Material and method to dissociate water
AssigneeHorizon Manufacturing Corporation
InventorEugene R. Anderson
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Abstract
A material and method to decompose/dissociate water into hydrogen and oxygen. The material comprises a reactive alloy of an alkali metal and aluminum combined with a catalytically effective amount of an alloy comprising a metal selected from the platinum metal family and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of germanium, antimony, gallium, thallium, indium and bismuth.
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A material for the generation of hydrogen and oxygen from water which comprises a reactive alloy of an alkali metal and aluminum wherein the atomic ratio of alkali metal to aluminum is from about 1:3 to about 3:1, the reactive alloy being combined with a catalytic alloy of a metal selected from the platinum metals family or nickel and at least one element selected from the group consisting of germanium, antimony, gallium, thallium, indium and bismuth.
A process for the generation of hydrogen and oxygen from water which comprises contacting water with a material comprising a reactive alloy of an alkali metal and aluminum wherein the atomic weight ratio of alkali metal to aluminum is from about 1:3 to about 3:1, the reactive alloy being combined with a catalytic alloy containing a metal selected from the platinum metal family or nickel and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of germanium, antimony, gallium, thallium, indium and bismuth.
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