Hydrogen preparing process by reacting surface-modified pure alminuim powder with water

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The invention relates to a process for producing hydrogen through the reaction between surface modified aluminum powder and water, which is a novel portable process for producing hydrogen, and can be directly used for providing hydrogen sources for the fuel cells of various portable devices. The process belongs to the technology field of chemical engineering, mixes the oxides of Al2O3, TiO2 or ZrO2 or the hydroxides of Al2O3, TiO2 or ZrO2 with a certain amount of aluminum powder, and then the mixture of the oxides or the hydroxides and the aluminum powder are cold pressed into a block; the block is heated under the vacuum environment, calcined for 1 to 2 hours within the temperature range of 600 to 650 DEG C, and then cooled to room temperature; the surface modified activated aluminum powder is obtained after the calcined block is grinded and sieved; the surface modified aluminum powder reacts under normal atmosphere and at the temperature between 18 DEG C to 50 DEG C in order to produce hydrogen; and the equation for the reaction between the aluminum and the water is as follows: Al + 3H2O - Al (OH)3+3 / 2H2. The process is simple; the hydrogen can be produced under normal temperature and normal atmosphere without the need of acid, alkali or catalyst, and moreover, the reaction products are chemically neutral and do not pollute environment; furthermore, the costs and expenses are much lower; and the process for producing hydrogen through the reaction between surface modified aluminum powder and water has positive significance in providing hydrogen for small fuel cells.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a process method for producing hydrogen by reacting surface-modified aluminum powder with water, which is a new portable hydrogen production method and can directly provide hydrogen sources for fuel cells of many portable devices. The invention belongs to the technical field of chemistry and chemical engineering. Background technique [0002] Fuel cells have high efficiency and low pollution due to the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy. Although solid oxide fuel cells and vehicles driven by polymer fuel cells have attracted much attention, they are still in the research and development stage due to high costs, and the conditions for promotion are not yet available in the short term. Nonetheless, the development of small polymer electrolyte fuel cells is approaching the commercialization stage. A report released by the world-renowned consulting firm Deloitte Consulting predicts that fuel cells will be...

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Problems solved by technology

Use NaBH 4 As a hydrogen production material, the problem is that NaOH must be used as a solution stabilizer, so there is a problem of strong alkali pollution.

However, at normal temperature and pressure, the reactions of metal Fe and Al with water are very slow and limited.

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