Method of forming a chemical composition
AssigneeBettelle Energy Alliance, LLC
InventorsDennis N. Bingham, Bruce M. Wilding, Kerry M. Klingler, William T. Zollinger, Kraig M. Wendt
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Abstract
A method of forming a chemical composition such as a chemical hydride is described and which includes the steps of selecting a composition having chemical bonds and which is capable of forming a chemical hydride; providing a source of hydrogen; and exposing the selected composition to an amount of ionizing radiation to encourage the changing of the chemical bonds of the selected composition, and chemically reacting the selected composition with the source of hydrogen to facilitate the formation of a chemical hydride.
Claims10
A method of forming a borohydride, comprising:
- providing a source of borate;
- mixing the source of borate with a fluid to form a substantially aqueous solution;
- exposing the solution of borate and the fluid to an amount of ionizing radiation to facilitate the formation of borohydride;
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- precipitating and/or concentrating the borohydride from the solution of the fluid and borate previously exposed to the ionizing radiation.
A method of forming sodium borohydride, comprising:
- providing a source of sodium borate;
- mixing the source of sodium borate with a fluid to form a substantially aqueous solution;
- exposing the solution of sodium borate and the fluid to an amount of ionizing radiation derived from a nuclear radiation source to facilitate the formation of sodium borohydride;
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- precipitating and/or concentrating the sodium borohydride from the solution of the fluid and sodium borate previously exposed to the ionizing radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.