Solid compositions for generation of gases containing a high percentage of hydrogen or its isotopes
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsWerner F. Beckert, William H. Barber, Ottmar H. Dengel
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Abstract
Solid compositions which, when heated to initiate the reaction between the omponents of the compositions, generate gases containing a high percentage of hydrogen or hydrogen isotopes. The compositions comprise intricate mixtures of certain metal powders and certain ammonium or hydrazinium salts.
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Solid compositions for generating gases containing a high percentage of hydrogen or hydrogen isotopes comprising an intimate mixture of at least one metal powder selected from the group consisting of magnesium, aluminum, vanadium, zirconium, and titanium and at least one salt selected from the group consisting of an ammonium salt of the formula (NH.sub.4).sub.n X and a hydrazinium salt of the formula (N.sub.2 H.sub.6).sub.n X wherein H stands for hydrogen and its isotopes, X is an inorganic acid group and n is the valency of said inorganic acid group and wherein said compounds are present in about stoichiometric amounts or are present in amounts such that there is a stoichiometric excess of one of the components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.