Method of producing a chemical hydride

a technology of chemical hydride and hydride atom, which is applied in the field of forming chemical hydride, can solve the problems of inability to produce, store and disperse hydrogen, and inability to meet the current cost of commercially available fossil fuels, and achieve the effect of facilitating the production of sodium borohydrid

US20050180908A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-18BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC
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2005-08-18
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Abstract

A method of producing a chemical hydride is described and which includes selecting a composition having chemical bonds and which is capable of forming a chemical hydride; providing a source of a hydrocarbon; and reacting the composition with the source of the hydrocarbon to generate a chemical hydride.
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[0001] The United States Government has certain rights in the following invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC07-99ID13727 between the U.S. Department of Energy and Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present invention relates to a method of forming a chemical hydride, and more specifically to a method of producing sodium borohydride from the reaction of borate with a source of a hydrocarbon such as methane. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Researchers have long understood that hydrogen, as a fuel, is difficult to produce, store and dispense. Much research has been conducted to investigate the use of various hydride chemistries to store increasing amounts of hydrogen for use with various applications such as overland vehicle platforms, as well as fixed plant power production applications including the use of hydrogen as a fuel in fuel cells.

[0004] Hydride chemistry, as it is currently understood, appears promising as a potential storage medium f...

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[0012] This disclosure of the invention is submitted in furtherance of the constitutional purposes of the U.S. Patent Laws “to promote the progress of science and useful arts” (Article 1, Section 8).

[0013] An arrangement which is useful in practicing the methodology of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1, and is generally indicated by the numeral 10. As seen in FIG. 1, the methodology includes providing a chemical reactor which is generally indicated by the numeral 11. The chemical reactor 11 is defined by a sidewall 12, and further includes a top surface 13, and a bottom surface 14 which are attached to the sidewalls and which define an internal cavity 15. The internal cavity in the present methodology has a selected temperature and pressure as will be discussed hereinafter. As seen in FIG. 1, first, second, third and fourth passageways or apertures 20, 21, 22, and 23, respectively are formed through the sidewall 12 and which couple the internal cavity 15 in fluid flowing rel...