Patent ID: 7485209
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: C01B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A device for the production of hydrogen, comprising, one or more microwave generating devices capable of producing microwaves, where the microwaves are directed from the one or more microwave generating devices into a cavity resonator, where the cavity resonator comprises two or more ports, where the cavity resonator may or may not create a resonant effect to retain microwave energy within the cavity, where the two or more ports are connected to at least one water supply inlet and at least one hydrogen outlet, a quantity of water a source of water a device capable of conveying the quantity of water from the source of water to the at least one water supply inlet of the cavity resonator, a device capable of exerting force on the quantity of water to create a flow of the quantity of water from the source of water to the at least one water supply inlet of the cavity resonator, a covering material that is capable of absorbing microwave energy and transferring that energy, as radiant heat energy, to a material with high thermal conductivity, which is positioned within the cavity resonator such that it is irradiated with microwaves from the one or more microwave generating devices, and is comprised of a material that is capable of absorbing microwave energy and converting the microwave energy into radiant/heat energy, a conduit-chamber, where the conduit chamber comprises one or more materials with high thermal conductivity, where the one or more materials with high thermal conductivity comprises iron, where the conduit chamber comprises two ends and one or more walls, such that the two ends and one or more walls form a closed chamber, where one of the two ends is connected to a source of water, and the other of the two ends is connected to a channeled outlet, where the closed chamber comprises one or more sections, and where one or more reactions can take place inside of the closed chamber, where, the conduit-chamber is in close physical proximity to the covering material such that radiant energy from the covering material substantially inundates the conduit-chamber, where, the covering material, upon being struck with microwaves generated from the one or more microwave generating devices, transfers radiant/heat energy to the conduit-chamber in which one or more reactions will take place, where the covering material is shaped such that it conforms with the conduit-chamber, a device capable of separating hydrogen from any non-hydrogen substances, by-products, or remaining products, and a hydrogen collector, comprising a chamber in which hydrogen gas can be stored for later use.