Patent ID: 6602485
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B82Y,C01B,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for producing a hydrogen occlusion material, comprising the steps of:vaporizing by arc discharge a carbon material containing a metal-containing component exhibiting a catalytic function of dissociating hydrogen molecules into hydrogen atoms, said metal-containing component being at least one (1) platinum group metal selected from the group consisting of Rh, Os, Ir, and Pd, (2) metal oxide of said platinum group metals or (3) alloy of said platinum group metals, and a metal catalyst, said metal catalyst being one or more metals or alloys thereof selected from the group consisting of Y, Rh, Pd, Ru, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd, Ho, Er, and Lu, and recovering a hydrogen occlusion material comprising a carbonaceous material containing a metal of said metal-containing component and metal catalyst produced as a result of the vaporization of the mixture of carbon material, the metal-containing component and the metal catalyst.