Systems and methods of abating hydrogen sulfide gas
Provided herein is an apparatus. The apparatus can include a sorbent to dispose in an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle can include a battery cell. The sorbent can be configured to remove hydrogen sulfide gas from the electric vehicle. The hydrogen sulfide gas can be generated by a component of the battery cell.
1 . An apparatus, comprising:
a cartridge to be disposed in an electric vehicle, the cartridge comprising an inlet configured to receive hydrogen sulfide gas, the electric vehicle comprising a battery cell;
a sorbent comprising metal nanoparticles embedded on carbon, the sorbent disposed in the cartridge and configured to remove hydrogen sulfide gas from the electric vehicle, the hydrogen sulfide gas generated from a component of the battery cell; and
a filler inert to the hydrogen sulfide gas and disposed in the cartridge, the filler comprising a powder dispersed throughout the sorbent, wherein the filler is hydrophobic and is configured to prevent the sorbent from fusing together.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
an electric vehicle battery pack comprising the battery cell;
a cross member coupled with a first side of the electric vehicle battery pack and with a second side of the electric vehicle battery pack; and
the sorbent coated on a surface of at least one of: the cross member, the first side of the electric vehicle battery pack, the second side of the electric vehicle battery pack, or a combination thereof.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the cartridge having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet fluidly coupled with the inlet to define a fluid pathway through the cartridge; and
the sorbent disposed in the cartridge to interact with the hydrogen sulfide gas from the fluid pathway.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a vehicle component; and
the sorbent coated on the vehicle component.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the cartridge comprising an inlet; and
a fan fluidly coupled with the inlet and configured to flow the hydrogen sulfide gas to the sorbent disposed in the cartridge.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the filler disposed proximate to the sorbent.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a liquid comprising the sorbent and configured to receive the hydrogen sulfide gas.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the sorbent configured to react with the hydrogen sulfide gas.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the sorbent configured to capture the hydrogen sulfide gas.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the hydrogen sulfide gas is generated by a reaction between H 2 O and one or more sulfide-containing species from the battery cell.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent comprises at least one of: a metal, a metal oxide, a chloride, a sulfate, or a combination thereof.
12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent comprises at least one of:
Mo 9 O 26 , W 18 O 49 , W 8 O 21 , Bi 4 O 7 , Co 3 O 4 , BaO 10 , Ti 6 O, V 5 O 12 , Sb 2 O 5 , Na 6 Mo 11 O 36 , K 14 Fe 4 O 13 , La 6 Mo 8 O 33 , K 2 Mo 4 O 13 , Fe 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Bi 14 Mo 5 O 36 , K 17 Fe 5 O 16 , Sr 8 Fe 8 O 23 , Bi 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Al 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , Cr 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 , or a combination thereof.
13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the battery cell comprises at least one of: a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, a sulfur-containing cathode disposed in the electric vehicle, or a combination thereof.
14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the sorbent comprises a metal oxide; and
a reactivity of the metal oxide with hydrogen sulfide is greater than a reactivity of Fe 2 O 3 with hydrogen sulfide.
15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a battery pack cover plate; and
the sorbent coated on the battery pack cover plate and configured to receive the hydrogen sulfide gas.
16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the sorbent is distributed evenly over a portion of the battery pack cover plate.
17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the sorbent is distributed unevenly over a portion of the battery pack cover plate.
18 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent comprises a ternary metal oxide.
19 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the sorbent configured to react with the hydrogen sulfide gas and form metal sulfide; and
the filler configured to prevent the metal sulfide from fusing together.
20 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
the cartridge comprising an inlet; and
a fan fluidly coupled with the inlet and configured to flow the hydrogen sulfide gas to the sorbent disposed in the cartridge;
an H 2 S sensor configured to activate the fan responsive to detecting a concentration of hydrogen sulfide gas above a threshold value.