Combined hydrogen storage and production process
AssigneeCompagnie Francaise de Raffinage
InventorsAlain Muller, Philippe Engelhard, Joseph E. Weisang
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Abstract
In a combined process for the storage and production of hydrogen from a hydrogen reserve containing magnesium in the free or combined state, said process consisting of storing the hydrogen in the supply, decomposing the supply to produce hydrogen, and reconstituting the supply of hydrogenation; the use of a dope comprising two elements in the free or combined state selected from the group consisting of cerium, nickel, titanium and molybdenum. Said process may be applied to hydrogen reserves used to fuel internal-combustion engines and for similar applications.
Claims10
In a combined process for the storage and production of hydrogen from a magnesium-containing hydrogen reserve by storing the hydrogen in the reserve by hydrogenation thereof, decomposing the reserve to produce hydrogen, and reconstituting the reserve by hydrogenation;
- the improvement comprising incorporating in said reserve from 1 to 99.9 wt. % of magnesium and a dope selected from the group consisting of titanium-nickel, and titanium-molybdenum.
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