Cartridge for controlled production of hydrogen

US8741004B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intelligent Energy Limited · US

Inventors

• Daniel Braithwaite · San Francisco, US
• WonHyoung Ryu · Stanford, US
• Courtney Aline Helland · San Francisco, US
• Kei Yamamoto · Cupertino, US
• Andrew Philip Peterson · San Francisco, US
• Matthieu Jonemann · Redwood City, US
• Adam Rodriguez · San Francisco, US
• Gabriel Jose Parisi-Amon · Pittsburgh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 9, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 3, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/36
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A reaction hydrogen production control mechanism is provided that includes, a solid sodium borohydride mixture, a liquid fuel reactant, at least one liquid delivery medium (LDM), a movable boundary interface (MBI) and a reaction zone, where the MBI is disposed to provide a constant contact between a reacting surface of the solid fuel mixture and the primary LDM to form the reaction zone. A reaction in the reaction zone includes a hydrolysis reaction. The MBI moves according to a spring, gas pressure, or an elastic membrane. Product paths are disposed to transfer reactants from the system. The product paths can include a channel on a surface of the solid fuel mixture, a channel disposed through the solid fuel mixture, a channel disposed about the solid fuel mixture, a contained region disposed about the solid fuel mixture, or a conduit abutting the solid fuel mixture.