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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914765 | Reactor and process for the continuous production of hydrogen based on steam oxidation of molten iron The present invention provides a reactor and gasification process for the continuous controlled production of hydrogen (H2) and a by-product synthesis gas (mixture of CO+H2+CO2), such a process called a hydrogen priority poly-generat... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7767191 | Combustion looping using composite oxygen carriers A method for producing hydrogen gas is provided and comprises reducing a metal oxide in a reduction reaction between a carbon-based fuel and a metal oxide to provide a reduced metal or metal oxide having a lower oxidation state, and oxidizing the reduced metal or me... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7404942 | Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide in separate streams comprising the following operations: feeding of a solid to a first reaction zone (R1) in which a liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon, preferably natural gas or methan... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7352074 | System for producing hydrogen making use of a stream of water A system for producing hydrogen from water, making use of a stream of water such as a gulf stream or tidal stream, includes a number of submerged modules, each having a turbine that can be driven by the stream of water. The turbine is coupled to a generator for gene... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335320 | Method for the production of hydrogen-containing gaseous mixtures A method for the production of a hydrogen-containing gas composition, such as a synthesis gas including hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide (H2:CO) in the synthesis gas can be well-controlled to yield a ratio that ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7300643 | Method for producing hydrogen and apparatus for supplying hydrogen With a method producing hydrogen by making iron or iron oxide contact water, water vapor, or a gas including water vapor, a hydrogen generating medium, which has a high hydrogen generation reaction rate and is resistant to a repetition of oxidation-reduction without... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282073 | Method and system for generating hydrogen by dispensing solid and liquid fuel components Hydrogen is generated through the use of a fuel solution that is prepared using solid fuel component, e.g., a metal borohydride, and a liquid fuel component, e.g. water. Both of these components are dispensed in response to control signals. The solid fuel component ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7226490 | Fuel processor for producing a hydrogen rich gas An apparatus for converting hydrocarbon fuel to a hydrogen rich gas including a first heat exchanger for heating the hydrocarbon fuel, a first desulfurization reactor for reacting a heated hydrocarbon fuel to produce a substantially desulfurized hydrocarbon fuel, a ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7200954 | Method for drying and storing activated aluminum fine particles The object is to provide a method for drying and storing activated aluminum fine particles which can be a hydrogen source for fuel cells for a long term without being deactivated. A thermal shock treatment as an activation of the aluminum fine particles, which repea... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189330 | Method of producing hydrogen rich water and hydrogen rich water generator An object of this invention is to change room temperature or cooling drinking water to hydrogen rich water that contains hydrogen abundantly simply and efficiently without using an electrolytic device, and a hydrogen rich water generator 2 is provided by fill... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7074509 | Hydrogen generators for fuel cells An electric power generator including a fuel cell, which includes a fuel cell anode and a fuel cell cathode separated by at least one proton exchange membrane and a hydrogen generator operative to provide molecular hydrogen to the fuel cell anode. The hydrogen gener... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070758 | Process and apparatus for generating hydrogen from oil shale A process and apparatus for generating hydrogen from oil shale. Crushed oil shale may be placed in a chamber and combusted with carbon monoxide, oxygen and steam to form a gas stream of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The hydrogen and carbon monoxide stream may be pas... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7037483 | Process for producing high-pressure hydrogen and system for producing high-pressure hydrogen To produce high-pressure hydrogen, water and a hydrogen-generating material (MgH2) which reacts with water to generate hydrogen are weighed so that a target high hydrogen pressure is generated in a high-pressure container. Then, the hydrogen-generating ma... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6969417 | Catalytic alloy for the dissociation of water into hydrogen and oxygen and method of making The present invention provides a method for combining sodium and aluminum into a single, substantially homogeneous alloy without the need to use potentially dangerous, toxic mercury compounds. The present invention also provides a catalytic alloy that is capable of ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6899862 | Method for controlled generation of hydrogen by dissociation of water The invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the dissociation of water into hydrogen and oxygen, the method including contacting a quantity of aqueous liquid with a quantity of dissociation initiating material in a reaction vessel; monitoring the ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6875411 | Process for the production of hydrogen Process for the production of hydrogen consisting in subjecting a solid to oxidation and treating, in a different zone, the oxidized form thus produced with a reducing stream, preferably a hydrocarbon. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869585 | Method and apparatus for supplying hydrogen and portable cassette for supplying hydrogen Provided is a method of and an apparatus for decomposing hydrogen. The method includes the steps of introducing hydrocarbons into a reaction vessel in a closed-loop system, at least partially decomposing the hydrocarbons into hydrogen by heating the hydrocarbons in ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6682714 | Method for the production of hydrogen gas A method and apparatus for the production of hydrogen gas. The method includes the reduction of steam utilizing a metal species, such as iron or tin, to form pure hydrogen gas. At least two reactors are preferably utilized to continuously form additional ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6663681 | Method for the production of hydrogen and applications thereof A method for the production of hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is formed by steam reduction using a metal/metal oxide couple to remove oxygen from water. Steam is contacted with a molten metal mixture including a first reactive metal such as iron dissolved... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6620398 | Method for the production of ammonia A method for the production of ammonia. The method includes the reduction of steam using a metal species such as iron or tin to form pure hydrogen gas and the reaction of hydrogen gas with nitrogen gas to form ammonia. The nitrogen gas can be formed by ex... