Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eric Morgan

Douglas P Hart

Roderick Russell Kunz

Jason Z Fischman

Jude A Kelley

Peter Godart

Jean Sack

Andrew Whitehead

Theodore M Bloomstein

EthelMae Victoria Dydek

Methods, systems, and compositions related to the recycling and/or recovery of activating materials from activated aluminum are disclosed. In one embodiment, an aqueous solution's composition may be controlled to maintain aluminum ions dissolved in solution during reaction of an activated aluminum. In another embodiment, aluminum hydroxide containing the activating materials may be dissolved into an aqueous solution to isolate the activating materials.

Recovery and recycling of byproducts of activated aluminum

Flow through reactors and related methods for use with slurries including water reactive particles are generally described.

Flow through fuel reactor

A stable aluminum slurry fuel and related systems and methods of use are provided herein. Certain embodiments of the disclosure are related to an aluminum slurry fuel comprising a plurality of aluminum particles dispersed in a carrier fluid. In some embodiments, the aluminum particles comprise an activating composition comprising gallium and/or indium. Additionally, methods of making and using the aluminum slurry fuel are presented herein. For instance, the resultant aluminum slurry fuel may react exothermically with water over a wide range of temperatures to produce hydrogen. The resulting slurry fuel may be used as an energy source for various applications and/or for generating hydrogen for other applications.

Aluminum slurry fuels and their methods of use

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