US 12,438,173 B2
Proton flow reactor system
John Andrews, Avonsleigh (AU); Gary Rosengarten, Caulfield North (AU); Seyed Mohammad Rezaei Niya, South Morang (AU); Shahin Heidari, Doncaster East (AU); Francois du Toit, Ascot Vale (AU); Bahman Shabani, Donvale (AU); Ruchika Ojha, Melbourne (AU); Alireza Heidarian, South Bank (AU); and Saeed Seif Mohammadi, Doreen (AU)
Assigned to ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne (AU)
Appl. No. 18/012,424
Filed by ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne (AU)
PCT Filed Jun. 25, 2021, PCT No. PCT/AU2021/050670
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/258157, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020902128 (AU), filed on Jun. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0178779 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 8/06 (2016.01); C25B 1/04 (2021.01); H01M 8/04291 (2016.01); H01M 8/1039 (2016.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 8/0693 (2013.01) [C25B 1/04 (2013.01); H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); H01M 8/1039 (2013.01); H01M 16/003 (2013.01)] 53 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of storing electrical energy as chemical energy, the method comprising:
supplying an input slurry comprising uncharged storage particles and electrolyte to a first half-cell of an electrochemical cell;
supplying a source of H+ or H3O+ ions to a second half-cell of the electrochemical cell;
applying a voltage to the electrochemical cell to:
allow H+ or H3O+ ions to pass from the second half cell to the first half-cell; and
convert the uncharged storage particles to charged storage particles; and
removing an output slurry comprising charged storage particles and electrolyte from the first half-cell.