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6468499 | Method of generating hydrogen by catalytic decomposition of water A method for producing hydrogen includes providing a feed stream comprising water; contacting at least one proton conducting membrane adapted to interact with the feed stream; splitting the water into hydrogen and oxygen at a predetermined temperature; an... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6395252 | Method for the continuous production of hydrogen The present invention is a method for the continuous production of hydrogen. The present method comprises reacting a metal catalyst with a degassed aqueous organic acid solution within a reaction vessel under anaerobic conditions at a constant temperature... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6322723 | Method of generating hydrogen gas The invention is concerned with a method of producing hydrogen gas. The method comprises the steps of: providing in a reaction container a composition including respective quantities of particulate elemental magnesium, particulate elemental iron, an addit... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6184432 | Methods for thermally degrading unwanted substances using particulate metal compositions Methods and products for thermally degrading unwanted substances is provided which involves contacting such substances with a particulate metal composition in the presence of water and an alkali metal salt, and causing sufficient heat to be generated duri... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6113806 | Methods for thermally degrading unwanted substances using particulate metal compositions Methods and products for thermally degrading unwanted substances is provided which involves contacting such substances with a particulate metal composition in the presence of water and an alkali metal salt, and causing sufficient heat to be generated duri... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6018091 | Methods for thermally degrading unwanted substances using particular metal compositions Methods and products for thermally degrading unwanted substances is provided which involves contacting such substances with a particulate metal composition in the presence of water and an alkali metal salt, and causing sufficient heat to be generated duri... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5840270 | Catalytic method of generating hydrogen The catalyzed method of this invention features a method for operating an electrical automotive vehicle. The method of the invention utilizes a hydrogen-air fuel cell to power an electrical automotive vehicle having electrical drive motors. Hydrogen to fu... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5830426 | Aqueous hydrogen generation process The new iron material and catalyst admixture of this invention features a method for operating an electrical automotive vehicle. The method of the invention utilizes a hydrogen-air fuel cell to power an electrical automotive vehicle having electrical driv... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5690902 | Hydrogen-powered automobile with in situ hydrogen generation The new iron material and catalyst admixture of this invention feature a method for operating an automotive vehicle that is designed to internally combust hydrogen generated in situ aboard the vehicle. The method of the invention utilizes hydrogen from an... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5510201 | Method of operating a fuel cell wherein hydrogen is generated by providing iron in situ An improved system for generating hydrogen fuel for use in an energy-producing device such as a fuel cell or heat engine is disclosed. The hydrogen is produced at a faster rate by reacting particles of an activated iron reactant with heated water in a flu... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5508018 | Process for the regeneration of sodium hydroxide from sodium sulfide The present invention is directed toward a process for regenerating sodium hydroxide (NaOH) from aqueous solutions of sodium sulfide (Na2 S) comprising heating aqueous sodium sulfide in the presence of a metal selected from the group consisting... | 04/16/1996 |
| 4842844 | Method of generating hydrogen Hydrogen gas is generated on demand by reacting hydrochloric acid (haloacid) and a pure metal by flowing the acid upwardly through a bed of metal particles held on a distributor plate within a sliding tray. The tray reciprocates in a receiving vessel. A p... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4690814 | Process for the production of hydrogen In a process for the production of hydrogen by the reaction of steam with carbon, a catalyst system is employed comprising a supported Group VIIIA metal and, as modifier for the suppression of methane, an effective amount of an oxide of molybdenum or tung... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4588577 | Method for generating hydrogen This invention is directed to the generation of hydrogen gas from hot water by means of a metallic catalyst such as nickel powder and a chelating agent such as EDTA. Temperature of the water should range from about 60° C. to 150° C. but preferably not a... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4547356 | Method of generating hydrogen and using the generated hydrogen The present invention is directed to a hydrogen generating system which produces hydrogen instantaneously from water ready for use upon demand. The system includes a reactor that has reaction zones wherein catalyst and elevated temperatures generate hydro... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4371500 | Apparatus for generating hydrogen A hydrogen generating system which produces hydrogen instantaneously from water ready for use upon demand. The system includes a reactor that has reaction zones wherein catalyst and elevated temperatures generate hydrogen from steam. The zones in the reac... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4362690 | Pyrochemical processes for the decomposition of water Improved closed-loop pyrochemical processes for the decomposition of water in which at least one reaction step in each process has a high energy requirement that may be expressed in standard Gibbs free energy change terms of more than 10 to 20 kcal/mole a... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4358291 | Solid state renewable energy supply A solid state renewable energy supply is provided by the oxidation of a passivating oxide forming solid state material in the presence of oxygen under the control of a passivating oxide preventing agent forming thereby an oxide reaction product, heat and ... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4344847 | Process for obtaining energy, soft water and by-products from aqueous substances The aqueous substance, for example sea water, is boiled, the steam produced is fed under pressure into a turbo-alternator turbine producing electricity, the residual steam is reduced into soft water and the residue of evaporation, for example sea salt, is... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4310334 | Methods of producing fuels from solid materials The present invention relates to a method for producing gaseous or liquid fuels or hydrocarbons from solid mineral sources and, more particularly, to a process for producing solid compounds, hereinafter designated fuel precursors, capable of releasing or ... | 01/12/1982 |
