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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2009
Valery Rosenband, Haifa, IL;
Alon Gany, Haifa, IL;
Valery Rosenband, Haifa, IL;
Alon Gany, Haifa, IL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for producing hydrogen from water involving reacting metal particles with water in the presence of an effective amount of activator. In particular the invention pertains to compositions and methods for producing hydrogen upon reaction of metal particles selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), boron (B), silicon (Si), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) with water, in the presence of an effective amount of an activator catalyst, wherein the activator is selected from the group consisting of: alkali metals, earth alkali metals, hydrides of alkali metals, hydrides of earth alkali metals, hydroxides of alkali metals, and hydroxides of earth alkali metals.