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

Erlebacher, Jonah; Gaskey, Bernard

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

Abstract

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

Research Org.:: Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1397265

Patent Number(s):: 9776860

Application Number:: 15/050,318

Assignee:: The Johns Hopkins University

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B2203/1241 - Natural gas or methane
C01B3/24 - of hydrocarbons

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E60/36 - Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B2203/1235 - Hydrocarbons
C01B3/344 - {using non-catalytic solid particles}

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
C01G53/09 - Chlorides

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B3/06 - by reaction of inorganic compounds containing electro-positively bound hydrogen, e.g. water, acids, bases, ammonia, with inorganic reducing agents
C01B2203/0272 - containing a non-catalytic decomposition step

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P20/141 - Feedstock

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000616

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Feb 22

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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

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