Method of in situ preparation of hydrogen and simultaneous hydrogen control in electrochemical cells

Claim 1

A METHOD OF PROVIDING IN SITU PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM CARBONACEOUS FUELS AND SIMULATNEOUSLY CONTROLLING THE UTILIZATION OF THE HYDROGEN IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, THAT COMPRISES, PASSING A CARBONACEOUS FUELCONTAINING FEED INTO AN ANODE SYSTEM IN THERMAL CONTACT WITH SAID CELL, PRODUCING IN SITU IMPURE HYDROGEN FROM SAID FEED AT A PARTIAL PRESSURE OF NOT MORE THAN ABOUT ATMPSPHERIC DURING THE DRAWING OF CRRENT FROM THE CELL, INTERPOSING AN ANODIC LAYER SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE TO HYDROGEN BUT IMPERMEABLE TO OTHER GASES IN THE PATH OF THE HYDROGEN AND IN CONTACT WITH THE ELECTROLYTIC MEDIUM, AND ADJUSTING AND MAINTAINING THE PARTIAL PRESSURE OF THE HYDROGEN PRODUCED IN SITU TO A VALUE LESS THAN ABOUT ATMOSPHERIC AND LESS THAN THE PRESSURE EXISTING IN THE ELECTROLYTIC MEDIUM OF THE CELL BY DRAWING CURRENT FROM THE CELL.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF PROVIDING IN SITU PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM CARBONACEOUS FUELS AND SIMULATNEOUSLY CONTROLLING THE UTILIZATION OF THE HYDROGEN IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, THAT COMPRISES, PASSING A CARBONACEOUS FUELCONTAINING FEED INTO AN ANODE SYSTEM IN THERMAL CONTACT WITH SAID CELL, PRODUCING IN SITU IMPURE HYDROGEN FROM SAID FEED AT A PARTIAL PRESSURE OF NOT MORE THAN ABOUT ATMPSPHERIC DURING THE DRAWING OF CRRENT FROM THE CELL, INTERPOSING AN ANODIC LAYER SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE TO HYDROGEN BUT IMPERMEABLE TO OTHER GASES IN THE PATH OF THE HYDROGEN AND IN CONTACT WITH THE ELECTROLYTIC MEDIUM, AND ADJUSTING AND MAINTAINING THE PARTIAL PRESSURE OF THE HYDROGEN PRODUCED IN SITU TO A VALUE LESS THAN ABOUT ATMOSPHERIC AND LESS THAN THE PRESSURE EXISTING IN THE ELECTROLYTIC MEDIUM OF THE CELL BY DRAWING CURRENT FROM THE CELL.