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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11326263 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2019

Photoelectrochemical devices, methods, and systems with a cupric oxide/cuprous oxide coated electrode

Applicant:

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Brian Dennis, Arlington, TX (US);

Krishnan Rajeshwar, Arlington, TX (US);

Norma Tacconi, Arlington, TX (US);

Wilaiwan Chanmanee, Arlington, TX (US);

Homayon Homayoni, Arlington, TX (US);

Ghazaleh Ghadimkhani, Fairfield, TX (US);

Assignee:

THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Primary Examiner:

James A Fiorito

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 3/25 (2021.01); B01J 23/72 (2006.01); B01J 37/34 (2006.01); B01J 35/00 (2006.01); B01J 35/02 (2006.01); H01M 14/00 (2006.01); C25B 11/051 (2021.01); C25B 11/057 (2021.01); C25B 11/091 (2021.01); C25B 13/08 (2006.01); C25B 15/08 (2006.01); H01G 9/20 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01D 69/12 (2006.01); B01D 71/02 (2006.01); B01D 71/36 (2006.01); B01D 71/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 3/25 (2021.01); B01J 23/72 (2013.01); B01J 35/002 (2013.01); B01J 35/004 (2013.01); B01J 35/0013 (2013.01); B01J 35/0033 (2013.01); B01J 35/026 (2013.01); B01J 37/342 (2013.01); C25B 11/051 (2021.01); C25B 11/057 (2021.01); C25B 11/091 (2021.01); C25B 13/08 (2013.01); C25B 15/08 (2013.01); H01G 9/2004 (2013.01); H01M 14/005 (2013.01); B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 69/12 (2013.01); B01D 71/022 (2013.01); B01D 71/36 (2013.01); B01D 71/80 (2013.01); B01D 2325/10 (2013.01); B01D 2325/38 (2013.01); B01D 2325/42 (2013.01); Y02P 20/133 (2015.11);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to nanocomposites of CuO/CuO and continuous flow solar reactors. The nanocomposites can be utilized as a photocatalyst and can be incorporated into photoelectrochemical devices. The described devices, systems, and methods can be used for converting COinto one or more alcohols and other small organics with the use of solar energy and electricity. Other embodiments are described.

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