Patent ID: 7097676

Claim:
Process for producing hydrogen gas from water and carbon, comprising: powdered carbon in stoichiometric ratio of carbon to water into a preheated oxidization chamber ( 2 ) in such a way that a gas plasma is produced in which the steam is decomposed into its hydrogen and oxygen gas components and oxygen is combined with carbon to form carbon dioxide gas in an exothermic reaction at temperature above 2000° C., recirculating of partially oxidized carbon particles and/or carbon monoxide gas into the gas plasma, separating the carbon dioxide gas from the hydrogen gas, wherein the separation of the generated hydrogen gas from other gas components is caused by the gas plasma forming an implosion vortex having a high spin rate, carrying off the generated hydrogen gas from the oxidization chamber via a first exit port ( 14 ), and carrying off the generated carbon dioxide gas from the oxidization chamber via a second exit port ( 15 ).