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WO2002040395A1
WO2002040395A1 PCT/RU2001/000104 RU0100104W WO0240395A1 WO 2002040395 A1 WO2002040395 A1 WO 2002040395A1 RU 0100104 W RU0100104 W RU 0100104W WO 0240395 A1 WO0240395 A1 WO 0240395A1
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Jury Alexandrovich Mazalov
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Zakrytoe Aktsionernoe Obschestvo 'firma Rikom'
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    • C01B3/00Hydrogen; Gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen; Separation of hydrogen from mixtures containing it; Purification of hydrogen
    • C01B3/02Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen
    • C01B3/06Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen by reaction of inorganic compounds containing electro-positively bound hydrogen, e.g. water, acids, bases, ammonia, with inorganic reducing agents
    • C01B3/065Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen by reaction of inorganic compounds containing electro-positively bound hydrogen, e.g. water, acids, bases, ammonia, with inorganic reducing agents from a hydride
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    • C01BNON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
    • C01B3/00Hydrogen; Gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen; Separation of hydrogen from mixtures containing it; Purification of hydrogen
    • C01B3/02Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen
    • C01B3/06Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen by reaction of inorganic compounds containing electro-positively bound hydrogen, e.g. water, acids, bases, ammonia, with inorganic reducing agents
    • C01B3/08Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen by reaction of inorganic compounds containing electro-positively bound hydrogen, e.g. water, acids, bases, ammonia, with inorganic reducing agents with metals
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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    • Y02E60/36Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis
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    • Y02PCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P20/00Technologies relating to chemical industry
    • Y02P20/50Improvements relating to the production of bulk chemicals
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  • the invention belongs to the methods of extraction of hydrogen as a result of exothermic reaction between metals and steam.
  • hydrogen output varies from 4 to 500 cubic m/hour and power consumption is 5.1-5.6 kWt/hour/cubic m. of hydrogen.
  • a deficiency of the method [1] is sufficient power consumption.
  • This method [3] is considered to be a close analogue, though the usage of this method in the industry is limited because it requires plenty of heat and difficult to control.
  • the proposed invention aims at receiving a hydrogen by a simple and safe way of direct burning of metal containing fuel in the water environment without preliminary heating of the metal and with a possibility to restore initial product.
  • this can be achieved by covering metal particles used as a fuel by a water-soluble gas proof film and by used a water in a supercritical phase.
  • the essence of the method is the use of metal containing substances, for example aluminum or aluminum hydride covered by a water-soluble polymeric (for example, polyethylenoxide) film as a fuel and a supercritical (pressure > 22,12 Mpa, temperature > 647-3K) water as an oxidizer.
  • a supercritical water is used for direct (single stage) emission of hydrogen from water when it reacts with metal.
  • the aluminum ultradisperse pyrophoric powder (diameter of particles around 0,2 ml ⁇ n) created by the method of an electroarc plasma condensation in an argon environment. Then the powder is covered by a water-soluble polymeric (polyethylenoxide p.e.) film in the horseshoe mixer.
  • the substance is granulated and formed up to desired dimensions by compressing.
  • the prepared charge of 0,5 kg of mass ( Al - 94%, polyethilenoxide - 6%) is put info a closed type reactor (volume 25 1) and after its hermetisation put there 0,5kg of supercritical water (647,3k, 25 Mpa).
  • the polymeric film is dissolving on the surface of the charge and the process of burning layer-by layer with emission of hydrogen and heat starts.
  • the gaseous output is as follows: H 2 - 93.43% by volume, C0 2 - 6.19%, CH 4 - 0.38%.
  • the heat emission is 7285 kDj, or 15500 kDj per 1 kg of Al. Under normal atmospheric condition the volume of H2 is 659.5 1 or 1.4 cubic m. per 1 kg. of Al.
  • Mg instead of Al for this process.
  • the usage of the proposed method permits to decrease the power consumption when producing the hydrogen, makes the technological process less dangerous and more easy to control and gives the possibility to restore the initial raw materials.
  • the invention might be used in the industry for producing heat and kinetic energy as well.

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Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of manufacturing hydrogen and might be used to produce heat and kinetic energy. The essence of the method is the use of metal containing powder covered by water-soluble polymeric film (p.e. a solution of polyethylene oxide in methanol or dioxane) and the water is in supercritical state. The metal powder of aluminum, magnesium, aluminum hydride can be used as a metal containing substance.

