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US 12,697,607 B2

Methods and compositions for production of CO2-free hydrogen and carbon nanomaterials by methane decomposition

US 12,697,607 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE; WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE; WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Inventors
Jianli HU; I-Wen WANG; Lili LI; Robert Alexander DAGLE; Juan A. LOPEZ-RUIZ; Mengze XU; Stephen deLemos DAVIDSON
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2022-04-28
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,607 B2 · US12697607 · 12697607

Abstract

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to relates to CO2-free methods of co-producing hydrogen and solid forms of carbon via methane decomposition. The methods are efficient, self-sustaining, and environmentally sound. In a further aspect, the disclosure relates to recyclable and recoverable catalysts supported by solid forms of carbon and methods for recycling the catalysts. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to catalysts that do not require support by solid forms of carbon.…

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