Alumifuel Power Corp. (AFPW)

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Patents Assigned to Novofuel, Inc. AFPW
Methods and apparatus for controlled production of hydrogen using aluminum-based water-split reactions
Patent number: 8974765
Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing hydrogen using an aluminum-based water-split reaction, in which water is reacted with metallic aluminum, at least one-soluble inorganic salt catalyst that causes progressive pitting of the metallic aluminum, and at least one metal oxide initiator that increases temperature upon exposure to water. The solid reactant materials are differentially distributed in a matrix relative to at least one inlet for introducing water to the matrix. The differential distribution affects at least one characteristic of the reaction, such as the rate, temperature, pressure and products of the reaction, the latter comprising one or more of hydrogen, heat and steam. The water-soluble inorganic salt catalyst may be sodium chloride, potassium chloride and combinations thereof, and the metal oxide initiator may be magnesium oxide, calcium oxide and combinations thereof.
Type: Grant
Filed: April 15, 2010
Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
Assignee: Novofuel, Inc.
Inventors: John F. Boyle, Sean H. McIntosh, David J. Cade