Patent ID: 11873567
Assignee: H2U TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 24:
25. An electrolyzer, comprising:
a housing having an inlet port, a first outlet port, and a second outlet port;
an electrochemical cell disposed in the housing, the electrochemical cell including:
a non-planar membrane, the non-planar membrane including a separator formed of a non-ceramic material, an oxidation catalyst layer disposed on an outer surface of the separator, and a reduction catalyst layer disposed on an inner surface of the separator opposite the outer surface, the non-planar membrane configured to inhibit transport of gases,
a first current collector disposed on a first side of the non-planar membrane corresponding to the outer surface, and
a second current collector disposed on a second side of the non-planar membrane corresponding to the inner surface;

an occluding structure disposed in an internal volume defined by the housing, the occluding structure defining an aperture through which the electrochemical cell is disposed along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the occluding structure dividing the internal volume of the housing into a first portion and a second portion, the second portion fluidically isolated from the first portion, a gap being defined between the non-planar membrane and at least one of the first current collector or the second current collector, the occluding structure including a projection extending axially into a portion of the gap, the projection contacting one of the first current collector or the second current collector to secure the non-planar membrane in the aperture; and
an energy source electrically coupled to the electrochemical cell, the energy source configured to apply a bias to the electrochemical cell.