Hydrogen elimination and thermal energy generation in water-activated chemical heaters
OwnerTilak BOMMARAJUinventor
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Abstract
A hydrogen suppressing, flameless, heat generating chemical composition including magnesium or a magnesium-containing alloy, a hydrogen suppressor or eliminator, particulate carbon, a metallic salt including a cation and an anion and water. The anion is selected from the group consisting of silicate, carbonate, bicarbonate, phosphate, borate, perborate, percarbonate, perphosphate, persulfate, nitrate, nitrite, ferrate, permanganate, and stannate and combinations thereof. The magnesium or magnesium-containing alloy, hydrogen suppressor or eliminator, particulate carbon, metallic salt and water are each present in a proportional amount to generate sufficient heat to heat water, medical supplies and/or consumable rations.
Claims32
A method for generating energy for flameless heating, which comprises the steps of:
- (i) forming a reaction mixture comprising magnesium or magnesium-containing alloy, a hydrogen eliminator or suppressor and particulate carbon;
- and,
- (ii) adding a metallic salt and water to said reaction mixture, said metallic salt comprises a cation and an anion and said anion is selected from the group consisting of silicate, carbonate, bicarbonate, phosphate, borate, perborate, percarbonate, perphosphate, persulfate, nitrate, nitrite, ferrate, permanganate, and stannate and combinations thereof,
- wherein the metallic salt and water are added either sequentially or together and wherein said reaction mixture, metallic salt and water in combination generate sufficient thermal energy for heating an article or substance while simultaneously eliminating or suppressing the generation of hydrogen.
A hydrogen suppressing, flameless, heat generating chemical composition comprising:
- magnesium or a magnesium-containing alloy;
- a hydrogen suppressor or eliminator;
- particulate carbon;
- a metallic salt comprising a cation and an anion, wherein said anion is selected from the group consisting of silicate, carbonate, bicarbonate, phosphate, borate, perborate, percarbonate, perphosphate, persulfate, nitrate, nitrite, ferrate, permanganate, and stannate and combinations thereof;
- and,
- water, wherein said magnesium or magnesium-containing alloy, hydrogen suppressor or eliminator, particulate carbon, metallic salt and water are each present in a proportional amount to generate sufficient heat to heat water, medical supplies and/or consumable rations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.