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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vance R Shepard, Jr, Suffern, NY (US);
Dale E Hall, Monroe, NY (US);
John T Arms, Monroe, NY (US);
William D Clark, Warwick, NY (US);
Assignee:
Inco Alloys International, Inc., Huntington, WV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204129 ; 204293 ;
Abstract
A process for the electrochemical production of hydrogen from an aqueous alkaline electrolyte characterized by the use as a cathode of a material having the general formula AB.sub.5 H.sub.x wherein A is one or more of rare earth metals and calcium, B is nickel or cobalt and x is a number, generally from 4 to 8 characteristic of saturation of the AB.sub.5 -compound with hydrogen. The hydrogen is generated at a relatively low overpotential and thus at high efficiency.