APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING HYDROGEN FROM BLACK SEA WATER Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC C01B3/02 C02F1/20 C02F103/08 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to extraction and processing of minerals. The apparatus for extracting hydrogen from Black Sea water comprises a reactor connected by pipes to an air intake and a container with sulphuric acid coming from an oxidiser. The reactor is placed in a reservoir in the form of a cylinder placed in coastal ground. The cylinder is connected by water inlet and draining hoses with the hydrogen sulphide layer of the sea. The bottom of the cylinder is 6-8 m below the sea level. Inside the cylinder there is a partition at the centre of which there is a reactor, the upper part of which is below the sea level. The cylinder is connected through a hydrogen sulphide outlet nozzle and a pipe to a first compressor and an oxidiser, the output of which is connected to a sulphuric acid tank connected to the reactor. The reactor is also connected to a second air compressor, the second output of which is connected to the second input of the oxidiser. The first compressor is connected through a control device to a heater, having thermal contact with the oxidiser. The heater is connected to a plasmatron, the second input of which is connected to a controlled valve, which is connected to the hydrogen outlet of the plasmatron, and the control input of the valve is connected to the control device. The water inlet and drain hoses are connected to a suction pump and a waste water pump, respectively, and are lowered into the hydrogen sulphide layer at a different depth.

EFFECT: invention provides reduced power consumption when producing hydrogen due to maximum utilisation of the energy of each process cycle.

3 cl, 2 dwg