Global Patent Index - EP 1569868 A1

EP 1569868 A1 20050907 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON WASSERSTOFF

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION D'HYDROGENE

Publication

EP 1569868 A1 20050907 (EN)

Application

EP 03767339 A 20031210

Priority

  • CA 0301908 W 20031210
  • CA 2414135 A 20021212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004052775A1] The process for producing hydrogen gas according to the present invention consists of reacting aluminum (78) with water (70) in the presence of sodium hydroxide as a catalyst. In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for producing hydrogen gas, comprising the steps of: providing an aqueous solution containing between 0.26M and 19M NaOH in a vessel. The next step consists of reacting aluminum with water at the surface of the solution to generate a region of effervescence at the surface of the solution and a precipitate sinking from the region of effervescence to the bottom of the vessel. The region of effervescence is kept separated from the precipitate at the bottom the vessel, to prevent any precipitate from mixing with the aluminum therein.

IPC 1-7

C01B 3/08; B01J 7/02; C01F 7/42; B01J 19/18; B01J 8/00

IPC 8 full level

C01F 7/428 (2022.01); B01J 7/02 (2006.01); B01J 8/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01J 7/02 (2013.01); B01J 8/002 (2013.01); B01J 8/003 (2013.01); C01B 3/08 (2013.01); C01F 7/428 (2013.01); Y02E 60/36 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004052775 A1 20040624; AU 2003291881 A1 20040630; AU 2003291881 B2 20091008; CA 2414135 A1 20040612; CA 2414135 C 20090414; EP 1569868 A1 20050907

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 0301908 W 20031210; AU 2003291881 A 20031210; CA 2414135 A 20021212; EP 03767339 A 20031210