US 11,817,610 B2
Carbon-neutral process for generating electricity
Paul A. Allinson, Danville, CA (US); Robert P. Hohmann, El Cerrito, CA (US); Curtis L. Munson, Oakland, CA (US); Dennis J. O'Rear, Petaluma, CA (US); Steven F. Sciamanna, Orinda, CA (US); William L. Schinski, San Rafael, CA (US); Charles R. Wilson, San Francisco, CA (US); and Alan W. Klaassen, Kensington, CA (US)
Assigned to The Claire Technologies Corporation, Danville, CA (US)
Filed by The Claire Technologies Corporation, Danville, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/488,867.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/088,024, filed on Oct. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0109175 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 8/22 (2006.01); H01M 8/04186 (2016.01); H01M 8/1009 (2016.01)
CPC H01M 8/22 (2013.01) [H01M 8/04186 (2013.01); H01M 8/1009 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating hydrogen from a blended liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) feed in an electricity generating power module, comprising:
a. supplying said blended LOHC feed to said electricity generating power module, said blended feed comprising a primary component and an added amount of a secondary component;
b. wherein said secondary component comprises carbon that is sourced from a carbon-neutral source;
c. supplying said blended LOHC feed to a dehydrogenation reactor within said power module, and generating hydrogen therefrom;
d. electrochemically converting at least a portion of the generated hydrogen in a fuel cell unit to electricity and emitting a carbon-containing gaseous exhaust stream into the atmosphere from said power module;
e. wherein the amount of secondary component that is blended into the blended LOHC feed provides a corresponding amount of carbon-neutral sourced carbon to at least match the amount of carbon being exhausted to the atmosphere from said power module.