Patent ID: 7521036

Claim:
A method of producing hydrogen comprising: conducting a reaction between a hydride composition and a dehydrated hydroxide composition to form hydrogen and an oxide composition, wherein said hydroxide composition is represented by the formula: MII y (OH) y , where MII represents one or more cationic species other than hydrogen and is selected from the group consisting of Al, As, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Ce, Cs, Cu, Eu, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Hg, In, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Nd, Ni, Pb, Pr, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sm, Sn, Sr, Th, Ti, Tl, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn, Zr, and mixtures thereof and y represents an average valence state of MII.