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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Wendy L. Mao, Washington, DC (US);
Ho-kwang Mao, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Wendy L. Mao, Washington, DC (US);
Ho-Kwang Mao, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 11/00 (2006.01); F17C 7/00 (2006.01); F17C 9/02 (2006.01); C07C 11/00 (2006.01); C10L 1/16 (2006.01); C07C 9/00 (2006.01); C10M 101/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of storing hydrogen that employs a mixture of hydrogen and a hydrocarbon that can both be used as fuel. In one embodiment, the method involves maintaining a mixture including hydrogen and a hydrocarbon in the solid state at ambient pressure and a temperature in excess of about 10 K.