Method and apparatus for the creation and utilization of hydrogen ordering materials (hydrom)

• US 20060289403A1
• Filed: 08/07/2006
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andre Jouanneau
• Original Assignee: Andre Jouanneau
• Inventors: Jouanneau, Andre
• Application Number:
  US11/499,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20060289403A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/121.440
• CPC Class Codes: G21B 3/00 Low temperature nuclear fusion reactors, e.g. alleged cold fusion reactors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 30/10 Nuclear fusion reactors

Abstract

A hydrogen ordering material is provided. The hydrogen ordering material includes a metal having a lattice of metallic atoms forming elementary cells, and at least one hydrogen atom bound to the metallic atoms of the elementary cells to consume a portion of the elementary cells and establish a residual available space having a volume approximately equal to the volume of a free hydrogen atom. Also provided are methods of making and using the hydrogen ordering material, and apparatus containing the hydrogen ordering material.

Claims

1. A method of producing hydrogen ordering materials, comprising:

providing a metal having a lattice of metallic atoms forming elementary cells; and

binding at least one hydrogen atom to the metallic atoms of the elementary cells to consume a portion of the elementary cells and establish a residual available space having a volume approximately equal to the volume of a free hydrogen atom.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the residual available spaces of the elementary cells establishes an interconnected tri-dimensional network in which hydrogen atoms can move.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising introducing a hydrogen atom into the residual available space.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the metal comprises an alloy, and wherein the metallic atoms comprise first and second elements which differ from one another.

5. A hydrogen ordering material, comprising:

a metal having a lattice of metallic atoms forming elementary cells; and

at least one hydrogen atom bound to the metallic atoms of the elementary cells to consume a portion of the elementary cells and establish a residual available space having a volume approximately equal to the volume of a free hydrogen atom.

6. The hydrogen ordering material of claim 5, wherein the residual available spaces of the elementary cells establishes an interconnected tri-dimensional network in which hydrogen atoms can move.

7. The hydrogen ordering material of claim 5, further comprising introducing a hydrogen atom into the residual available space.

8. The hydrogen ordering material of claim 5, wherein the metal comprises an alloy, and wherein the metallic atoms comprise first and second elements which differ from one another.

9. A method of using hydrogen ordering materials, comprising:

providing a metal having a lattice of metal atoms forming elementary cells;

binding at least one hydrogen atom to the metal atoms of the elementary cells to consume a portion of the elementary cells and establish a residual available space having a volume approximately equal to the volume of a free hydrogen atom; and

using the hydrogen ordering material.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the residual available spaces of the elementary cells establishes an interconnected tri-dimensional network in which hydrogen atoms can move.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising introducing a hydrogen atom into the residual available space.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the metal comprises an alloy, and wherein the metallic atoms comprise first and second elements which differ from one another.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein said using comprises storing hydrogen in the residual available spaces.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein said using further comprises releasing the hydrogen from the residual available spaces.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein said using comprises storage of plasma in the residual available spaces for release.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein said using comprises separation of hydrogen from a gas mixture.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein the using comprises introducing hydrogen stored in the residual available spaces into a chemical reaction as a catalyst.

18. The method of claim 9, wherein said using comprises incorporating the hydrogen ordering material into a device as a fuel cell.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the device comprises a vehicle.

20. The method of claim 9, wherein said using comprises applying the hydrogen ordering material as a superconductor.