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Material and method to dissociate water

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5691202

A material and method for the decomposition/dissociation of water into hydrogen and oxygen is disclosed. The material comprises an amalgam of an alkali metal, mercury, and aluminum combined with a catalytically effective amount of an alloy comprising nickel and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of germanium, antimony, gallium, thallium, indium, and bismuth.

Assignee:
Horizon Manufacturing Corp
Patent Number(s):
US 4289744
OSTI ID:
5691202
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English