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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Steven L. Suib, Storrs, CT (US);
Christopher James Brooks, Dublin, OH (US);
Samuel Frueh, Storrs, CT (US);
Boxun HU, Storrs, CT (US);
Eric Rolland Kreidler, Pickerington, OH (US);
Steven L. Suib, Storrs, CT (US);
Christopher James Brooks, Dublin, OH (US);
Samuel Frueh, Storrs, CT (US);
Boxun Hu, Storrs, CT (US);
Eric Rolland Kreidler, Pickerington, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
University of Connecticut, The, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
The present teachings are directed toward an electrocatalytic cell including a barrier, having at least a first side and a second side opposite the first side, comprising a material permeable to oxygen ions and impermeable to at least CO, CO, H, HO and hydrocarbons, an electrical power supply in communication with the barrier, a catalyst adjacent the first side of the barrier, a supply of feedstock components in communication with the first side of the barrier, a supply of a carrier gas component in communication with the second side of the barrier; wherein the feedstock components contact the catalyst and react to form hydrocarbon-containing components and oxygen-containing components, and the electrical power supply biases the barrier to thereby conduct oxygen ions from the first side to the second side. Also presented are a device and methods for producing carbon nanotubes.