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Chemistry Of Inorganic Compounds > Hydrogen Or Compound Thereof > Elemental Hydrogen Elemental HydrogenElemental Hydrogen patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.08/09/07 - 20070183966 - Waste heat recovery apparatus, waste heat recovery system, and method of recovering waste heat A heat exchanger filled with a catalyst used for reforming DME is provided in an exhaust system of a combustion apparatus such as a furnace, an internal combustion engine, or electric power generation equipment. A mixed gas of DME and H2O is fed to the heat exchanger, thereby pyrolyzing the ... 07/26/07 - 20070172417 - Hydrogen generation catalysts and systems for hydrogen generation Supported catalysts and methods are provided to promote hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of boron hydrides. The supported catalysts contain a supported metal comprising at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, ruthenium, zinc, molybdenum, manganese, titanium, tin, cadmium, and iridium, in an amount of from ... 07/26/07 - 20070172416 - Reforming catalyst for hydrocarbon, method for producing hydrogen using such reforming catalyst, and fuel cell system A hydrocarbon reforming catalyst which maintains carrier strength even after a long-term thermal history and which exhibits high catalytic activity is prepared by causing at least one noble metal component selected from among a ruthenium component, a platinum component, a rhodium component, a palladium component, and an iridium component to ... 06/28/07 - 20070148084 - Concentrating catalytic hydrogen production system A solar-powered hydrogen production system directly produces hydrogen. The solar-powered hydrogen production system includes at least one concentrator, a hydrogen-rich source, a catalytic layer, and a hydrogen separation membrane. The hydrogen-rich source is positioned to receive focused sunlight collected by the concentrator and is in direct contact with the catalytic ... 06/21/07 - 20070140953 - Process conditions for pt-re bimetallic water gas shift catalysts Operating conditions for generating hydrogen by the water-gas shift reaction have been found which reduce the aging of Pt—bimetallic water-gas shift catalysts. The process parameters provide a stable operation in residential fuel processors and in hydrogen generators for on-site hydrogen generation. ... 06/07/07 - 20070128104 - Water reforming method and water reformer Mineral particles consisting essentially of metallic magnesium particles subjected to special processing are accommodated directly in a microporous cartridge made of a sintered polypropylene material, and the cartridge is closed. The cartridge is put in a closed raw water container, whereby a large amount of hydrogen gas is generated in ... 04/26/07 - 20070092435 - Method for manufacturing hydrogen A method for manufacturing hydrogen includes supplying ethanol to a reactor which is filled with a reforming catalyst and a carbon dioxide absorbent containing a lithium composite oxide, and heating the reactor under the condition that the inside thereof is pressurized to 3 to 15 atm to carry out water-vapor ... 04/05/07 - 20070077194 - Enhanced energy production system An enhanced energy production system having the step of introducing steam at elevated temperature and a positive pressure into an enhanced reactor, wherein a portion of the energy added to the reactor system by the addition of the steam is used by reaction systems in the reactor to increase the ... 03/22/07 - 20070065358 - Catalyst for partial oxidation reforming of fuel and fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst Disclosed is a catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel in the form of disk having through-hole. In addition, according to the invention, there is provided a fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst. The catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel according to the ... 03/15/07 - 20070059234 - Hydrogen production and use in an internal combustion engine system A method for producing a hydrogen containing gas for use in an internal combustion engine system is provided. The method includes cyclically operating at least two pressure swing reformer reactors such that one is reforming while another is regenerating, thereby producing a continuous stream of hydrogen containing gas. During engine ... 02/22/07 - 20070041893 - Alcohol steam reforming catalysts and methods alcohol steam reforming The present invention provides steam reforming catalyst compositions containing Pd and Zn, and methods of steam reforming alcohols over a catalyst. Surprisingly superior results and properties of the present invention, including low temperature activity and/or low carbon monoxide output, are also described. Methods of making a steam reforming catalyst are ... 02/15/07 - 20070036712 - Method of hydrogen production utilizing sand for the maintenance of a high biomass bacteria in a hydrogen bioreactor This invention provides a method for producing hydrogen through the concentrated growth of hydrogen producing microorganisms. The method comprising: providing a receptacle, introducing a material that contains a hydrogen generating microorganism into the receptacle, introducing a substrate that contains a baiting material into the receptacle, and baiting the hydrogen generating ... 02/15/07 - 20070036711 - Hydrogen generator A hydrogen gas generator generates hydrogen gas by mixing two reactants. The generator has a reaction chamber for receiving a solid reactant. The chamber has a reaction product separator impermeable to the solid reactant and a biasing means for biasing reactant products against the separator. The generator also has a ... 