초록

Electrochemical method and associated apparatus permit carbonaceous materials to be gasified to carbon oxides under mild conditions with the attendant formation of fuels or high energy intermediates such as hydrogen, or light hydrocarbons and production of electric power.

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A method of electrochemically oxidizing a carbonaceous material at an anode of an electrolysis cell and simultaneously producing a useful fuel or chemical at the cathode of said cell, the overall energy change accomplished by said electrolysis cell being supplied in part by the oxidation of said car

A method of electrochemically oxidizing a carbonaceous material at an anode of an electrolysis cell and simultaneously producing a useful fuel or chemical at the cathode of said cell, the overall energy change accomplished by said electrolysis cell being supplied in part by the oxidation of said carbonaceous material at said anode and in part by electrical energy produced by a fuel cell fueled by at least a portion of said useful fuel or chemical produced at said cathode by said electrolysis cell, said fuel cell and said electrolysis cell being electrically interconnected by virtue of having shared or common electrodes.