System and methods for the production of hydrogen gas
OwnerWilliam H. Schank, Jr., Steven C. Cardonainventors
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for using industrial waste for the production of hydrogen gas. The method includes examining a ph level of the industrial waste, removing contaminate from the industrial waste, conditioning and concentrating the industrial waste to a proton-rich solution, and using the resulting proton-rich solution as the proton source in a hydrogenase catalyzed hydrogen production system.
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A method of using an acidic industrial waste as a source of protons for production of hydrogen gas, the method comprising:
- removing organic matter from the acidic industrial waste, the acidic industrial waste being metal-based;
- forming a proton-rich solution by conditioning and concentrating the acidic industrial waste;
- supplying electrons by applying an electron source to the proton-rich solution;
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- using the resulting proton rich solution as a proton source, the supplied electrons as an electron source to be combined with protons of the proton source, and hydrogenase as a catalyst to produce the hydrogen gas.
A method for using an acidic industrial waste for production of hydrogen gas, the method comprising:
- examining the acidic industrial waste for one or more conditions at an industrial waste site;
- removing contaminate and organic matter from the acidic industrial waste;
- concentrating and conditioning the acidic industrial waste to a predefined pH of 6.5 or below to form a proton-rich solution;
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- using the resulting proton rich solution as a proton source in a biologically catalyzed hydrogen production system to produce the hydrogen gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.