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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Liangbing Hu, Potomac, MD (US);
Dongxia Liu, Clarksville, MD (US);
Yonggang Yao, College Park, MD (US);
Qi Dong, Newton, MA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
One or more reactants are flowed into thermal contact with a heating element in a reactor for a first time period. During a first part of a heating cycle, the one or more reactants are provided with a first temperature by heating with the heating element, such that one or more thermochemical reactions is initiated. The one or more thermochemical reactions includes pyrolysis, thermolysis, synthesis, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, or any combination thereof. The first heating element operates by Joule heating and has a porous construction that allows gas to flow therethrough. During a second part of the heating cycle, the one or more reactants are provided with a second temperature less than the first temperature, for example, by de-energizing the heating element. A duration of the first time period is equal to or greater than a duration of the heating cycle, which is less than five seconds.