	US 12,330,937 B1
	Apparatuses and methods for producing hydrogen from sand and water
Antonijo Licitar, Zagreb (HR)
Filed by Antonijo Licitar, Zagreb (HR)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/589,002.
Claims priority of application No. 23383307 (EP), filed on Dec. 15, 2023.
Int. Cl. C01B 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC C01B 3/065 (2013.01)

19 Claims

1. A method for producing hydrogen, comprising:

introducing water and soil particles into a mechanical mill;

introducing carbon dioxide into the mechanical mill;

activating the mechanical mill to accelerate the water and the soil particles, thereby producing nanoparticles; and

producing hydrogen from a reaction between the nanoparticles and the water.

10. A method for producing hydrogen, comprising:

providing a mechanical mill for reducing a size of particles; wherein the mechanical mill comprises:

a core for accelerating particles, the core comprising:

a first disc and a second disc facing the first disc in an axial direction;

wherein each of the first disc and the second disc comprises a plurality of concentric rings and a plurality of concentric channels alternately interleaved with the plurality of concentric rings; and

wherein the first disc, the second disc, or a combination thereof are rotated;

introducing water into the mechanical mill;

introducing soil particles into the mechanical mill; and

activating the mechanical mill to accelerate the water and the soil particles;

thereby producing nanoparticles from the soil particles and producing hydrogen from a reaction between the nanoparticles and the water.

16. A method for producing hydrogen, comprising:

providing a mechanical mill for reducing a size of particles; wherein the mechanical mill comprises:

a core for accelerating particles, the core comprising:

a first cylinder having a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface, and a second cylinder having a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface; and

wherein the second cylinder radially surrounds the first cylinder, and the first cylinder, the second cylinder, or a combination thereof are rotated;

introducing water into the mechanical mill;

introducing soil particles into the mechanical mill;

activating the mechanical mill to accelerate the water and the soil particles;

thereby producing nanoparticles from the soil particles and producing hydrogen from a reaction between the nanoparticles and the water.