Method of producing combustible gases from the electrolysis of water (HTE) or co-electrolysis with H2O / CO2 in the same chamber and related catalytic reactors and systems

摘要

The invention relates to a novel reactor design, wherein the pressurized chamber contains both a high-temperature electrolysis (HTE) reactor with elementary electrolysis cell stacking for producing either hydrogen or a synthesis gas (“syngas” for a H2+CO mixture) from water vapor H2O and carbon dioxide CO2, and at least one catalyst arranged at a distance and downstream of the outlet of the electrolyzer for converting the previously produced synthesis gas into the desired combustible gas, by means of heterogeneous catalysis, the synthesis gas having being produced either directly from the electrolysis reactor or indirectly by mixing the hydrogen produced with carbon dioxide CO2 injected into the chamber.