01/25/07 - 20070020172 - Solid chemical hydride dispenser for generating hydrogen gas A device for generating hydrogen gas is provided. The device (101) comprises a first hydrogen-containing composition (107) that reacts with a second composition to evolve hydrogen gas; a dispenser (105) adapted to apply the first composition to a first porous member (109); and a conduit (111) adapted to supply the ... 01/04/07 - 20070003476 - Method and device for hydrogen storage and delivery The present invention relates to hydrogen production for the generation of energy. The invention describes methods, devices and assemblies involving hydrogen production including reacting hydrogen producing compounds, such as organothiol compounds, with a reactive metal substrate to produce hydrogen gas and utilizing the hydrogen gas to generate energy. The present ... 01/04/07 - 20070003475 - Metal oxide catalysts The present invention provides metal oxide catalysts and preparation method thereof, and its application for hydrogen generation from a metal borohydride solution. More particularly, provided are an activation method of a newly prepared catalyst and a regeneration method of a deactivated metal oxide catalyst. ... 12/28/06 - 20060292068 - Acid-catalyzed dehydrogenation of amine-boranes A method of dehydrogenating an amine-borane using an acid-catalyzed reaction. The method generates hydrogen and produces a solid polymeric [R1R2B—NR3R4]n product. The method of dehydrogenating amine-boranes may be used to generate H2 for portable power sources. ... 12/28/06 - 20060292067 - Hydrogen generation catalysts and methods for hydrogen generation Supported catalyst methods are provided to promote hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of boron hydrides. The methods use a supported catalyst which is a supported metallic mixture comprising a first transition metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, ruthenium, zinc, molybdenum, manganese, titanium, tin, cadmium, and iridium, in an ... 12/28/06 - 20060292066 - Use of complex metal oxides in the autothermal generation of hydrogen where A′ represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba, a Group 1 element, and an element of the Lanthanide series according to the IUPAC Periodic Table of the Elements; B′ represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Co, ... 12/14/06 - 20060280677 - Platinum-free ruthenium-cobalt catalyst formulations for hydrogen generation A method and catalysts and fuel processing apparatus for producing a hydrogen-rich gas, such as a hydrogen-rich syngas are disclosed. According to the method, a CO-containing gas, such as a syngas, contacts a platinum-free ruthenium-cobalt water gas shift (“WGS”) catalyst, in the presence of water and preferably at a temperature ... 12/07/06 - 20060275206 - Method of hydrogen production utilizing excess heat from an industrial facility The present invention provides a method of hydrogen production, wherein organic feed material is heated with excess or diverted heat from an industrial facility, thereby substantially deactivating or killing methanogens within the organic feed material. Hydrogen producing bacteria contained or added to the organic feed material metabolize the organic feed ... 12/07/06 - 20060275205 - Hydrogen extraction from gases derived from solid hydrocarbon fuels using mixed oxide ion/electronic conducting membranes A method for extracting hydrogen from a hydrogen-containing gas mixture in which a first side of a mixed oxide ion/electronic conducting membrane is contacted with the hydrogen-containing gas mixture and the opposite side of the mixed oxide ion/electronic conducting membrane is contacted with steam, forming steam on the first side ... 11/30/06 - 20060269470 - Methods and devices for hydrogen generation from solid hydrides Hydrogen generators and power module systems that use solid chemical hydrides and acidic reagents for hydrogen storage and generation on demand are disclosed. The generators incorporate mechanisms for controlling the contact between solid chemical hydride and acidic reagents to control the rate of hydrogen generation and characteristics of the reaction ... 11/30/06 - 20060269469 - Low temperature reforming process for production of hydrogen from methanol A hydrogen production process with high hydrogen yield at a low temperature is described. First, an aqueous methanol solution with water/methanol molar ratio between about 0.75 and about 2.5 is pre-mixed with oxygen in an oxygen/methanol molar ratio not greater than about 0.5. The mixture is then directed to pass ... 11/16/06 - 20060257313 - Hydrolysis of chemical hydrides utilizing hydrated compounds A method for dissipating heat in a hydrogen generator, comprising the steps of (a) providing a first chamber containing a first material selected from the group consisting of hydrates, (b) providing a second chamber containing a second material selected from the group consisting of hydrides and borohydrides, (c) causing the ... 11/02/06 - 20060246001 - Method for producing hydrogen The invention relates to a method for producing hydrogen by reacting amorphous silicon with water, an alcohol or a carboxylic acid. Said method can be carried out independently of carbon sources and water sources and performed in situ without any hydrogen transport or storage problems. ... 10/19/06 - 20060233701 - Method and apparatus to improve the industrial production of hydrogen-carbon monoxide Embodiments of the invention provide a method, article of manufacture and apparatus for controlling production of hydrogen. