Research & Development
Proven science. Engineered toward pilot.
We hold ourselves to a clear standard: distinguish what has been demonstrated from what is projected. The core reaction is now independently validated; the integrated dehydration system is in engineering toward a field pilot.
Independent validation
University of Saskatchewan
In an independent study, the College of Engineering's Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering set out to experimentally validate hydrogen production from the silicon–water reaction — and did.
Proven
Hydrogen generation from the silicon–water reaction, experimentally demonstrated
~2% RSD
Reproducibility across six replicate runs under identical conditions
GC-confirmed
Gas chromatography confirmed hydrogen as the sole gas product — no side reactions
Characterized
Effects of temperature, pH, particle size and dosage mapped to optimize the reaction
Development stage
Where each part stands
Every element is labelled by status, so it's clear what is proven versus what is still being built and proven.
- 01Lab-validated
Core reaction
Silicon + water → hydrogen + silica, independently validated at the University of Saskatchewan.
- 02In testing
Dehydration system
Skid-mounted separator and silicon-nanoparticle dehydration vessels engineered, with silicon recovery and regeneration.
- 03Projected
Field pilot
Fabrication and host-site pilot to establish scalability and performance under commercial conditions.
- 04Development objective
Commercial demonstration
Volume manufacturing and deployment following successful pilot validation.
Intellectual property
Patent-pending
SiFusion's dehydration and hydrogen-generation technology is patent-pending in Canada and the United States, and is held under an exclusive license from the inventor.
Collaboration
University research
Independent validation was carried out with the University of Saskatchewan, College of Engineering — grounding public claims in third-party experimental evidence.
A note on claims. The core reaction is independently validated at laboratory scale. Statements about the integrated dehydration system describe design intent and are being substantiated as the system advances toward pilot; they are not a representation of commercial-scale performance.