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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Thomas A. Davis, El Paso, TX (US);
Michael A. Matthews, Columbia, SC (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Davis, El Paso, TX (US);
Michael A. Matthews, Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/02 (2006.01); C01B 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for hydrolysis of a chemical hydride is provided. The method includes adding a chemical hydride to a reaction chamber and exposing the chemical hydride in the reaction chamber to a temperature of at least about 100° C. in the presence of water and in the absence of an acid or a heterogeneous catalyst, wherein the chemical hydride undergoes hydrolysis to form hydrogen gas and a byproduct material.