Method of forming a chemical composition

Patent · Tue Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:918087

Bingham, Dennis N ^[1]; Wilding, Bruce M ^[1]; Klingler, Kerry M ^[1]; Zollinger, William T ^[1]; Wendt, Kraig M ^[1]

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1. Idaho Falls, ID

A method of forming a chemical composition such as a chemical hydride is described and which includes the steps of selecting a composition having chemical bonds and which is capable of forming a chemical hydride; providing a source of hydrogen; and exposing the selected composition to an amount of ionizing radiation to encourage the changing of the chemical bonds of the selected composition, and chemically reacting the selected composition with the source of hydrogen to facilitate the formation of a chemical hydride.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-99ID13727
• Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
• Patent Number(s): 7,279,077
• Application Number: 10/685,370
• OSTI ID: 918087
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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