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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2019
Applicant:
West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown, WV (US);
Inventor:
Alfred H. Stiller, Morgantown, WV (US);
Assignee:
West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown, WV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/24 (2006.01); B01J 21/10 (2006.01); C01B 3/26 (2006.01); C01B 32/05 (2017.01); B01J 37/08 (2006.01); B01J 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/24 (2013.01); B01J 21/10 (2013.01); B01J 27/22 (2013.01); B01J 37/08 (2013.01); C01B 3/26 (2013.01); C01B 32/05 (2017.08); C01B 2203/0272 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0805 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for producing elemental carbon and hydrogen gas directly from a hydrocarbon (for example, natural gas or methane) using a chemical reaction or series of reactions. In an aspect, other materials involved such as, for example, elemental magnesium, remain unchanged and function as a catalyst.