Hydrogen generating method and hydrogen generating apparatus
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
InventorsYoshitsugu Kojima, Kenichirou Suzuki, Kazuhiro Fukumoto, Megumi Sasaki, Toshio Yamamoto, Yasuaki Kawai, Hiroaki Hayashi
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of generating hydrogen by hydrolyzing a complex metal hydride in the presence of water and a catalyst, wherein the catalyst includes a noble metal and one of metal oxides, metalloid oxides and carbonaceous materials.
Claims20
A hydrogen generating method for generating hydrogen comprising a step of hydrolyzing a complex metal hydride in the presence of water and a catalyst,
- wherein said catalyst comprises a noble metal and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metalloid oxides, and carbonaceous materials.
A hydrogen generating apparatus comprising a first container in which a complex metal hydride and water are disposed, a second container in which a catalyst is disposed, and a pipe communicating said first and second containers to each other, said apparatus generating hydrogen by hydrolyzing said complex metal hydride in the presence of water and said catalyst,
- wherein said catalyst comprises a noble metal and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metalloid oxides, and carbonaceous materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.