Apparatus for producing organic hydride

Abstract

An apparatus for producing an organic hydride includes: an anode electrode that generates protons by oxidizing water; a cathode electrode that generates an organic hydride by hydrogenating a substance to be hydrogenated with the protons; an electrolyte membrane that has an EW of less than 980 and is arranged between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode so as to transfer the protons from the anode electrode side to the cathode electrode side; and a low water content layer that is arranged between the electrolyte membrane and the cathode electrode and that has a lower water content than that of the electrolyte membrane.

1 . An apparatus for producing an organic hydride comprising:
 an anode electrode that generates protons by oxidizing water;   a cathode electrode that generates an organic hydride by hydrogenating a substance to be hydrogenated with the protons;   an electrolyte membrane that has an equivalent weight (EW) of less than 980 and is arranged between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode so as to transfer the protons from the anode electrode side to the cathode electrode side; and   a low water content layer that is arranged between the electrolyte membrane and the cathode electrode and that has a lower water content than that of the electrolyte membrane.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus for producing an organic hydride according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a high water content layer that is arranged between the electrolyte membrane and the anode electrode and that has a higher water content than that of the electrolyte membrane.