Porous Solid Electrolyte Reactor

Three Chamber Solid-State Electrolyzer System Replace traditional liquid electrolytes with a solid, permeable membrane for chemical synthesis Specifications | In the Box | Gallery | Literature | Related Products | Technical Support A porous solid electrolyte (PSE) reactor is a cutting-edge electrochemical device that replaces traditional liquid electrolytes with a solid, permeable membrane to perform chemical synthesis at the interface. It is elaborately designed to produce high-purity chemicals, clean fuels, and drinkable water directly at the point of reaction with great efficiency. This system is specifically designed for the highly selective synthesis of formic acid (HCOOH) via carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR). This system effectively solves problems related to product separation, electrolyte cross-contamination, and system stability. The three-chamber system holds the PSE chamber between the cathode and anode chambers, with an AEM and PEM separating the three chambers and supporting reactions in acidic or alkaline environments. Instead of pumping a liquid chemical solution past electrodes, reactants are directly fed through the porous solid electrolyte. The solid structure allows specific ions to pass through while keeping the products separated. It controls the boundary between gas, liquid, and solid phases, allowing gases to diffuse while isolating pure liquid products on the other side and removing the need for purification. The cathode chamber outlet is directly connected to a liquid product condensation and collection device, which can collect and quantify the generated formic acid aqueous solution in real time, facilitating offline analysis (such as HPLC, NMR) and yield calculation. By eliminating highly acidic or corrosive liquid electrolytes, the system is safer to operate and highly modular, making it easier to stack for industrial-scale production. Advanced PSE configurations allow for simultaneous seawater desalination and hydrogen generation, producing potable water alongside green hydrogen without membrane degradation from salt. Safer and Scalable Easier to stack for industrial-scale production Salt-Free Products Eliminates the need of costly & complex purification processes Built-in Desalination Advanced porous solid electrolyte configurations Expert Support From in-house scientists & our customer care team Specifications Cathode and Anode Field Plate/ Chamber Material Titanium -TA2 (with Serpent Flow Fields) Cathode and Anode Field Plate/ Chamber Dimensions 60 mm x 60 mm x 19 mm (H x W x T) PSE Middle Channel Material PEEK PSE Middle Channel Thickness 1 mm GDE Working Area S-shaped, 2 cm x 2 cm, 1 mm width and depth Gaskets FKM and PTFE (52 mm x 52 mm, see thickness and window sizes below) FKM Gasket Thickness (25 mm x 25 mm centre) 0.2 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm FKM Gasket Thickness (20 mm x 20 mm centre) 0.2 mm PTFE Gasket Thickness (25 mm x 25 mm centre) 0.2 mm, 0.25 mm Porous solid electrolyte reactor dimensions In the Box Porous solid electrolyte reactor assembly Titanium cathode/anode chambers PEEK chamber Gaskets (PTFE & FKM) PTFE tube Tube cutter Contact collector leads Copper tape PTFE gas stoppers Gas secure screws Assorted O-rings Screws & washers Gas locks PTFE tape Acrylic electrode leveler Product Gallery Previous Next Key Applications Formic Acid Production: Converts waste carbon dioxide into valuable feedstocks like formic acid (HCOOH) or carbon monoxide (CO) Hydrogen Peroxide Production: Enables direct, on-site, and decentralized electrosynthesis, avoiding the traditional, emission-heavy anthraquinone process Seawater Electrolysis: Produces clean drinking water and green hydrogen simultaneously, utilizing specialized bipolar membranes Literature G. Jang et al. (2026), Anion-Exchange-Membrane-Free Electrolyzers via Interfacial Microenvironment Engineering for Stable Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 148 (21), 22305–22312; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c06070. L. Cherniack et al. (2025), An Interfacial Engineering Approach toward Operation of a Porous Solid Electrolyte CO2 Electrolyzer, ACS Energy Lett., 10 (3), 1508–1516; DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00079. E. Zhao et al. (2025), Optimization and scaling-up of porous solid electrolyte electrochemical reactors for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis, Nat. Commun., 16, 3212 (2025); DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58385-2. W. Li et al. (2024), An Emerging Solid-State Electrolyte Reactor to Drive the Future of Electrochemical Synthesis, Adv. Energy Mater., 14 (48), 2403841; DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202403841. F. Chen et al. (2024), Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia with cation shuttling in a solid electrolyte reactor, Nat. Catal., 7, 1032–1043 (2024); DOI: 10.1038/s41929-024-01200-w. View Literature and Reviews Related Products GDE Flow Cells MEA Electrolyzers Spectro- electrochemical Cells