NOVELTY - Providing an improved and energy efficient industrial scale manufacturing processes for producing borohydride compounds.    USE - For producing borohydride compounds used as anodic fuel in fuel cell or hydrogen storage medium.    ADVANTAGE - The borohydride compounds are industrially produced in large quantities, with improved energy efficiency and with reduced levels of unwanted waste products. The production of borohydrate compounds is carried out in a continuous or in a batch wise manner. The dependence on excess sodium metal is reduced in the production of borohydrate compound, hence the energy cost associated with borohydrate production is reduced. The excess reagents and by-products produced during the process are recycled and hence, borohydrate is produced with greater efficiency. By conducting the reaction in appropriate pressurized apparatus, reduces the amount of carbon monoxide and steam by passing the gas stream over iron and copper catalyst at 425 degrees C. Water used during production of borohydric compounds can be replaced with an aprotic solvent or a non-aqueous polar solvent to minimize competitive hydrolysis of radical (BH2+) and allow the disproportionation to be achieved with greater efficiency which results in greater yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Carbon dioxide and water are reacted with metaborate compound of formula YBO2 to form bicarbonate (YHCO3) and boric oxide (B2O3). The formed bicarbonate (YHCO3) is converted to its oxide (Y2O), carbon dioxide and water. The boric oxide (B2O3) is then reacted with carbon and a halide of formula X2 to form boron halide (BX3). The boron halide (BX3) is reacted with hydrogen to form diborane (B2H6) and hydrogen halide (HX). The obtained oxide (Y2O) is reacted with diborane (B2H6) to form borohydride (YBH4) and metaborate (YBO2) and carbon dioxide.    Y = monovalent cationic moiety; and    X = fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a process for producing borohydride compounds whereby the final step produces borohydride (YBH4) and metaborate (YBO2) but no CO2;    (2) a borohydride compound obtained by the claimed method; and    (3) a borohydride compound obtained by the method as in (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow diagram of the method of producing borohydride compounds.