NOVELTY - Generating electrical power or heat from a compound (104) comprising carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, involves: combining water with the compound to produce a wet form of the compound; transferring the wet form of the compound into a reaction processing chamber (102); heating the wet form of the compound within the reaction chamber such that elements comprised by the wet form of the compound dissociate and react through a non-oxidation reaction, where one reaction product comprises hydrogen gas; and processing the hydrogen gas to generate electrical power or heat.    USE - For generating electrical power or heat from a compound comprising carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, in particular from a compound comprising cellulose, lignin, or cellulose waste, used in automotive applications (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method improves automotive engine efficiency; is simple and cost effective; and it allows efficient power generation from the reaction-product hydrogen gas. Moreover, the method of conversion of cellulose into hydrogen for power generation reduces carbon dioxide generation compared to the use of gasoline. This helps with easing the concern of global warming issue. It also enhances the recycling of cellulose products and turn cellulose waste into power generation. The waste of cellulose includes forest floors that currently are not economical to recover, but present a serious fire hazard. If it becomes economical to recycle the cellulose waste through the use of the present method, the hazard problem can be reduced. Other cellulose waste that currently ends up in the land fills can also be utilized through recycling.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Generating electrical power or heat from a compound (104) comprising carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, involves: combining water with the compound to produce a wet form of the compound; transferring the wet form of the compound into a reaction processing chamber (102); heating the wet form of the compound within the reaction chamber such that elements comprised by the wet form of the compound dissociate and react through a non-oxidation reaction, where one reaction product comprises hydrogen gas; and processing the hydrogen gas to generate electrical power or heat. The method further involves providing a flow of an inert gas to the reaction chamber. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for extracting hydrogen from a compound, involving: combining water with the compound comprising carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen to form a wet compound; heating the wet compound such that elements comprised from the wet compound dissociate and react through a non-oxidation reaction to form at least hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide gas; and separating the hydrogen gas from the carbon dioxide gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of a simplified system for conversion of carbon-oxygen-hydrogen compounds into hydrogen.    System (100A)    Reaction processing chamber (102)    Carbon-oxygen-hydrogen compound (104)    Heating system (110)    Gas separator (120)