Electrolytic generation of nitrogen
First Claim
1. An electrolytic nitrogen gas generator comprising:
- a. a cathode and an anode connected as part of an electrical circuit that may be switched on or off;
b. an electrolyte in contact with the anode comprising an active nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of organic hydrazides, organic hydrazino carboxylates and amino guanidine salts;
c. wherein nitrogen gas is generated at the anode from the active nitrogen compound when the electrical circuit is switched on.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods and devices for the electrochemical generation of nitrogen from organic nitrogen compounds, such as hydrazides (RCONHNH2), the corresponding organic hydrazino-carboxylates (RCO2NHNH2) and amino-guanidine salts (e.g. aminoguanide bicarbonate H2NNHC(NH)NH2.H2CO3). A variety of organic hydrazides and hydrazino-carboxylates may be used, and empirically tested for performance. For example, in the hydrazides and hydrazino-carboxylates “R” may be an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl group, in some embodiments methyl, ethyl, or benzyl. The alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups may be branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted. The utility of such compounds may be routinely assayed in accordance with the guidance provided herein, including the Examples set out herein in which alternative nitrogen compounds may be substituted for routine test purposes.
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37 Claims
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1. An electrolytic nitrogen gas generator comprising:
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a. a cathode and an anode connected as part of an electrical circuit that may be switched on or off;
b. an electrolyte in contact with the anode comprising an active nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of organic hydrazides, organic hydrazino carboxylates and amino guanidine salts;
c. wherein nitrogen gas is generated at the anode from the active nitrogen compound when the electrical circuit is switched on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A housing for an electrolytic cell comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte biased together in electrical contact, the electrolyte being contained by a flexible membrane adapted to accommodate compression of the electrolyte, the housing having an opening to permit passage of gas evolved from the electrolyte during electrolysis.
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