Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090041657 | Hydrogen generating material and method for producing the same, and method for producing hydrogen - A hydrogen generating material of the present invention includes at least one metal material selected from aluminum and aluminum alloy. The metal material has a surface film that includes a metal phase containing aluminum in the metallic state and an inactive phase containing an oxide or hydroxide of aluminum. A method for producing the hydrogen generating material of the present invention includes pulverizing aluminum or aluminum alloy in a liquid containing water and an organic solvent. A method for producing hydrogen of the present invention includes producing hydrogen by a reaction between the hydrogen generating material of the present invention and water. | 02-12-2009 |
20090049749 | Hydrogen-Generating Material and Hydrogen Generator - A hydrogen generating material of the present invention includes a metal material that reacts with water to generate hydrogen, and a heat generating material that reacts with water to generate heat and is a material other than the metal material. The heat generating material is unevenly distributed with respect to the metal material. The hydrogen generating material has a plurality of regions that differ in content of the heat generating material. The content of the heat generating material is preferably 30 wt % to 80 wt % in a region with the highest content of the heat generating material. A hydrogen generator of the present invention includes the hydrogen generating material and a vessel containing the hydrogen generating material. The vessel can accommodate another inner vessel. | 02-26-2009 |
20090098424 | HYDROGEN PRODUCING APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A hydrogen producing apparatus according to the present invention includes a hydrogen-generating-material containing vessel | 04-16-2009 |
20090267023 | Hydrogen Generating Material and Method for Producing the Same - In a method for producing a hydrogen generating material including at least one metal powder selected from the group consisting of an aluminum powder and an aluminum alloy powder of the present invention, a metal flake powder is formed by pulverizing aluminum or aluminum alloy mechanically in a treatment solvent containing an organic solvent that is corrosive to aluminum. The hydrogen generating material of the present invention includes, e.g., at least one metal powder selected from the group consisting of an aluminum powder and an aluminum alloy powder. The metal powder is in the form of a flake and includes 60 wt % or more of aluminum in the metallic state. The carbon content of the metal powder measured by a combustion-infrared absorption method is 0.5 wt % or less. | 10-29-2009 |
20100209338 | HYDROGEN-GENERATING MATERIAL COMPOSITION, HYDROGEN-GENERATING MATERIAL FORMED BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN - A hydrogen-generating material composition of the present invention contains at least one metallic material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, silicon, zinc, magnesium, and alloys mainly composed of at least one of those metal elements, and a water-soluble salt of hydroxy acid. In the hydrogen-generating material composition, the ratio of the water-soluble salt of hydroxy acid to the total of the metallic material and the water-soluble salt of hydroxy acid is 1 mass % or more. A method for producing hydrogen according to the present invention is provided, wherein hydrogen is generated by supplying water to the hydrogen-generating material composition of the present invention so that a reaction occurs between the metallic material and the water. | 08-19-2010 |
20110159385 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a hydrogen generator capable of estimating the remaining amount of hydrogen without adding a detection means, which leads to an increase in the cost, and a fuel cell system including the hydrogen generator. The hydrogen generator includes the following: a hydrogen generating portion ( | 06-30-2011 |