US 11,773,001 B2
Systems and methods of electrochemical hydrogen generation to provide a reducing ambient for industrial fabrication
Arne Ballantine, Incline Village, NV (US)
Assigned to Ohmium International, Inc., Incline Village, NV (US)
Filed by OHMIUM INTERNATIONAL, Inc., Incline Village, NV (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/122,813.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/948,958, filed on Dec. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0179471 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. C03B 18/20 (2006.01); C03B 5/235 (2006.01); C25B 1/04 (2021.01); C25B 1/50 (2021.01); C25B 9/17 (2021.01); C25B 15/08 (2006.01); B01D 53/30 (2006.01); B01D 53/32 (2006.01); B01D 53/047 (2006.01)
CPC C03B 18/20 (2013.01) [B01D 53/047 (2013.01); B01D 53/30 (2013.01); B01D 53/326 (2013.01); C03B 5/2353 (2013.01); C25B 1/04 (2013.01); C25B 1/50 (2021.01); C25B 9/17 (2021.01); C25B 15/08 (2013.01); B01D 2256/10 (2013.01); B01D 2256/12 (2013.01); B01D 2257/104 (2013.01); B01D 2259/45 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a nitrogen source for producing a nitrogen stream;
an electrolyzer for producing a hydrogen stream and an oxygen byproduct;
a fabrication assembly including:
an oxidizing environment zone in fluid communication with the electrolyzer operable to convert a raw material into an intermediate material, wherein the oxidizing environment zone includes a furnace and at least a portion of the oxygen byproduct is directed to the furnace;
a reducing environment zone operable to receive the intermediate material and process the intermediate material into a product material; and
a blending circuit in fluid communication with the nitrogen source, the electrolyzer, and the reducing environment zone, and wherein the blending circuit is configured to combine the nitrogen stream from the nitrogen source with the hydrogen stream from the electrolyzer to mix a forming gas and to flow the forming gas from the blending circuit into the reducing environment zone of the fabrication assembly.