Patent ID: 9718684
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: C01B,C01F,C01P,C22C,F28D,Y02E

Claim:
1. A method for producing hydrogen gas, heat and an oxide component using a water splitting process comprising: (a) providing a reaction vessel comprising a first chamber providing a dry side containing a passivating-oxide preventing reagent and a second chamber providing a wet side containing a passivating-oxide preventing reagent wherein the passivating-oxide preventing reagent on the wet side is to interface with an oxygen supplying reagent, wherein the wet side is in fluid communication with the dry side; (b) submerging a solid material feedstock to be dissolved in the passivating-oxide preventing reagent on the dry side until the passivating-oxide preventing reagent becomes saturated with the solid material feedstock; (c) receiving the solid material saturated passivating-oxide preventing reagent from the dry side to the wet side; (d) introducing the oxygen supplying reagent to the wet side to create a reaction between the oxygen supplying reagent and the solid material saturated in the passivating-oxide preventing reagent at an interface of the saturated passivating-oxide preventing reagent and the oxygen supplying reagent, the reaction producing the hydrogen gas, heat and oxide component; (e) the reaction on the wet side depleting the solid material saturated in the passivating-oxide preventing reagent and creating a gradient of solid material saturated in the passivating-oxide preventing reagent, wherein the passivating-oxide preventing reagent on the dry side is more saturated with solid material than the passivating-oxide preventing reagent on the wet side, this gradient causing the solid material to flow from the dry side to the wet side.