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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2007
Jerry M. Woodall, Westpoint, IN (US);
Charles R. Allen, Lafayette, IN (US);
Jeffrey T. Ziebarth, Darien, IL (US);
Jerry M. Woodall, Westpoint, IN (US);
Charles R. Allen, Lafayette, IN (US);
Jeffrey T. Ziebarth, Darien, IL (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A fuel for splitting water into hydrogen and an oxide component comprises a substantially solid pellet formed from a solid-like mixture of a solid-state source material capable of oxidizing in water to form hydrogen and a passivation surface layer of the oxide component, and a passivation preventing agent that is substantially inert to water in an effective amount to prevent passivation of the solid-state material during oxidation. The pellets are brought into contact with an alloy of the passivation preventing agent having a melting point temperature below that of the solid-like mixture to initiate the hydrogen-producing reaction at a lower temperature.