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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Applicants:
James B. Gerken, Madison, WI (US);
Shannon S. Stahl, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
James B. Gerken, Madison, WI (US);
Shannon S. Stahl, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 1/02 (2006.01); C25B 11/04 (2006.01); C25B 11/06 (2006.01); C25B 11/00 (2006.01); C25D 9/00 (2006.01); C25D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are electrolysis catalysts formed from cobalt, oxygen and fluorine. They can be formed as a coating on an anode by conducting an electrolysis reaction using an electrolyte containing cobalt and fluoride. The catalysts will facilitate the conversion of water to hydrogen gas and oxygen gas, even at pH neutral/room temperature reaction conditions. The resulting hydrogen gas is a means of storing renewable energy for use in hydrogen powered vehicles or the like.