REACTOR THAT PRODUCES HYDROGEN BY REDUCTION OF HYDRONIUM IONS PRESENT IN THE CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM IN WATER AND BY OXIDATION OF THE ORGANIC MOLECULES FOUND IN EXCREMENT

摘要

An electrochemical reactor designed to increase the efficiency of hydrogen production from faeces and urine (excrement) is disclosed. Said reactor comprises two half-cells separated in a selective manner, a membrane systems separating the half-cells (comprising a proton-exchange and an anion-exchange membranes) and a system of electrical bridges that allow two mutually perpendicular electrical fields to be formed, with the electrical field in the horizontal direction between the two half-cells being greater than the vertical electrical field generated within the anode. The half-cells have a configuration of two resistances in series, which allows the potential of each compartment to be controlled in an independent and complementary manner by adjusting the conductivity of the solutions in the half-cells. Said configuration allows the consumption of energy to form hydrogen to be significantly reduced in comparison with conventional electrolytic cells using water in an alkaline medium by combining the chemical processes of electrolysis (anode) and the law of chemical equilibrium (cathode). International patent classification: Electrolytic production of hydrogen or oxygen (C25B1/04) - Production of hydrogen or gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen by decomposition of gaseous or liquid organic compounds (C01B3/22) Technological sector: Chemical processes.