Method of generating thermal energy
AssigneeMicroscal Two Limited
InventorAleksander Jerzy Groszek
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of generating thermal energy, the method comprising: (i) contacting a surface of a metal with an atmosphere comprising hydrogen to form a surface having hydrogen absorbed thereon; and (ii) exposing the surface having hydrogen absorbed thereon to an atmosphere comprising oxygen, wherein the oxygen reacts with the absorbed hydrogen to produce thermal energy, wherein before performing step (ii) the surface is activated with an atmosphere comprising water.
Claims26
A method of generating thermal energy, the method comprising:
- (i) contacting a surface of a metal with an atmosphere comprising hydrogen to form a surface having hydrogen absorbed thereon;
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- (ii) exposing the surface having hydrogen absorbed thereon to an atmosphere comprising oxygen, wherein the oxygen reacts with the absorbed hydrogen to produce thermal energy,
- wherein before performing step (ii) the surface is activated with an atmosphere comprising water.
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An energy storage apparatus comprising:
- a vessel containing metal;
- a means for contacting the metal with an atmosphere comprising hydrogen to absorb hydrogen onto the surface of the metal;
- a means for exposing the metal having hydrogen absorbed thereon to an atmosphere comprising water;
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- a means for exposing the metal to an atmosphere comprising oxygen.
A method of generating thermal energy, the method comprising:
- (i) contacting a surface comprising (a) palladium or (b) cobalt and iron with an atmosphere comprising hydrogen to form a surface having hydrogen absorbed thereon;
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- (ii) exposing the surface having hydrogen absorbed thereon to an atmosphere comprising oxygen, wherein the oxygen reacts with the absorbed hydrogen to produce thermal energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.