Process for producing hydrogen from water using cobalt and barium compounds
A thermochemical process for producing hydrogen comprises the step of reacting CoO with BaO or Ba(OH)/sub 2/ in the presence of steam of produce H/sub 2/ and novel double oxides of Ba and Co having the empirical formulas BeCoO/sub 2/ /sub 33/ and Ba/sub 2/CoO/sub 3/ /sub 33/. The double oxide can be reacted with H/sub 2/O to form Co/sub 3/O/sub 4/ and Ba(OH)/sub 2/ which can be recycled to the original reaction. The Co/sub 3/O/sub 4/ is converted to CoO by either of two procedures. In one embodiment Co/sub 3/O/sub 4/ is heated, preferably in steam, to form CoO. In another embodiment Co/sub 3/O/sub 4/ is reacted with aqueous HCl solution to produce CoCl/sub 2/ and Cl/sub 2/. The CoCl/sub 2/ is reacted with H/sub 2/O to form CoO and HCl and the CoO is recycled to the initial reaction step. The Cl/sub 2/ can be reacted with H/sub 2/O to produce HCl. HCl can be recycled for reaction with Co/sub 3/O/sub 4/. 8 claims.
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4180555
- OSTI ID:
- 5431014
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Aug 1978; Other Information: PAT-APPL-934,768
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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WATER
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BARIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
COBALT COMPOUNDS
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