Apparatus for producing hydrogen from salt water by electrolysis
OwnerJohn Christopher Burtchinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing hydrogen from salt water by electrolysis. The apparatus includes a cathode plate and an anode plate spaced apart from the cathode plate. The apparatus also includes a cathode end connector for electrically connecting the cathode plate to a negative terminal of a direct current electrical power supply, and an anode end connector for electrically connecting the anode plate to a positive terminal of the direct current electrical power supply. The cathode plate is made from aluminum, and the anode plate is made from zinc. The aluminum cathode plate may have a multiplicity of apertures therein. It has been determined that the aluminum cathode plate and the zinc anode plate tend to provide an effective combination for salt water electrolysis.
Claims20
An apparatus for producing hydrogen from salt water by electrolysis, the apparatus comprising:
- a) at least one cathode plate;
- b) at least one anode plate spaced apart from the cathode plate;
- c) a cathode end connector for electrically connecting the cathode plate to a negative terminal of a direct current electrical power supply;
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- d) an anode end connector for electrically connecting the anode plate to a positive terminal of the direct current electrical power supply;
- e) wherein the at least one cathode plate is made from aluminum, and the at least one anode plate consists essentially of zinc.
An apparatus for producing hydrogen from salt water by electrolysis, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a stack of plates including a plurality of cathode plates and a plurality of anode plates, the cathode plates and the anode plates being arranged in an alternating sequence such that each cathode plate is spaced apart from an adjacent anode plate;
- b) a plurality of cathode connectors for electrically interconnecting the plurality of cathode plates;
- c) a plurality of anode connectors for electrically interconnecting the plurality of anode plates;
- d) a direct current electrical power supply configured to provide power to the cathode plates and the anode plates;
- e) a cathode end connector electrically connected to one of the cathode plates and electrically connected to a negative terminal of the direct current electrical power supply;
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- f) an anode end connector electrically connected to one of the anode plates and electrically connected to a positive terminal of the direct current electrical power supply;
- g) wherein each cathode plate consists essentially of aluminum, and each anode plate consists essentially of zinc.
A method of producing hydrogen from salt water by electrolysis, the method comprising:
- a) placing a stack of plates in salt water, the stack comprising at least one cathode plate and at least one anode plate, the cathode plate and the anode plate being arranged such that the cathode plate is spaced apart the anode plate, wherein the cathode plate consists essentially of aluminum, and the anode plate consists essentially of zinc;
- b) connecting the cathode plate to a negative terminal of a direct current electrical power supply;
- c) connecting the anode plate to a positive terminal of the direct current electrical power supply;
- d) providing direct current to the cathode plate and the anode plate;
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- e) collecting hydrogen gas produced by the plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.