Method of carbon dioxide-free hydrogen production from hydrocarbon decomposition over metal salts

Title: Method of carbon dioxide-free hydrogen production from hydrocarbon decomposition over metal salts

A process to decompose methane into carbon (graphitic powder) and hydrogen (H.sub.2 gas) without secondary production of carbon dioxide, employing a cycle in which a secondary chemical is recycled and reused, is disclosed.

Inventors:: Erlebacher, Jonah; Gaskey, Bernard

Issue Date:: 2017-10-03

OSTI Identifier:: 1397265

Assignee:: The Johns Hopkins University ARPA-E

Patent Number(s):: 9,776,860

Application Number:: 15/050,318

Contract Number:: AR0000616

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Feb 22

Research Org:: The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 08 HYDROGEN; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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