BSS-LS Technology developed for autonomously producing High-Purity, Green Hydrogen H2 by hydrothermal oxidation of aluminium Technology advantages – Available raw materials are used: water and industrial aluminium powder with the possibility of recycling. Technology scalability and sustainability No Carbon Footprint Obtaining high-purity hydrogen suitable for use in hydrogen fuel cells The heat released during the reaction process is further used to provide energy Energy independence and mobility with Filling station with an autonomous module for producing high-purity green hydrogen

1. TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING PURE
HYDROGEN BY HYDROTHERMAL
OXIDATION
OF ALUMINUM FOR POWER PLANTS

2. The Laser Systems company was founded in 1998 in St. Petersburg, has gone
through more than 20 years of development and today is one of the leading
Russian companies producing high-tech equipment and integrated innovative
solutions for industrial applications.
The products of Laser Systems JSC successfully work in many industries,
helping to solve complex production problems. The developed equipment is
mass-produced at our own production base in St. Petersburg, equipped
according to the most advanced technical standards and having all the
resources for a complete production cycle: design, assembly, production,
testing.
The company is a successful symbiosis of science and business, productively
collaborating with the scientific and educational environment. The staff includes
a professional team of scientists, designers and engineers. Laser Systems is
an active member of the Aluminum Association, which unites and implements
joint projects with the largest enterprises in the aluminum industry of the
RussianFederation.
Over 22 years of advancement
O
The leading manufacturer of laser equipment
Laser Systems company

3. Industrial
Physical
Methods
Methods for producing
hydrogen
Laborato
ry
Chemical
methods
Low
temperature
condensation,
fractionation
Separation on
molecular
sieves
Separation
with
Solvents
Membran
e
method
s
Electroly
sis
Thermal
In burning
mode
From intermetallic
hydrides
Steam
catalytic
Reforming
Electrotherm
al
Combined
Hydrolysis (one of the ingredients is
water)
Interaction of water with metals
The interaction of water with
aluminum
Amalgamate
d alloys
Al Нydrotherma
l oxidation
Al
Interaction of Al
with alkaline
solutions

4. Technology
ASD powder
in
containers
Water from
a distiller
and
recycled
Boehmite
in
suspensi
on
Hydrogen +
Steam
Recycled
water
Recycled
water
Boehmit
e
H
y
d
r
o
g
e
n
Hydrothermal oxidation
reaction Al
Thermal
energy
for own
needs
15.3 kJ/g
aluminum

5. Scheme of an experimental setup with a flow
reactor
1 - hopper, 2 - auger, 3 - electric motor, 4 - mixer, 5 - high pressure feed pump, 6 - reactor,
7 - throttle regulator, 8 - throttle, 9 - cyclone separator, 10 - boehmite collector, 11 - network water heater,
12 - make-up pump, 13 - water treatment system, 14 - feed tank, 15 - condenser, 16 - water collector, 17 - low
pressure pump, 18 - heat exchanger-condenser, 19 - separator, 20 - pressure reducing valve, 21 - filter, 22 –
hydrogen dryer
Water Hydrogen
Aluminu
m
Boehmite Water
for recycling
for
recycling
Boehmit
e Boehmit
e
Water
Water
Water
Wate
r

6. Experimental facility for continuous hydrogen production with a
flow reactor
MAIN
SPECIFICATIONS
Reactor
operating
parameters
Component
consumption
kg/h
Water
t
Pressur
e
MPa
Time
to
enter
mode
min
Electrical
power
consumptio
n kW
Performance Heat
output
MJ/h

7. Distribution of energy between reaction
products
Wate
r
Boehmit
e
Stea
m
Hydroge
n

8. Variant of the technological scheme of the
power plant
Water
Water
dispense
r pump
Powder
Water
Wate
r
Capacitor
Feed
pump
Mixer
Hydrothermal
oxidation
reactor
High
pressure
pump
Throttle regulator
Suspension
of
boehmite
Suspensio
n of
aluminum
Steam-hydrogen mixture
Aluminum
powder dispenser Recycling
Pure
hydrogen
Turbine with electric
generator
Pressure hydrogen
receiver up to 15
MPa
Electricit
y
Water for
heating
Cooling pump
H
e
a
t
e
x
c
h
a
n
g
e
r

9. Project
100
Car hydrogen filling station with an autonomous module for producing high-purity
hydrogen, with a capacity of 100 nm³ per hour.
Main technical characteristics Project 100
*Power consumption in stationary mode
**Water consumption, taking into account water circulation (irreplaceable loss 150 kg/hour)
The unit operates on a suspension of aluminum powder in water (supposed to be used as
the main powder ASD-4).
Reactor
operating
parameters
Component
consumption
kg/h
Time to
enter
mode min
Electric power
consumption
kW
Productivity
Total
heat of
reaction
MJ/h
Water Boehmite
Stea
m
kg/h
t
Pressur
e
MPa

10. Industrial
aluminum
powder
Warehouse of
aluminum
powder
Power plant Hydrogen ramp Refueling unit
for
consumers
Scheme of a сar hydrogen
project-100
Hydrogen
bus
Reactor
space
Hydrogen
compressor
Mixing space
Recycled
water
tank
Boehmit
e
settlers
Console place
Hydroge
n
consume
rs
B recycli
ng
a
oehmite
for nd
industrial
us
e
The option of using hydrogen refueling in a network of
fillingstations
Stationary сar hydrogen
with
hydrogen production by
electrolysis
Mobile hydrogen filling
station

11. Laboratory
version hydrogen
ramp stoc
k
stairs
stairs
container 20 feet
sump tank boehmite
mixing system
diesel generator
reactor
distiller
containe
r with
water
Sleeping place
operator
console
switchboar
d

12. Mobile hydrogen filling station (Laser Systems
project)
Reactor
module
Operation
module

13. Mobile hydrogen filling station (analogues existing in the
world)

14. Prospects for the use of technology in the general cycle of
ecological energy
Electricity to
consumers
Aluminum
powder
Hydrothermal reactor
Aluminum plant
Main sources of electricity
Fuel
cells
Hydrothermal reactors
Hydroge
n
Defense
technolo
gy
Ecolog
y
transpo
rt
rail,
auto,
water,
air
Boehmite
and other
aluminum
oxides,
production of
catalysts,
ceramics,
building
materials
Hydrogen
chemical
synthesis,
hydrogenatio
n,
metallurgy
Creation of scientific and technical base,
personnel training
Cogeneration
power plants
Automotiv
e, ecology
Obtaining aluminum powder
Obtaining aluminum by
electrolysis using an inert
cathode
Power plants Нydroelectric
power
plants
Solar, wind
Recoil Selection

15. Technology scalability &
sustainability
No carbon
footprint
Obtaining high-purity hydrogen (suitable for use in fuel
cells)
The heat released during the reaction is used to provide
energy
Energy independence and
mobility
Technology
advantages
1• Available raw materials are used: water and industrial aluminum powder
with the
possibility of recycling
2•
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17. Tel. +7 (812) 612-02-88
Fax +7 (812) 612-02-89
lsystems.ru
28/2, Svyazi str., bldg. 1, Strelna settlement,
198515, St. Petersburg, Russia
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