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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Gabor Laurenczy, Lonay, CH;
Céline Fellay, Lausanne, CH;
Paul Dyson, Ecublens, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/20 (2006.01); C01B 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide in a catalytic reaction from formic acid, said reaction being conducted in an aqueous solution over a wide temperature range and already at room temperature (25° C.). The reaction is advantageous because it can be tuned to take place at very high rates, up to about 90 liter H2/minute/liter reactor volume. The gas produced is free of carbon monoxide. The method of the present invention is particularly suitable for providing hydrogen for a motor, fuel cell or chemical synthesis.