A process comprising passing methane through a reaction zone comprising a molten salt/metal bed under reaction conditions to produce a gas stream comprising hydrogen and a solid carbon product wherein the reaction zone comprises a hydrogen acceptor.

Systems for abatement of pollutants in an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine including a hydrogen injection article configured to introduce hydrogen upstream of a catalytic article are effective for the abatement of carbon monoxide and/or hydrocarbons and/or nitrogen oxides. The introduction of hydrogen may be intermittent and/or during a cold-start period.

This disclosure relates to novel metal hydrides, processes for their preparation, and their use in hydrogen storage applications.

A method for producing a homogenous molten composition and a fluid product is disclosed. For example, the method includes producing a first molten metal composition in an enclosed volume, contacting a hydrocarbon reactant with the first molten metal composition, decomposing the hydrocarbon reactant into at least one fluid product and carbon, forming a metal alloy from a mixture of the carbon and the first molten metal composition, and separating a homogenous second molten composition from the metal alloy.

A deformable reservoir for storing solid hydrogen, containing at least one compound that can absorb or release hydrogen, and wherein it includes at least two rigid bars each including a polymer liner defining at least one compartment for storing the compound and accommodated inside a reinforcing structure having globally the shape of a hollow cylinder closed at each of its longitudinal ends by a closing flange, a connection attached to the reinforcing structure of at least one of the bars so as to be sealed to the liner, a flexible union member joining two adjacent bars so as to allow the totality of the storage reservoir to be deformable in spite of the rigidity of each bar.

The present relates to a Metal hydride compressor control method for generating a variable output pressure P.sub._desired_outPut, comprising a first step of inflowing gaseous hydrogen into a metal hydride compartment at a constant temperature and then stopping the gaseous hydrogen inflow, a second step of heating the metal hydride to a predetermined temperature which corresponds to a temperature which passes through the + phase at the desired output pressure P.sub._desired_output, a third step of opening the output connection of the compressor and keeping it at a constant pressure by regulating the temperature to keep a constant output pressure P.sub._desired_outPut until the system completely leaves the + phase.

To provide a heat pipe where the heat pipe has an excellent capacity for absorbing a non-condensable gas such as a hydrogen gas thus exhibiting excellent heat transfer characteristics. The heat pipe includes: a container having a cavity portion inside the container; a wick structure disposed in the cavity portion; a working fluid sealed in the cavity portion; and a metal which absorbs hydrogen at 350 C. or below and releases no hydrogen at 350 C. or below, the metal being disposed in the cavity portion.

The invention relates to a hydrogen compressor (10) with metal hydride comprising: a pressure chamber (20), comprising an inner space, defined by a first inner surface (21); a shell (70) with a thickness E, the shell (70) comprising a first outer surface (71) facing the first inner surface (21), the shell (70) comprising an insulating material with first thermal conductivity; and a hydrogen storage element (50), contained in the shell (70), comprising a storage material suitable for storing or releasing hydrogen as a function of a temperature that is imposed on same, and having a second thermal conductivity higher than the first thermal conductivity.

The present disclosure relates to improved processes for the preparation of metal hydrides. The present disclosure also relates to metal hydrides, e.g., metal hydrides prepared by the processes described herein, that exhibit enhanced hydrogen storage capacity when used as hydrogen storage systems.

Methods and devices and aspects thereof for generating power using PEM fuel cell power systems comprising a rotary bed (or rotatable) reactor for hydrogen generation are disclosed. Hydrogen is generated by the hydrolysis of fuels such as lithium aluminum hydride and mixtures thereof. Water required for hydrolysis may be captured from the fuel cell exhaust. Water is preferably fed to the reactor in the form of a mist generated by an atomizer. An exemplary 750 We-h, 400 We PEM fuel cell power system may be characterized by a specific energy of about 550 We-h/kg and a specific power of about 290 We/kg. Turbidity fixtures within the reactor increase turbidity of fuel pellets within the reactor and improve the energy density of the system.