Dioxycle

Joshua A Rabinowitz

David Wakerley

Sarah Lamaison

Ruperto G Mariano

Jonathan Maistrello

Fanny Bétermier

Paul S Wallace

Raphaël Sanjuan

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for gas separation in oxocarbon electrolyzers. A disclosed method includes supplying an oxocarbon to an input stream of a cathode chamber of an oxocarbon electrolyzer, converting the oxocarbon to a product gas in the cathode chamber, obtaining an output stream, with the product gas and residual oxocarbon, from the oxocarbon electrolyzer, and recycling a portion of the product gas, from the output stream, to the input stream.

Separators for gaseous products in oxocarbon electrolyzers

Integrations of carbon monoxide electrolyzers and chlor-alkali electrolyzers are disclosed herein. The disclosed integrations include novel process chains for the valorization of oxocarbons into hydrochloric acid, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, ethylene oxide, and other useful chemicals. The disclosed integrations further include novel ways to operate the electrolyzers in tandem to increase the efficiency of both reactors. This disclosure also includes novel ways to balance the operation of both electrolyzers to assure they are operating at an optimal level to take advantage of the benefits of the disclosed integrations.

Chlor-alkali and carbon monoxide electrolyzer integration

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Joshua A Rabinowitz