HYDROGEN ABSORPTION ROD

 I have developed and patented in the US with a PCT application being filed, a Hydrogen Absorption Rod that when put in a controlled salt water pond absorbs hydrogen. These devices can be made in various sizes.

This device has at the top a unique solar cell that produces high voltage and is in a titanium cylinder that has a collimating glass lens on top. This lens draws in light and focuses it onto the seawater solar cell.

The ring around the solar cell as shown in the patented design above is both a flotation device and a seal to keep the salt water out. There is a seal that can also be seen at the bottom of the hydrogen absorption rod. A titanium screen which is shown in the patent design above acts as the anode. It makes contact with a titanium ring that is under the solar cells lens. Inside of the hydrogen absorption rod is a zeolite/palladium compound that has been grown on a titanium rod that makes contact with a titanium plug at the bottom of the solar cell. That titanium plug acts as the cathode. The salt water is electrolyzed by the solar cell breaking down the salt water into oxygen molecules, hydrogen molecules and the other 37 main components of seawater. The oxygen and other components of seawater go back into the pond. Only the hydrogen molecules are drawn to the cathode. There they bubble off and are drawn into the palladium nano particles that are part of the zeolite/palladium compound. Palladium and the other members of the platinum family absorb 900 times their volume in hydrogen. Once they are full the hydrogen molecules are drawn to the nano cavities that are in the zeolite compound. These cavities are between 5 and 10 nano meters in size.

Once the rod has fully absorbed hydrogen it changes color. It is then removed from the salt water pond. The top floatation device, the bottom seal, the solar cell and titanium screen are then removed. The rod can be placed in an inexpensive safety container and shipped. It then can be used in a fuel cell or for other uses. The hydrogen is removed from the device by heating it. Once the hydrogen is dissipated it is then sent back where the solar cell and the other parts are reattached. It then is put back in the salt water pond to absorb hydrogen all over again.

This device aids in a growing problem in our oceans. Because of global warming and carbon deposits in our oceans, especially in coastal areas, a high concentration of hydrogen is occurring. This is killing off marine life in these areas. Our hydrogen absorption rod has the potential to alleviate this growing problem.

The sunshine is free and the salt water is free. What more can humans ask for.

There is a lot more to this device but it utilizes materials that have been recognized to be the best for hydrogen production, transportation and use.

Inquires are welcome 

Lawrence F Curtin

pvdc@photovoltaics.com

727-735-7832