Thermochemical generation of hydrogen and oxygen from water

Patent · Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6155864

Bamberger, C E; Robinson, P R

A thermochemical cyclic process for the production of hydrogen exploits the reaction between sodium manganate (NaMnO/sub 2/) and titanium dioxide (TiO/sub 2/) to form sodium titanate (Na/sub 2/TiO/sub 3/), manganese (II) titanate (MnTiO/sub 3/) and oxygen. The titanate mixture is treated with sodium hydroxide, in the presence of steam, to form sodium titanate, sodium manganate (III), water and hydrogen. The sodium titanate-manganate (III) mixture is treated with water to form sodium manganate (III), titanium dioxide and sodium hydroxide. Sodium manganate (III) and titanium dioxide are recycled following dissolution of sodium hydroxide in water.

• Assignee: Department of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4276279
• OSTI ID: 6155864
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

08 HYDROGEN
080102* -- Hydrogen-- Production-- Thermochemical Processes
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
HYDROXIDES
MANGANATES
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRODUCTION
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM HYDROXIDES
STEAM
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TITANATES
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM OXIDES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
WATER