ES2189439T3 - Reactor electroquimico multicelda bipolar y separado por membranas. - Google Patents

Reactor electroquimico multicelda bipolar y separado por membranas.

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ES2189439T3
ES2189439T3 ES99929700T ES99929700T ES2189439T3 ES 2189439 T3 ES2189439 T3 ES 2189439T3 ES 99929700 T ES99929700 T ES 99929700T ES 99929700 T ES99929700 T ES 99929700T ES 2189439 T3 ES2189439 T3 ES 2189439T3
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Barry Michael Broman
Andrea Zocchi
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Squirrel Holdings Ltd
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B15/00—Operating or servicing cells
    • C25B15/08—Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes
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    • C25B—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B11/00—Electrodes; Manufacture thereof not otherwise provided for
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H01M8/0263—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant having meandering or serpentine paths
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    • H01M8/0271—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
    • H01M8/0273—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes with sealing or supporting means in the form of a frame
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    • H01M8/0271—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
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    • H01M8/18—Regenerative fuel cells, e.g. redox flow batteries or secondary fuel cells
    • H01M8/184—Regeneration by electrochemical means
    • H01M8/188—Regeneration by electrochemical means by recharging of redox couples containing fluids; Redox flow type batteries
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    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H01M8/242—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes comprising framed electrodes or intermediary frame-like gaskets
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    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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Abstract

Reactor electroquímico multicelda, bipolar y separado por membranas, para reacciones de reducción y oxidación de semicelda en respectivos líquidos electrólitos positivos y negativos, sin formación de gas, que incluye una pluralidad de elementos electrodo en placa bipolares y de elementos separadores de membrana de intercambio de iones dispuestos alternativamente, que definen una cámara de flujo de electrólito positivo a un lado de cada membrana y una cámara de flujo de electrólito negativo en el lado opuesto, ensamblados de forma estanca en una disposición de filtro de paso (SS, TR, N) entre dos elementos electrodo finales (T+, P+, T-, P+) eléctricamente acoplados en un circuito eléctrico que incluye funcionalmente una fuente eléctrica que fuerza una corriente a través del reactor electroquímico o una carga eléctrica que absorbe una corriente del reactor electroquímico, dichos elementos electrodo en placa bipolares y dichos de elementos separadores de membrana de intercambio de iones incluyendo una porción (1E, 1M) de bastidor de un material no conductor de electricidad y resistente químicamente que coopera con unos medios (8, 9, 9¿, 23, 23¿) de junta de estanqueidad y que presenta orificios y ranuras (24, 24¿, 26, 26¿, 25, 25¿, 27, 27¿) en ubicaciones coordinadas que forman, una vez ensamblados, conductos para la circulación separada de un electrólito negativo y de un electrólito positivo, en cascada, en todas dichas cámaras de flujo de electrólito negativo y en todas dichas cámaras de flujo de electrólito positivo, respectivamente, caracterizado porque todos lo bastidores (1E) de dichos elementos electrodo en placa bipolares y de dichos elementos separadores de membrana de intercambio de iones (1M) presentan una porción (6, 19) de brida interna, con una ranura desde la primera cara plana del bastidor en el lado opuesto de la otra cara del bastidor que presenta hendiduras para el alojamiento de juntas tóricas (9, 9¿, 23, 23¿) alrededor de unos agujeros de conducción de electrólito y alrededor del perímetro (8) de estanqueidad externo, que alojan una porción perimétrica del electrodo (16) en placa bipolar respectivo o del separador (2) de la membrana de intercambio de iones; una pluralidad de clavijas (7, 18) de retención se proyectan hacia fuera de la superficie de dicha porción (6, 19) de brida interna con ranura y agujeros (3, 17) de conducción de dicha poción perimétrica del electrodo (16) en placa o separador (2) de membrana allí alojada; una contrabrida de retención (4, 15) de un material no conductor de electricidad y resistente químicamente que presenta agujeros (5, 17) coordinados con las posiciones de dichas clavijas (7, 18) de retención está montada funcionalmente por encima de dicha porción (16) perimétrica de electrodo en placa o separador (2) de membrana en dicha porción (6, 19) de brida con ranura del bastidor (1M, 1E) y permanentemente fijada a éstas mediante el remachado en caliente de las cabezas de dichas clavijas (7, 18) de retención protuberantes fuera de dichos agujeros (5, 17) coordinados de la contrabrida (4, 15); los elementos electrodo en placa bipolares y los elementos separadores de membrana preensamblados están adaptados para ser preparados como elementos preensamblados alternativamente apilables en posición horizontal con dicha otra cara de los bastidores que soporta las juntas tóricas (9, 9¿, 23, 23¿) encaradas hacia arriba.
ES99929700T 1999-07-01 1999-07-01 Reactor electroquimico multicelda bipolar y separado por membranas. Expired - Lifetime ES2189439T3 (es)

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