:   NICOLE J F, STOWELL M
  • 专利权人:   LYTEN INC
  • 国际专利分类:   C01B032/182, H01M004/04, H01M004/1393, H01M004/36, H01M004/38, H01M004/62
  • 专利详细信息:   US2023109645-A1 06 Apr 2023 H01M-004/1393 202331 English
  • 申请详细信息:   US2023109645-A1 US077980 08 Dec 2022
  • 优先权号:   US610018P, US077980

▎ 摘  要

NOVELTY - System (1A00) comprises high-power reactor that dissociates methane (CH4) (102) into solid carbon (C) and hydrogen gas (H2), where high-power reactor is configured to dissociate methane and to abate emission of greenhouse gasses; apparatus accessing storage storing the hydrogen gas to supply an apparatus converting the H2to water (H2O); and an apparatus using a first portion of the solid carbon to produce a fuel cell array used in a vehicle comprising fuel cell electric vehicle (108) (FCEV), battery electric vehicle (BEV), hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), and where fuel cell array comprises multi-cell solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) array, the carbon for the fuel cell is formed into an integral structure with porous media and a set of conductive particles, and further comprises metal-decorated porous three-dimensional (3D) carbonaceous material, a 3-phase boundary surface area, or a set of graphene-containing conjoined allotropes. USE - System for producing clean energy from methane (claimed). ADVANTAGE - The system provides significant energy savings and lower carbon footprint during production, increases cell efficiency and robustness while lowering overall fuel cell cost, realization of this concept finally overcomes the issues that have prevented fuel cells from achieving broad adoption as mainstream motive energy production devices, provides the potential for high efficiency power generation, and provides zero emissions and even offsets greenhouse gas emissions through the complete and permanent dissociation of methane. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for: (1) a method for producing clean energy from methane, which involves dissociating methane (CH4) into carbon (C) and hydrogen gas (H2); accessing a storage storing the hydrogen gas for supply to an apparatus converting the H2 to water (H2O); and using a first portion of the dissociated carbon to produce a fuel cell array used in a vehicle comprising at least one of a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), a battery electric vehicle (BEV), a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV); and forming carbon for the fuel cell into an integral structure with porous media and a setof conductive particles; and (2) a system for preventing emissions of greenhouse gases during manufacture of fuel cells and gaseous fuel for powering vehicles and power generating devices, which comprises a first stage sourcing and distributing methane gathered from one or more natural terrestrial sources; a reactor for dissociating the sourced methane into separate and component hydrogen (H) and carbon (C); a zero emissions stage using a portion of the carbon to produce fuel cells for use in the vehicles or power generating devices, and a remainder of the carbon in one or more carbon applications; and a storage storing the hydrogen as hydrogen gas for supply as the gaseous fuel for use in the vehicles or power generating devices. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of overall fuel cell production cycle for producing efficient fuel cells. 1A00System 102Methane 104Dissociating reactor 108Fuel cell electric vehicle 110Fuel cells