US 12,286,716 B2
System and method for carbon dioxide reactor control
Nicholas H. Flanders, San Francisco, CA (US); Kendra P. Kuhl, Oakland, CA (US); Etosha R. Cave, Berkeley, CA (US); Sichao Ma, Dublin, CA (US); Ziyang Huo, Moraga, CA (US); Carter S. Haines, Berkeley, CA (US); Timothy A. Bekkedahl, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Kathryn L. Corp, Berkeley, CA (US); Ashley D. Mishra, Danville, CA (US); Edward Izett, Berkeley, CA (US); and Luka Stevic, Novi Sad (RS)
Assigned to Twelve Benefit Corporation, Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by Twelve Benefit Corporation, Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/452,395.
Application 17/452,395 is a continuation of application No. 17/444,356, filed on Aug. 3, 2021.
Application 17/444,356 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/254,255, filed on Jan. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,512,403.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/060,583, filed on Aug. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/685,771, filed on Jun. 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/619,996, filed on Jan. 22, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/620,109, filed on Jan. 22, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153656 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. C25B 3/00 (2021.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); B01D 53/18 (2006.01); B01D 53/22 (2006.01); B01J 20/08 (2006.01); B01J 20/10 (2006.01); B01J 20/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/34 (2006.01); C01B 3/34 (2006.01); C01B 3/50 (2006.01); C07C 1/04 (2006.01); C07C 4/02 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12P 5/02 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12P 7/16 (2006.01); C12P 7/52 (2006.01); C12P 7/54 (2006.01); C25B 1/23 (2021.01); C25B 3/03 (2021.01); C25B 3/26 (2021.01); C25B 9/23 (2021.01); C25B 13/08 (2006.01); C25B 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC C25B 15/081 (2021.01) [B01D 53/1475 (2013.01); B01D 53/1493 (2013.01); B01D 53/18 (2013.01); B01D 53/229 (2013.01); B01J 20/08 (2013.01); B01J 20/10 (2013.01); B01J 20/20 (2013.01); B01J 20/3483 (2013.01); C01B 3/34 (2013.01); C01B 3/503 (2013.01); C07C 1/0485 (2013.01); C07C 4/02 (2013.01); C12M 43/00 (2013.01); C12P 5/023 (2013.01); C12P 7/06 (2013.01); C12P 7/16 (2013.01); C12P 7/52 (2013.01); C12P 7/54 (2013.01); C25B 1/23 (2021.01); C25B 3/03 (2021.01); C25B 3/26 (2021.01); C25B 9/23 (2021.01); C25B 13/08 (2013.01); C25B 15/083 (2021.01); B01D 2252/30 (2013.01); B01J 2220/42 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0216 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0405 (2013.01); C01B 2203/062 (2013.01)] 49 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for producing liquid hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide, the system comprising:
(a) a carbon dioxide reduction electrolyzer comprising a membrane electrode assembly, which comprises one or more ion conductive polymer layers and a cathode catalyst for facilitating chemical reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, wherein the cathode catalyst contacts the one or more ion conductive polymer layers, and wherein the carbon dioxide reduction electrolyzer is configured to operate at a temperature no higher than 100° C.; and
(b) a liquid hydrocarbon synthesis reactor configured to produce a liquid hydrocarbon mixture from the carbon monoxide and hydrogen,
wherein the carbon dioxide reduction electrolyzer is configured to produce at least some of the hydrogen, and
wherein the system is configured to transport the carbon monoxide from the carbon dioxide reduction electrolyzer and the hydrogen to the liquid hydrocarbon synthesis reactor.