Abstract: A closed system for obtaining hydrogen from water is provided by combining a first step of obtaining hydrogen by reacting water and ferrous halide, a second step of converting triiron tetraoxide produced as a by-product in the first step to ferrous sulfate, a third step of obtaining oxygen and by-products by thermally decomposing said ferrous sulfate, and a fourth step of returning said by-products by thermally decomposing said ferrous sulfate, and a fourth step of returning said by-products obtained in the third step to any of the previous steps.

Abstract: Calcium hydroxide and iodine are reacted with each other in the presence of water to produce calcium iodate and calcium iodide, the former of which precipitates from the reaction solution and is obtained by filtration and the latter of which is thereafter separated from the filtrate by evaporation separation. The calcium iodate is heated until it is converted into calcium oxide, whereafter there ensues generation of a mixed gas of iodine and oxygen. The mixed gas is cooled causing the iodine component thereof to solidify and pure oxygen gas is consequently liberated to be obtained as one product. The calcium iodide is solidified and subsequently heated under a current of steam to cause it to undergo conversion into calcium oxide with liberation of hydrogen iodide gas. The hydrogen iodide gas thus liberated is then separated by a known method into iodine and hydrogen which is obtained as another product.