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US 2011/0033372 A1Published application
Methods for recycling carbonate byproducts in a hydrogen producing reaction
OwnerWilliam Mays, Benjamin Reichmaninventors
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Abstract
A process for producing hydrogen gas from a reaction of an organic substance and a base with a recycling of a carbonate or bicarbonate by-product and a regeneration of the base. In one embodiment, reaction of an organic substance and a base produces hydrogen gas and a metal carbonate. The instant invention provides recycling of the metal carbonate by-product.
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A process for producing hydrogen gas comprising the steps of
- reacting an organic substance with a metal hydroxide producing hydrogen gas and a metal carbonate;
- recovering said metal hydroxide from said metal carbonate;
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- recycling said metal hydroxide to said step of reacting an organic substance with a metal hydroxide.
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