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US 9,322,572 B2Granted
Environmentally friendly fuel gas within a refillable and non-corrosive gas cylinder
OwnerJohn Earl Webbinventor
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Abstract
An article is provided that can be used as a heating source for various applications. The article includes an environmentally friendly gaseous fuel mixture within a gas cylinder that is both non-corrosive and refillable. More specifically, the gaseous fuel mixture contains hydrogen and methane. Methods of using the article as a heating source are also provided.
Claims20
A method for heating, the method comprising
- A) providing a refillable gas cylinder comprising a non-corrosive container and a value that is connected to the non-corrosive container and that is suitable for use with a hydrogen-containing gas;
- wherein the refillable gas cylinder contains a gaseous fuel mixture comprising:
- (a) hydrogen in an amount in a range of 30 to 95 volume percent based on a total volume of the gaseous fuel mixture;
- and
- (b) methane in an amount in a range of 5 to 70 volume percent based on a total volume of the gaseous fuel mixture;
- and
- B) supplying a heating source, wherein supplying comprises discharging at least a portion of the gaseous fuel mixture from the non-corrosive container through the valve and combining the gaseous fuel mixture with an oxygen containing gas;
- wherein the gaseous fuel mixture burns without creating soot or carbon buildup.
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A method for cooking, the method comprising
- A) providing a refillable gas cylinder comprising a non-corrosive container and a value that is connected to the non-corrosive container and that is suitable for use with a hydrogen-containing gas;
- wherein the refillable gas cylinder contains a gaseous fuel mixture comprising:
- (a) hydrogen in an amount in a range of 30 to 95 volume percent based on a total volume of the gaseous fuel mixture;
- and
- (b) methane in an amount in a range of 5 to 70 volume percent based on a total volume of the gaseous fuel mixture;
- and
- B) supplying a heating source, wherein supplying comprises discharging at least a portion of the gaseous fuel mixture from the non-corrosive container through the valve and combining the gaseous fuel mixture with an oxygen containing gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.