Patent ID: 6834623
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: C01B,H01M,Y02E,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for generating portable hydrogen fuel on-demand for a hydrogen powered internal combustion engine comprising:a. reacting water or alkali hydroxide solution with a metal in a reaction tank, the metal being in the form of a metal-oil emulsion; b. storing the metal-oil emulsion in a set of cartridges connected to and around the reaction tank, each cartridge having a solenoid delivering valve to deliver a flow of emulsion into the reaction tank; c. supplying compressed air to the system through a compressor to control pressure in the set of cartridges; d. drying the compressed air through a desiccator; e. collecting an oil and aqueous waste into a waste separating tank from the reacting step, whereby aqueous waste is collected in an aqueous waste tank and oil waste is collected in a waste oil tank; and f. controlling the system with a microprocessor, which controls timely opening and closing of the delivering valves in each of the cartridges in a sequence and continuously tracks metal-oil emulsion content and supply; wherein oily waste is continuously separated from the aqueous waste and bled into the waste oil tank from the reacting step, and pure hydrogen is generated at or near room temperature.