Methods for preparing hydrogen and solid carbon from a gaseous hydrocarbon source using microwaves and/or radio waves

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PATENT NO 12145846
APP PUB NO 20240239652A1
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18586369

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Provided are methods for preparing hydrogen and solid carbon. Illustrative methods comprise providing a feedstock comprising gaseous hydrocarbons to a microwave-inert reaction vessel and/or a radio wave-inert reaction vessel. The reaction vessel has solid carbon, about 0% water and about 0% molecular oxygen inside the reaction vessel and the carbon inside the reaction vessel is operable to heat the feedstock comprising gaseous hydrocarbons. The carbon is then exposed to microwaves and/or radio waves until the solid carbon is at a temperature of at least 1200 Kelvin, thereby forming hydrogen and solid carbon. Once formed, the hydrogen and solid carbon are separated.

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AURORA HYDROGEN INC16001 80 AVE NW EDMONTON ALBERTA T5R 3M5

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Bobicki, Erin Edmonton, CA 2 2
Thomson, Murray Toronto, CA 12 25

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