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring an amount of hydrogen present at a first point in a hydrogen production process using a palladium-based hydrogen sensor, measuring one or more first production process ... 10/19/06 - 20060233700 - Compact devices for generating pure hydrogen A hydrogen generator comprising a hydrogen membrane reactor, a fuel supply, a reaction fuel supply line, an air supply, an air supply line, a combustion fuel supply line, a tail gas supply line, a combustion by-product line for transporting combustion by-products from the combustion chamber, and a reaction product line. ... 10/19/06 - 20060233699 - Plasma reactor and process for producing lower-energy hydrogen species This invention relates to a reactor to generate power, plasma, light, and novel hydrogen compounds by the catalysis of atomic hydrogen. The power balance is optimized by maximizing the output power from the hydrogen catalysis reaction while minimizing the input power by controlling the parameters of the input power to ... 10/12/06 - 20060228293 - Method for hydrogen production A method of producing hydrogen comprises reacting a hydrogenated compound and water. The hydrogenated compound is in contact with, or may be mixed with an oily substance. ... 09/21/06 - 20060210470 - System and method for generating hydrogen A method of generating hydrogen is disclosed. The method comprises preparing a first mixture of a stabilizer and a gelling agent in water to define a resulting solution. The method further comprises mixing the resulting solution with metallic particles and metal borohydride to define a resulting mixture. The method further ... 09/07/06 - 20060198781 - Process for synthesis gas production A process for obtaining a synthesis gas (GS) at a predetermined high pressure corresponding to the ammonia synthesis pressure, in which there are hydrogen and nitrogen in a 3/1 molar ratio, comprising the steps of feeding a continuous flow of natural gas to a primary reforming step (RP) with steam ... 08/17/06 - 20060182679 - Precious metal water-gas shift catalyst with oxide support modified with rare earth elements A water gas shift catalyst comprising a platinum group metal dispersed on an inorganic oxide support modified with a carbon-containing burn-out additive and a rare earth oxide. A water gas shift catalyst containing alumina, a platinum group metal, and oxides of Pr and Nd are also disclosed. ... 06/08/06 - 20060120953 - Method for preparing synthesis gas, method for preparing dimethyl ether using synthesis gas, and furnace for preparing synthesis gas Disclosed is a process for producing a synthesis gas containing no hydrocarbon and reduced concentration of carbon dioxide among the produced synthesis gas. The process according to the present invention comprises reforming the gas generated by partial combustion of hydrocarbon using a catalyst in a furnace for generating the synthesis ... 06/01/06 - 20060115412 - Fuel processing system and method thereof A fuel processing system is disclosed which supplies a hydrogen-rich gas to a fuel cell main unit. When supply of raw fuel is stopped, the fuel processing system executes a purge treatment to cause steam to flow as a purge gas in a forward direction and to cause air to ... 05/18/06 - 20060104896 - Steam methane reforming method A steam methane reforming method in which a feed stream is treated in a reactor containing a catalyst that is capable of promoting both hydrogenation and partial oxidation reactions. The reactor is either operated in a catalytic hydrogenation mode to convert olefins into saturated hydrocarbons and/or to chemically reduce sulfur ... 04/27/06 - 20060088468 - Fuel gas production apparatus and method of starting operation of fuel gas production apparatus A PSA mechanism has adsorption towers. Cleaning valves and off gas valves are connected to the adsorption towers. Valve positions of at least either the cleaning valves or the off gas valves are determined based on an operation suspension period of the PSA mechanism or internal conditions which vary depending ... 03/16/06 - 20060057059 - System for reforming heavy oil, method therefor, and combined cycle power system A heavy oil reforming system includes a reforming preheater raising the temperature of a mixed fluid comprising a high pressure heavy oil and high pressure steam up to a temperature for reforming reaction. The mixed fluid having been heated up to the temperature for reforming reaction is introduced into a ... 03/16/06 - 20060057058 - Process for reforming ethanol Process for selectively reforming ethanol to a hydrogen-rich product in the presence of at least one catalyst comprising a catalytically active material supported on a carrier, the process comprising the following steps in which the at least one catalyst is active: transferring a stream of ethanol and steam and a ... 03/02/06 - 20060045842 - Microsystem process networks Various aspects and applications of microsystem process networks are described. The design of many types of Microsystems can be improved by ortho-cascading mass, heat, or other unit process operations. Microsystems having exergetically efficient microchannel heat exchangers are also described. Detailed descriptions of numerous design features in microcomponent systems are also ... 02/23/06 - 20060039854 - Catalyst for partial oxidation reforming of fuel and fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst Disclosed is a catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel in the form of disk having through-hole. In addition, according to the invention, there is provided a fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst. The catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel according to the ... 