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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1174977
Patent Number(s):
6773692
Application Number:
10/167,556
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17C - VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-82
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Pecharsky, Vitalij K., and Balema, Viktor P. Method of production of pure hydrogen near room temperature from aluminum-based hydride materials. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Pecharsky, Vitalij K., & Balema, Viktor P. Method of production of pure hydrogen near room temperature from aluminum-based hydride materials. United States.
Pecharsky, Vitalij K., and Balema, Viktor P. Tue . "Method of production of pure hydrogen near room temperature from aluminum-based hydride materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174977.
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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