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Title: Molecular cobalt pentapyridine catalysts for generating hydrogen from water

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1107806

A composition of matter suitable for the generation of hydrogen from water is described, the positively charged cation of the composition including the moiety of the general formula. [(PY5Me.sub.2)CoL].sup.2+, where L can be H.sub.2O, OH.sup.-, a halide, alcohol, ether, amine, and the like. In embodiments of the invention, water, such as tap water or sea water can be subject to low electric potentials, with the result being, among other things, the generation of hydrogen.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,575,345
Application Number:
13/475,788
OSTI ID:
1107806
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Slow Magnetic Relaxation and Charge-Transfer in Cyano-Bridged Coordination Clusters Incorporating [Re(CN) 7 ] 3−/4− journal October 2010