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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Applicants:
James B. Gerken, Madison, WI (US);
Shannon S. Stahl, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
James B. Gerken, Madison, WI (US);
Shannon S. Stahl, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 1/02 (2006.01); B01J 27/06 (2006.01); C25B 11/04 (2006.01); C25B 11/12 (2006.01); C01B 13/02 (2006.01); C25B 1/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/75 (2006.01); B01J 37/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 13/0207 (2013.01); C25B 1/04 (2013.01); C25B 11/0442 (2013.01); B01J 23/75 (2013.01); B01J 37/348 (2013.01); Y02E 60/366 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are electrolysis catalysts formed from cobalt, oxygen and buffering electrolytes (e.g. fluoride). They can be formed as a coating on an anode by conducting an electrolysis reaction using an electrolyte containing cobalt and an anionic buffering electrolyte. The catalysts will facilitate the conversion of water to oxygen and hydrogen gas at a range of mildly acidic conditions. Alternatively, these anodes can be used with cathodes that facilitate other desirable reactions such as converting carbon dioxide to methanol.