US scientists produce hydrogen using aluminium
Submitted by iehuvihs on Sat, 02/28/2009 - 08:24
Scientists at Penn State and Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered a way to produce hydrogen by exposing selected clusters of aluminium atoms to water. The scientists report that their findings demonstrate that it is the geometries of these aluminium clusters, rather than solely their electronic properties, that govern the proximity of the clusters' exposed active sites. The proximity of the clusters' exposed sites plays an important role in affecting the clusters' reactions with water.
http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/online/news/articles/2009-02/hy...
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cool.
thanks for sharing.
There is nothing new about
There is nothing new about liberating H from water in the presence of aluminum. What the article seems to be saying is they have a new understanding of the liberation process. There is nothing in the article mentioning the extreme toxicity of aluminum which could possibly be released with the H when combusted.
What is being called for from science is a shift to higher energy levels than are accessible via Newtonian Physics. A prime example of higher energy physics* is the Methernita Device that produces 3kw of power and consumes no molecular or atomic fuel. There are several other proven technologies like this one but have all been suppressed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOWPJEq42l4&fmt=18
*Sometimes called Subtle Force Physics, Etheric Physics and the like.
Old News
Done by Jerry Woodall at Purdue University.
http://hydrogen.ecn.purdue.edu/
I contacted Professor Woodall when the article on MSNBC originally came out, The process still requires converting the Aluminum Dioxide back into pure aluminum which does require a high amount of energy.
What the process does do is allow for safe convenient creation of Hydrogen on demand without the danger of large amounts of hydrogen under storage.
Quite correct ...
But when you compute cost and energy the most efficient fuel is going to be things like this.
Burning Aluminum and Boron and then converting their oxidized state back to purity and repeat is the most efficient fuel cycle to date.
Eventually these metals, in powder form will be transferred, through pipes, dissolved in water to the actual site where fuel is needed and then piped back to recycle.
This will be the new standard within 100 years.
Then there will be various fuel sources for the recycling process, wind, solar, nuclear, oil, hydro, etc.
This is the absolute most efficient model for energy to date.
And it can be done with various metals to prevent a monopoly.
In fact you can create a blend and modify that blend to minimize cost.
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Woodall
The Woodall method uses Gallium instead of Boron as the main reactant.
The chemical reaction doesn't produce high levels of inhalable aluminum or Gallium.
Plus, the Gallium isn't consumed during the process like Boron, so it gets converted back to its initial state and you don't have to worry about Boron Toxicity.
In a pure oxygen environment ...
during combustion there is no toxicity ...
and ...
a blend ecourages competition and lower cost.
I think we may be talking about slightly different things ...
This whole process of extracting hydrogen out of this process and using it for fuel is quite inefficient. I am talking about burning the metals themselves.
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Housewife in Idaho produces hydrogen using water, too
I use stainless steel, but my experiment saves me actual fuel. It is on my car. A local "Patriot" refuses to believe technology is suppressed, won't even look under my hood. When we offered to install one for him, he said he didn't need one, the price of gas was coming down.
Oh, and this guy is a personal friend of Dr. Paul.
Truth exists, and it deserves to be cherished.
If it works, use it.
If hydrogen is good enough for the sun, it is good enough for me.
grant
So, while the focus is on released H2 for fuel,
aluminum hydroxide must also be produced. Stripping the hydroxyl ion for recycling the process may involve a big energy expenditure. Interesting stuff.
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