General Electric Company

Bl Technologies, Inc.

Zhigang Deng

Wenqing Peng

Chuan Lin

Yanfei Gu

Qijia Fu

Zhaoping Wu

Shizhong Wang

Lawrence Bernard Kool

Hai Yang

Wei Cai

Su Lu

Wei Zhang

Liping Zheng

Hui Liu

Yangang Liang

Minggang She

Xianguo Yu

Xiao Xun Zhang

Rihua Xiong

Russell James MacDonald

Chang Wei

Yu Du

John Harold Barber

Lei Cao

Xin Gao

Jianyun Liu

Shizong Wang

Lin Chen

Xiao Zhang

A reactor has an inner surface accessible to the hydrocarbon and comprising a sintered product of at least one of cerium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, boehmite and silicon dioxide, and a perovskite material of formula: ABCDO. 0&#x3c;a&#x3c;1.2, G&#x2264;b&#x2264;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;a+b&#x2264;1.2, O&#x3c;c&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2264;d&#x2264;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;c+d&#x2264;1.2, &#x2212;0.5&#x3c;&#x3b4;&#x3c;0.5. A is selected from calcium, strontium, barium, and any combination thereof. B is selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and any combination thereof. C is selected from cerium, zirconium, antimony, praseodymium, titanium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, gallium, tin, terbium and any combination thereof. D is selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetiura, scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, gallium, indium, tin, antimony and any combination thereof.

Method and reactor containing perovskite for cracking hydrocarbon and method for coating the reactor

A reactor having an inner surface accessible to the hydrocarbon and providing a sintered product of at least one of cerium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, boehmite and silicon dioxide, and a perovskite material of formula ABCDO. 0&#x3c;a&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2264;b&#x2264;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;a+b&#x2264;1.2, 0&#x3c;c&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2264;d&#x2264;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;c+d&#x2264;1.2, &#x2212;0.5&#x3c;&#x3b4;&#x3c;0.5, wherein A is selected from calcium, strontium, barium, and any combination thereof; B is selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and any combination thereof; C is selected from cerium, zirconium, antimony, praseodymium, titanium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, gallium, tin, terbium and any combination thereof; and D is selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, gallium, indium, tin, antimony and any combination thereof.

Method and reactor for cracking hydrocarbon and method for coating the reactor

A method for cracking hydrocarbon, comprises: providing steam and hydrocarbon; and feeding steam and hydrocarbon into a reactor accessible to hydrocarbon and comprising a perovskite material of formula ABCDO, wherein 0&#x3c;a&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2264;b&#x2264;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;a+b&#x2264;1.2, 0&#x3c;c&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2264;d&#x2264;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;c+d&#x2264;1.2, &#x2212;0.5&#x3c;&#x3b4;&#x3c;0.5; A is selected from calcium, strontium, barium, and any combination thereof; B is selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and any combination thereof; C is selected from cerium, zirconium, antimony, praseodymium, titanium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, gallium, tin, terbium and any combination thereof; and D is selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, gallium, indium, tin, antimony and any combination thereof.

Method and reactor for cracking hydrocarbon

A method for converting carbon into a carbon oxide, comprises: contacting carbon with steam in presence of a carnegieite-like material of formula (NaO)Na[AlSiO], wherein 0&#x3c;x&#x2264;1. Method and apparatus for hydrocarbon cracking are also described herein.

Method for converting carbon and hydrocarbon cracking and apparatus for hydrocarbon cracking

A reactor has an inner surface accessible to the hydrocarbon and comprising a sintered product of at least one of cerium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, boehmite and silicon dioxide, and a perovskite material of formula ABCDO. 0&#x3c;a&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2266;b&#x2266;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;a+b&#x2266;1.2, 0&#x3c;c&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2266;d&#x2266;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;c+d&#x2266;1.2, &#x2212;0.5&#x3c;&#x3b4;&#x3c;0.5. A is selected from calcium, strontium, barium, and any combination thereof. B is selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and any combination thereof. C is selected from cerium, zirconium, antimony, praseodymium, titanium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, gallium, tin, terbium and any combination thereof. D is selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, gallium, indium, tin, antimony and any combination thereof.

