| US 7,479,240 B2 | ||
| Boron oxide and related compounds for hydrogen storage | ||
| Seung-Hoon Jhi, Albany, Calif. (US); Young-Kyun Kwon, Albany, Calif. (US); Keith Bradley, Oakland, Calif. (US); and Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel, Pinole, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Nanomix, Inc., Emeryville, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/271,446. | ||
| Application 11/271446 is a continuation of application No. 10/267792, filed on Oct. 08, 2002, granted, now 6,991,773. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/404588, filed on Aug. 19, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0165577 A1, Jul. 27, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. C09K 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 252—182.32 [252/182.35] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A composition for storing hydrogen, comprising boron oxide and at least one boron oxide derivative, wherein the composition
is configured to absorb hydrogen with a heat adsorption of about 10 kJ/mol to about 13 kJ/mol, the adsorption being substantially
physisorptive in nature; and
wherein the composition is configured to have a surface area to mass ratio of at least about 150 m2/g.
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