US Patent Issued to University of Jeddah on Sept. 8 for "Protonation approach to improve the green hydrogen production using aluminum alloy" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,112, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to University of Jeddah (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia).

"Protonation approach to improve the green hydrogen production using aluminum alloy" was invented by Ahlam Ibrahim Al-Sulami (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) and Aisha Hussain Al-Moubaraki (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are aluminum-based alloy compositions useful for generating hydrogen gas upon contact with water or water containing liquids. The aluminum-based alloys generate hydrogen quickly by reacting with water at room temperature through the formation of galvanic cells. The alloys are mainly composed of aluminum an...