IP Library Granted Patent US 12667807
Granted Patent B2
US 12667807 · App. 17/895,013 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Low-temperature hydrogen oxidation system

Inventors: Ming-Yu Yen (Hsinchu County, TW); Hsu-Lin Chang (Hsinchu County, TW); Fu-Yang Shih (Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: TOPLUS ENERGY CORPORATION
B01D53/261B01D53/86B01D2255/9022B01D2257/108B01D2258/06
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Patent No.
US 12667807
App. No.
17/895,013
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a low-temperature hydrogen oxidation system comprising at least one hydrogen oxidation device, at least one hydrogen reaction module is disposed in the hydrogen oxidation device, at least one hydrogen reaction channel is formed in the hydrogen reaction module and is provided with at least one catalyst, the hydrogen oxidation device is provided with at least one gas inlet channel and at least one gas outlet channel to communicate with the hydrogen reaction channel, at least one cooling channel is further formed in the hydrogen oxidation device; and at least one gas humidifying device disposed at a position of the gas inlet channel.

Claims (15)

1 . A hydrogen oxidation system comprising:

at least one hydrogen oxidation device, at least one hydrogen reaction module being disposed in the at least one hydrogen oxidation device, at least one hydrogen reaction channel being formed in the at least one hydrogen reaction module, the at least one hydrogen reaction module being provided with at least one catalyst in the at least one hydrogen reaction channel, the at least one hydrogen oxidation device being provided with at least one gas inlet channel and at least one gas outlet channel to communicate with the at least one hydrogen reaction channel, at least one cooling channel being further formed in the at least one hydrogen oxidation device; and

at least one gas humidifying device comprising a spray, thin film, or bubble humidifier, disposed at a position of the at least one gas inlet channel, wherein after passing through the at least one gas humidifying device and the at least one hydrogen reaction channel, hydrogen in the hydrogen-containing air being catalytically oxidized by the at least one catalyst and discharged to reduce a hydrogen concentration;

wherein the at least one hydrogen reaction module comprises a first isolation layer and a second isolation layer, and the at least one hydrogen reaction channel is defined by the first isolation layer and the second isolation layer;

wherein the hydrogen oxidation devices are stacked on one another, a first outer end plate is disposed at a top of the stacked hydrogen oxidation devices, and a second outer end plate is disposed at a bottom of the stacked hydrogen oxidation devices;

wherein one or both of the first isolation layer and the second isolation layer is a heat dissipation material, a heat dissipation plate, a metal plate, or a graphite plate body;

wherein a first groove in a serpentine reentrant shape is formed on one side of the first isolation layer, the second isolation layer is disposed on the first groove, the at least one hydrogen reaction channel is defined in the first groove, a second groove in a serpentine reentrant shape is formed on another side of the second isolation layer opposite to the first groove, and the at least one cooling channel is formed in the second groove; and

wherein the at least one catalyst is coated on inner sides of first grooves.

2 . The hydrogen oxidation system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a gas extraction device, the gas extraction device communicating with the at least one gas inlet channel, the at least one hydrogen reaction channel and the at least one gas outlet channel, the gas extraction device extracting the hydrogen-containing air when being activated, the hydrogen-containing air passing through the at least one gas humidifying device and the at least one hydrogen reaction channel, the at least one gas humidifying device humidifying the hydrogen-containing air, after humidification, the hydrogen-containing air being catalyzed by the at least one catalyst to oxidize hydrogen in the hydrogen-containing air and discharged.

3 . The hydrogen oxidation system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one catalyst can be any one of platinum catalyst, ruthenium catalyst, and palladium catalyst.

4 . The low temperature hydrogen oxidation system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one cooling channel is filled with a cooling fluid, and the at least one cooling channel runs through a heat exchange device.

5 . The hydrogen oxidation system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the heat exchange device is provided with a hot liquid storage device, the hot liquid storage device has a storage space and a heat exchange pipe, the storage space has an energy storage liquid, and the hot liquid storage device runs through the heat exchange device via the heat exchange pipe.

6 . The low temperature hydrogen oxidation system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a hydrogen detection unit, and the hydrogen detection unit being connected to the gas extraction device.

7 . The low temperature hydrogen oxidation system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising an adsorption device, the adsorption device being communicated with the at least one gas humidifying device, the hydrogen-containing air passing through the adsorption device and the adsorption device adsorbing gases in the hydrogen-containing air poisoning the at least one catalyst, and then sending the hydrogen-containing air to the at least one gas humidifying device.

8 . The hydrogen oxidation system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a treated water collecting device, and the treated water collecting device being communicated with the gas extraction device.