Patent ID: 9660279
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B01J,C01B,H01M,Y02B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A method of producing a fuel unit for a hydrogen generator, the method comprising the steps: a. providing a substrate in the form of a sheet; b. providing a fuel comprising a hydrogen-containing material that releases hydrogen gas when heated; c. disposing a plurality of pellets of the fuel on the substrate to form one or more fuel sheets, wherein each pellet has one or more sides, with interstices disposed between adjacent pellets; and d. forming a non-cylindrical fuel sheet assembly from the one or more fuel sheets by moving at least one of the first and second fuel sheet portions to position pellets adjacent to each other such that adjacent sides of the adjacent pellets lie in essentially parallel planes; and, e. producing a non-cylindrical fuel unit from one or more of the fuel sheet assemblies; and,