A method for converting carbon into a carbon oxide, comprises: contacting carbon with steam in presence of a carnegieite-like material of formula (NaO)Na[AlSiO], wherein 0&#x3c;x&#x2266;1. Method and apparatus for hydrocarbon cracking are also described herein.

A method for cracking hydrocarbon, comprises: providing steam and hydrocarbon; and feeding steam and hydrocarbon into a reactor accessible to hydrocarbon and comprising a perovskite material of formula ABCDO, wherein 0&#x3c;a&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2266;b&#x2266;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;a+b&#x2266;1.2, 0&#x3c;c&#x3c;1.2, 0&#x2266;d&#x2266;1.2, 0.9&#x3c;c+d&#x2266;1.2, &#x2212;0.5&#x3c;&#x3b4;&#x3c;0.5; A is selected from calcium, strontium, barium, and any combination thereof; B is selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and any combination thereof; C is selected from cerium, zirconium, antimony, praseodymium, titanium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, gallium, tin, terbium and any combination thereof; and D is selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, ebium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, gallium, indium, tin, antimony and any combination thereof.

A bipolar electrode comprises an intermediate layer comprising one or more carbon materials. The bipolar electrode further comprises first and second layers disposed on opposite surfaces of the intermediate layer and configured to act as an anode and a cathode. The first and second layers comprise at least one of one or more electrically conductive carbon materials and one or more conductive polymers. A supercapacitor desalination device and a method for making the bipolar electrode are also presented.

Bipolar electrode and supercapacitor desalination device, and methods of manufacture

A method is provided, comprising: copolymerizing a monomer comprising at least two amide groups, a monomer of formula (a) and a sulfonic acid or salt monomer, wherein Ris CHor H. A polymer made by the method, a membrane and an electrode comprising the polymer are provided.

Method for making polymer, and associated polymer, membrane and electrode

A bi-polar electrode having ion exchange polymers on opposite faces of a porous substrate is formed using a method that includes providing an electrode substrate with activated carbon layers on opposite faces of the electrode substrate, wherein said faces have an outer perimeter band void of the activated carbon layers. Gaskets are placed against the outer perimeter band of the electrode substrate void of activated carbon and the electrode substrate is clamped between two rigid plates to form a first airtight chamber on one side of the electrode substrate and a second airtight chamber on the opposite side of the electrode substrate. A first polymerizable monomer mixture having an anion exchange group is added into the first chamber and a second polymerizable monomer mixture having a cation exchange group is added into the second chamber. The first and second polymerizable monomer mixtures are then polymerized in an oven.

Vacuum chamber method to form polymer coatings on porous support

An electrochemical device comprises an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell comprises a composite cation-exchange member including a conductive base and a cation-exchange material in physical contact with the conductive base, a composite anion-exchange member including a conductive base and an anion-exchange material in physical contact with the conductive base; and a compartment between the composite cation-exchange and anion-exchange members. The compartment comprises an inlet for introducing a feed stream, and an outlet for exiting of an output stream out of the compartment. The electrochemical device comprises a control device configured to transmit an electrical current to the composite cation-exchange and anion-exchange members at a regeneration stage in a manner that the conductive base on the composite cation-exchange member loses electrons and the conductive base on the composite anion-exchange member gains electrons.

Ion-exchange device and regeneration method of ion-exchange material thereof

A method is provided, comprising: copolymerizing a monomer comprising at least two amide groups, a monomer of formula (a) and a sulfonic acid or salt monomer, wherein Ris CHor H. A polymer made by the method is provided. A method for coating an electrode is provided, comprising: providing an electrode; providing a solution of a free radical initiator, a monomer comprising at least two amide groups, a monomer of formula (a) and a sulfonic acid or salt monomer; wetting the electrode with the solution; and heating the wetted electrode; whereby the monomer comprising at least two amide groups, the monomer of formula (a), and the sulfonic acid or salt monomer are copolymerized; wherein Ris CHor H. An electrode coated by the method is provided.

Method for making polymer, coating electrode, and associated polymer and electrode

An electrode assembly is provided. The assembly includes a chargeable electrode configured to adsorb oppositely charged ions, where the electrode comprises a porous material. The assembly further includes an ion exchange material in contact with the porous material of the chargeable electrode, where the ion exchange material is similarly charged as the chargeable electrode, and where the ion exchange material is permeable to the oppositely charged ions and at least partially impermeable to the similarly charged ions.

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