Title: Apparatus, system, and method for generating hydrogen
Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method generate hydrogen through a controlled chemical reaction between water and a chemical hydride. The invention includes a chemical hydride isolated from water by a water-selective membrane. A fluid containing water is brought into contact with the water-selective membrane. The water diffuses through the water-selective membrane and reacts with the chemical hydride. The water diffuses through the membrane at a predetermined rate based on a water concentration gradient across the water-selective membrane. The water-selective membrane is substantially impermeable to elements and molecules other than water. Hydrogen generated within the chemical hydride is collected and used in various applications.
Patent Number: 7,393,369 Issued on 07/01/2008 to Shurtleff
| Inventors: |
Shurtleff; James Kevin (Orem, UT) |
| Assignee: |
Trulite, Inc.
(Orem,
UT)
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| Appl. No.:
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10/459,991 |
| Filed:
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June 11, 2003 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | |
| | 60387817 | Jun., 2002 | | | |
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| Current U.S. Class: |
48/61 ; 422/239; 429/17; 429/19; 48/204 |
| Current International Class: |
B01J 7/00 (20060101); H01M 8/06 (20060101) |
| Field of Search: |
422/239 48/61,204 429/17,19
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