Licensable Technologies : Security & Defense

Method For Simultaneous Recovery Of Hydrogen From Water And From Hydrocarbons

Abstract
Method for simultaneous recovery of hydrogen and hydrogen isotopes from water and from hydrocarbons. A palladium membrane, when utilized in cooperation with a nickel catalyst in a reactor, has been found to drive reactions such as water gas shift, steam reforming and methane cracking to substantial completion by removing the product hydrogen from the reacting mixture. In addition, ultrapure hydrogen is produced, thereby eliminating the need for an additional processing step.

Application(s)

Hydrogen Fuel Cells

IP Status: Available for Non-Exclusive Licensing

Reference Number: 62

S Number: DOE reference no.(s): 80,486

Patents & Applications:
United States National Patent Number 5525322 Issued on 06/11/1996

Posted: 09-21-2004

Contact
Laura Barber
Technology Transfer Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, MailStop C334
(505) 667-9266
ljbb@lanl.gov