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Idaho National Laboratory

Technologies Available for Licensing

Non-Nuclear Energy

Method of Producing Hydrogen

Related Patents:  7078012 ; 7153489 ; 7,665,328

Contact: David R. Anderson

Phone: (208) 526-0837

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The United States uses nine million tons of hydrogen annually. There are several drivers for high cost hydrogen. Those include the cost of production as well as compression and/or liquefaction that is required to increase the density of hydrogen to the point that it can be economically transported. INL researchers have developed a method and apparatus to generate pressurized hydrogen using water and a variety of carbon rich compounds. The purpose of the invention is to provide hydrogen in a format that is usable and affordable for virtually any application.