01/26/06 - 20060018824 - Production of hydrogen from non-cyclic organic substances having multiple alcohol functionality A method of producing hydrogen gas from a reaction of an organic substance having multiple alcohol functionality with a base. Hydrogen can be produced in a reaction of a base with an organic substance having multiple alcohol functionality that may proceed through the formation of a bicarbonate or carbonate compound ... 01/26/06 - 20060018823 - Plasma-catalytic conversion of carbonaceous matters The process and the device of assistance by electric discharge plasma for a partial oxidization of various liquids or gas, has for object the gas rich production of CO and H2 (syngas) can contain the CH4 and C2H4 also, this without soot formation. Carbonaceous matters considered here are fossil origin ... 01/19/06 - 20060013761 - Isolated hydrogen production process A method for operating a hydrogen production process with reduced incidents of hydrogen explosions by separating a hydrogen production step from a heat source by locating the hydrogen production step and the hydrogen heat source a substantial distance apart. Costs are not significantly increased by the substantial distance due to ... 01/19/06 - 20060013760 - Autothermal reforming catalyst A catalyst and methods of production and use are provided. The catalyst may be used to reform fuels to hydrogen for use in fuel cells. The fuels may include sulfur. ... 01/19/06 - 20060013759 - Systems and methods for hydrogen production Disclosed herein are systems and methods for producing hydrogen in a reactor having a non-catalytic hydrogen selective permeable membrane in thermal contact with a reaction zone. ... 12/22/05 - 20050281735 - Hydrogen generation apparatus and method for using same A compact hydrogen generator for use with fuel cells and other applications includes a hydrogen membrane reactor having a combustion chamber and a reaction chamber. The two chambers are have a fluid connection and a heat exchange relationship with one another. The hydrogen generation apparatus also includes a fuel supply, ... 12/08/05 - 20050271579 - Low temperature methods for hydrogen production Methods for the production of hydrogen comprise heating a hydrogen-bearing feed material capable of undergoing a hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a hydrogen donor material, a catalyst promoting catalytic transfer hydrogenation, and a base at a temperature of from about 150° C. to about 450° C. for a time ... 10/27/05 - 20050238573 - Systems and methods for hydrogen generation from solid hydrides A system is disclosed for hydrogen generation based on hydrolysis of solid chemical hydrides with the capability of controlled startup and stop characteristics wherein regulation of acid concentration, acid feed rate, or a combination of both control the rate of hydrogen generation. The system comprises a first chamber for storing ... 10/13/05 - 20050226808 - Laser photo-catalytic process for the production of hydrogen A method for the photocatalytic conversion of an oxygenated hydrocarbon such as methanol includes the step of forming a colloidal suspension of a metal oxide catalyst in an oxygenated hydrocarbon. The method also includes the step of irradiating the colloidal suspension with pulsed laser irradiation in the range of about ... 10/06/05 - 20050220703 - Process for producing synthesis gas for the fischer-tropsch synthesis and producing apparatus thereof Synthesis gas for FT synthesis is produced using a producing apparatus including an active carbon adsorbing vessel for adsorbing impurities in a natural gas, a hydro-desulfurizer for hydrogenating and desulfurizing sulfur content in the natural gas under a condition of a partial pressure of hydrogen of 100 to 200 kPa, ... 09/01/05 - 20050191232 - Hydrogen storage materials and methods including hydrides and hydroxides In one aspect, the invention provides a hydrogen storage composition having a hydrogenated state and a dehydrogenated state. In the hydrogenated state, such composition comprises a hydride and a hydroxide. In a dehydrogenated state, the composition comprises an oxide. The present invention also provides methods of producing hydrogen, including for ... 07/28/05 - 20050163705 - Base-facilitated production of hydrogen from carbonaceous matter A base-facilitated process for producing hydrogen. Hydrogen is produced from a reaction of carbonaceous matter with a base and water, preferably through the formation of a bicarbonate or carbonate by-product. The base-facilitated hydrogen-producing reactions are thermodynamically more spontaneous and are able to produce hydrogen gas at less extreme reaction conditions ... 07/28/05 - 20050163704 - Base-facilitated production of hydrogen from biomass A base-facilitated reaction for the production of hydrogen from biomass or component(s) thereof. Hydrogen is produced from a reaction of naturally occurring organic matter with a base to form a bicarbonate or carbonate compound as a by-product. The base-facilitated hydrogen-producing reactions are thermodynamically more spontaneous than conventional-type reformation reactions and ... 06/23/05 - 20050135996 - Triborohydride salts as hydrogen storage materials and preparation thereof The present invention relates to the use of triborohydride salts as hydrogen storage materials. The present invention also relates to a system of using triborohydride salts to generate hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell or other hydrogen-consuming device. A novel method of preparing triborohydride salts is also disclosed, ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |