Method of Producing Hydrogen Gas from Water

Abstract

A method for producing hydrogen gas from distilled water or sea water. The method includes providing a housing with a volume of distilled water, adding sulfuric acid or copper sulfate to the distilled water, running a current between a cathode and an anode via an electrical connection disposed within the electrolyte chamber, and collecting the hydrogen gas that rises to the top of the housing. The present invention provides a reproducible cheap alternative fuel source for all industries where currently solid, liquid, gas and nuclear material are used as fuel.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of producing hydrogen gas from water, comprising:
 providing a housing comprising a gas chamber and an electrolyte chamber;   adding a volume of distilled water to the electrolyte chamber of the housing;   adding an electrolyte to the distilled water contained in the electrolyte chamber, wherein the electrolyte comprises copper sulfate or sulfuric acid;   running a current between a cathode and an anode via an electrical connection disposed within the electrolyte chamber, wherein the electrical connection allows electricity to flow between the first electrode and the second electrode; and   collecting the hydrogen gas in the gas chamber of the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The method  claim 1 , wherein the first electrode comprises nickel and the second electrode comprises copper. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in the first electrode is a cathode and the second electrode is an anode. 
     
     
         4 . The method for of  claim 3 , wherein the hydrogen gas produced at the cathode is collected in the gas chamber and the oxygen produced at the anode is purged from the housing. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising maintaining the hydrogen gas generated at a sufficient pressure to prevent the hydrogen gas from diffusing back into the solution. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising applying a direct current electrical potential to the first electrode and second electrode whereby the distilled water in the electrolyte is dissociated to produce hydrogen gas at the first electrode and oxygen gas at the second electrode. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising exhausting the gas produced at the second electrolyte from the electrolyte chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The method  claim 1 , further comprising continuously circulating fresh copper sulfate or sulfuric acid to the electrolyte chamber. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising collecting the oxygen gas produced at the second electrode in a second gas chamber. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the circuit comprises a plurality of cathodes and a plurality of anodes arranged in a series. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising adding a volume of sea water to the electrolyte chamber of the housing. 
     
     
         12 . A method of producing hydrogen gas from water, comprising:
 providing a housing comprising a first gas chamber, a second gas chamber and an electrolyte chamber, wherein the first gas chamber collects hydrogen gas and the second gas chamber collects oxygen gas;   adding a predetermined volume of distilled water to the electrolyte chamber of the housing;   adding an electrolyte to the distilled water in the electrolyte chamber, wherein a mixture of the distilled water and the electrolyte forms an electrolytic solution, wherein the electrolyte is selected from a group consisting of copper sulfate and sulfuric acid;   providing a circuit within the electrolyte chamber, wherein the circuit comprises a plurality of cathodes, a plurality of anodes and an electrical connection between each cathode and anode such that electricity will flow there through;   maintaining the hydrogen gas generated at the cathode at a sufficient pressure to prevent the hydrogen gas from diffusing back into the electrolytic solution; and   collecting the hydrogen gas in the first gas chamber of the housing.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising applying a direct current electrical potential to the cathode and the anode whereby the distilled water in the electrolyte is dissociated to produce hydrogen gas at the cathode and oxygen gas at the anode electrode. 
     
     
         14 . The method for of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrogen gas generated at the cathode is collected in the first gas chamber and the oxygen produced at the anode is collected in the second gas chamber. 
     
     
         15 . The method  claim 11 , wherein the cathode comprises copper and the anode comprises nickel. 
     
     
         16 . The method  claim 11 , further comprising continuously circulating fresh copper sulfate or sulfuric acid to the electrolyte chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising collecting the hydrogen gas produced at the cathode before it diffuses into the contents of the housing. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the circuit comprises a plurality of cathodes and a plurality of anodes arranged in a series.