Patent ID: 8080233

Claim:
A fuel for splitting water into hydrogen and an oxide component comprising: a pellet formed from a solid-like mixture of (a) a solid-state material and (b) a first passivation preventing agent, wherein the solid state material is capable of oxidizing in water to form hydrogen and a passivation surface layer of the oxide component, and wherein the first passivation preventing agent is substantially inert to water in an effective amount to prevent passivation of the solid-state material during oxidation; and a liquid-phase alloy including a second passivation preventing agent, said alloy having a melting point temperature below the melting point temperature of said solid-like mixture, wherein the pellet consists essentially of 50% (fifty percent) aluminum, 34% (thirty-four percent) gallium, 11% (eleven percent) indium and 5% (five percent) tin by weight.