Patent ID: 7410557

Claim:
A hydrogen activating apparatus comprising: a container for containing a water or a liquid of hydrogen-containing organic compound; a first electrode; a second electrode; and a pulse generator for generating and supplying a pulse electric power having a voltage of higher than or equal to 1500 volts (V) and a current of less than or equal to 5 milliamperes (mA) between the first electrode and the second electrode, comprising: a positive terminal, and a negative terminal, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged to be submerged in the water or the liquid of hydrogen-containing organic compound, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode include a semiconductors or semiconductor compounds, and configured to be exchangeably connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal, wherein the hydrogen activating apparatus has: a first state having the first electrode connected to the positive terminal and the second electrode is connected to the negative terminal wherein application of the pulse electric power between the first electrode and the second electrode activates hydrogen atoms contained in the water or the liquid to produce hydrogen gas, and a second state having the first electrode connected to the negative terminal and the second electrode is connected to the positive terminal, wherein application of the pulse electric power between the first electrode and the second electrode activates hydrogen atoms contained in the water or the liquid to produce hydrogen gas.