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Title: Method of production of pure hydrogen near room temperature from aluminum-based hydride materials

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174977

The present invention provides a cost-effective method of producing pure hydrogen gas from hydride-based solid materials. The hydride-based solid material is mechanically processed in the presence of a catalyst to obtain pure gaseous hydrogen. Unlike previous methods, hydrogen may be obtained from the solid material without heating, and without the addition of a solvent during processing. The described method of hydrogen production is useful for energy conversion and production technologies that consume pure gaseous hydrogen as a fuel.

Research Organization:
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA)
Patent Number(s):
6,773,692
Application Number:
10/167,556
OSTI ID:
1174977
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Solid state phase transformations in LiAlH4 during high-energy ball-milling journal December 2000
Rapid solid-state transformation of tetrahedral [AlH4]− into octahedral [AlH6]3− in lithium aluminohydride journal January 2000

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