| US 7,393,440 B2 | ||
| Hydrogen generation system | ||
| Debabrata Ghosh, Vancouver (Canada); Asoke Chandra Das Chaklader, Vancouver (Canada); Zhaolin Tang, Vancouver (Canada); and Zhong Xie, Vancouver (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/156,548. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/678800, filed on May 09, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0249393 A1, Nov. 09, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. C25B 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 204—275.1 [204/232; 204/267; 204/270; 204/272; 204/278; 204/278.5; 204/248; 429/21; 429/122; 429/165] | 18 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for generating hydrogen gas from water, comprising a container containing a water based electrolyte, an anode electrode and a cathode electrode positioned in spaced relationship in said electrolyte in said container to provide a cell, a controlling electric circuit electrically interconnecting said electrodes, an accumulator space for collecting hydrogen generated by said system and wherein said cathode is formed from aluminum or an aluminum alloy and wherein said cell is a galvanic cell and said anode is formed from magnesium or magnesium alloy. |