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Method of manufacturing hydrogen
The invention belongs to the methods of extraction of hydrogen as a result of exothermic reaction between metals and steam.
It is known that the hydrogen can be released in the process of water electrolysis with caustic potash solution (350-400 g/1) as an electrolyte. [1].
In this method hydrogen output varies from 4 to 500 cubic m/hour and power consumption is 5.1-5.6 kWt/hour/cubic m. of hydrogen.
A deficiency of the method [1] is sufficient power consumption.
More than a half of quantity of industrial hydrogen is produced from coke and steam [2] - C+H2 = CO+H2 under the temperature over 1000° C. Pure hydrogen is produced as a result of catalytic (Fe203) reaction CO+H20 = C02+H2. Though this method is relatively chip but it has several stages, ecologically disastrous and difficult to control.
According to the number of common features and technical solutions the proximate method is the method of direct interaction between steam and metals, for example: 4H20 + 3Fe = Fe304 + 4H2 with further reduction of ferrum oxide by CO. This method [3] is considered to be a close analogue, though the usage of this method in the industry is limited because it requires plenty of heat and difficult to control.
The proposed invention aims at receiving a hydrogen by a simple and safe way of direct burning of metal containing fuel in the water environment without preliminary heating of the metal and with a possibility to restore initial product.
According to the invention this can be achieved by covering metal particles used as a fuel by a water-soluble gas proof film and by used a water in a supercritical phase.
The essence of the method is the use of metal containing substances, for example aluminum or aluminum hydride covered by a water-soluble polymeric (for example, polyethylenoxide) film as a fuel and a supercritical (pressure > 22,12 Mpa, temperature > 647-3K) water as an oxidizer. In the proposed method the supercritical water is used for direct (single stage) emission of hydrogen from water when it reacts with metal.
The declarer did not find any other technical solutions containing an idea of covering a metal surface by a gas proof water-soluble film.
The general totality of vital features, mentioned in the formula of the invention permits to make a conclusion that the declared method corresponds to the criterion of "novelty" and "invention level".
When the fuel contacts with the supercritical water the protective film is dissolving and the metal substance reacts with molecules of water. In the overcritical water the distances between its molecules are bigger than in normal liquid water. The hydrogen linkages are practically collapsed and the hydrol molecules do not have intermolecular bonds. In the supercritical water the coefficients of diffusion is very high but the resistance to the mass transference is practically absent so all conditions for fast reactions have been provided.
As an example of the described method of manufacturing hydrogen the following experiments had been made: the aluminum ultradisperse pyrophoric powder (diameter of particles around 0,2 mlαn) created by the method of an electroarc plasma condensation in an argon environment. Then the powder is covered by a water-soluble polymeric (polyethylenoxide p.e.) film in the horseshoe mixer.
The substance is granulated and formed up to desired dimensions by compressing.
Then the prepared charge of 0,5 kg of mass ( Al - 94%, polyethilenoxide - 6%) is put info a closed type reactor (volume 25 1) and after its hermetisation put there 0,5kg of supercritical water (647,3k, 25 Mpa). The polymeric film is dissolving on the surface of the charge and the process of burning layer-by layer with emission of hydrogen and heat starts. The gaseous output is as follows: H2 - 93.43% by volume, C02 - 6.19%, CH4 - 0.38%. The heat emission is 7285 kDj, or 15500 kDj per 1 kg of Al. Under normal atmospheric condition the volume of H2 is 659.5 1 or 1.4 cubic m. per 1 kg. of Al. One can use Mg instead of Al for this process.
When A1H3 is used as a metal containing substance the charge of 500 g ( A1H3 - 94%, polymeric film - 6%) is put into reactor (45 1) and added 500 g. of water ( 25 Mpa, 647.3 K) The gaseous output is : H2 - 96.1% by volume, C02 - 3.9%. The heat emission is 10192 kDj, or 21685 kDj per 1 kg of A1H3. Under normal atmospheric condition the volume of H2 is 1147 1 or 2.6 cubic m. per 1 kg. of AIH3.
The usage of the proposed method permits to decrease the power consumption when producing the hydrogen, makes the technological process less dangerous and more easy to control and gives the possibility to restore the initial raw materials. The invention might be used in the industry for producing heat and kinetic energy as well.
REFERENSES
1. Encyclopaedia of Chemistry, ed. I. P. nounianz, - M.: Soviet encyclopaedia, 1988, v. l- p. 401
2. Putilov "The manual of general chemistry" , Vishay Scola, 1964, ρ.208.
3. Putilov "The manual of general chemistry", Vishay Scola, 1964, p.209.

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The Claims
l.The method of manufacturing of hydrogen when a metal containing hydroreacting composition and a water is put in the reactor. The method is different from the others because the metal containing composition is covered beforehand by water-soluble gas proof polymeric film and the water is in supercritical condition witch ensure the burning process layer by layer.
2. The method [1] is different from others because as a fuel an aluminum powder and is used and a solution of polyethylene oxide in dioxane or methanol is used as a water soluble gas proof polymeric film.
3. The method [1] is different from others because as a fuel an aluminum hydride is used and a solution of polyethylene oxide in dioxane or methanol is used as a water soluble gas proof polymeric film.
4. The method [1-3] is different from others because the pressure of the water is more than 22.12 Mpa and the temperature is more than 647.3 K.
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