Patent ID: 9731967
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: C01B,C01F,Y02E

Claim:
1. A system for producing hydrogen gas, heat and an oxide component using a water splitting process comprising: a reaction vessel comprising a first chamber providing a dry side containing the passivating-oxide preventing reagent and a second chamber providing a wet side containing the passivating-oxide preventing reagent wherein the passivating-oxide preventing reagent is to interface with an oxygen supplying reagent, wherein the wet side is in fluid communication with the dry side; a solid material feedstock, the solid material feedstock being submerged in the passivating-oxide preventing reagent on the dry side until the solid material feedstock dissolves into and saturates the passivating-oxide preventing reagent on the dry side; an oxygen supplying reagent being introduced 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; 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.