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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
William E. Miller, Naperville, IL (US);
Victor A. Maroni, Naperville, IL (US);
James L. Willit, Batavia, IL (US);
William E. Miller, Naperville, IL (US);
Victor A. Maroni, Naperville, IL (US);
James L. Willit, Batavia, IL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method and device for the production of hydrogen from water and electricity using an active metal alloy. The active metal alloy reacts with water producing hydrogen and a metal hydroxide. The metal hydroxide is consumed, restoring the active metal alloy, by applying a voltage between the active metal alloy and the metal hydroxide. As the process is sustainable, only water and electricity is required to sustain the reaction generating hydrogen.