Nuclear Driven Hydrothermal Decomposition of an Inert Sodium Salt for the Production Of Hydrogen
AssigneeNuScale Power, LLC
InventorsFrancis Y. TSANG, Luis DEPAVIA, José N. REYES, JR.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for hydrogen production from inert sodium salts are described herein. In an example method, steam is generated by a nuclear reactor power plant system. The steam is applied to sodium formate to facilitate one or more thermal and/or hydrothermal decomposition processes, thereby generating hydrogen. In the example method, sodium formate is generated by combining sodium hydroxide generated by an electrolysis process with sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate generated by a carbon capture process. Embodiments can be used to supply hydrogen storage facilities and/or for energy production.
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An integrated energy system comprising:
- a power plant including at least one nuclear reactor, the at least one nuclear reactor being configured to generate steam;
- a Sodium Formate (HCOONa) production process configured to produce Sodium Formate (HCOONa);
- a Hydrogen (H2) extraction reactor configured to:
- receive the Sodium Formate (HCOONa) and the steam generated by the at least one nuclear reactor;
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- generate extracted gases including Hydrogen (H2), wherein the steam is used to maintain a temperature of at least one reaction chamber of the Hydrogen (H2) extraction reactor within a range;
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- an input device for introducing the Sodium Formate (HCOONa) into the Hydrogen (H2) extraction reactor at a steady rate.
A method, comprising:
- producing steam using at least one nuclear reactor;
- maintaining, using the steam produced by the at least one nuclear reactor, a temperature of at least one reaction chamber of a Hydrogen (H2) extraction reactor within a range;
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- producing Hydrogen (H2) utilizing the Hydrogen (H2) extraction reactor configured to receive Sodium Formate (HCOONa) from a Sodium Formate (HCOONa) production process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.