Patent ID: 7594939
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: C01B,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A solid phase hydrogen-generating system comprising a solid chemical borohydride fuel selected from a group consisting of sodium borohydride and lithium borohydride, said borohydride fuel being adapted to undergo hydrolysis when in solution in contact with a catalyst material, wherein said fuel is encapsulated in a plurality of removable capsules, said capsules having a major axis of up to 40 mm, and wherein said capsules are retained in a carrier having low reactivity with said chemical borohydride fuel, and said capsules and carrier are pumpable, and wherein said capsules are designed to be pulverized to release said hydride into an aqueous solution in dissolved powder form for forwarding to a catalyst bed, and said solid borohydride is combined with a stabilizer or binder, wherein said stabilizer or binder is selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, sodium aluminate and sodium silicate.