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2 Responses to “Purdue engineer develops new method of generating hydrogen”

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   1    May 17th, 2007 at 8:46 am
   
   Gringo_Malo says:
   

   This is kanda cute. It solves the problem of safely storing and transporting hydrogen fuel. It is not, however, a new source of energy in itself.

   However, the cost of aluminum could be reduced by recycling it from the alumina using a process called fused salt electrolysis. The aluminum could be produced at competitive prices if the recycling process were carried out with electricity generated by a nuclear power plant or windmills. Because the electricity would not need to be distributed on the power grid, it would be less costly than power produced by plants connected to the grid, and the generators could be located in remote locations, which would be particularly important for a nuclear reactor to ease political and social concerns, Woodall said.

   Actually, aluminum (or aluminium, if you prefer) is produced by electrolysis of molten aluminum oxide already. To run our cars on clean hydrogen, all we need to do is resurrect the nuclear power industry. When I worked for Western Geophysical, we had a standing joke, “All ya gotta do is…”

   
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   2    May 17th, 2007 at 11:22 am
   
   The Truth Laid Bear says:
   

   [...] chased out of the tent by the fumes. I’d been flying every night for weeks and had reached the chroPurdue engineer develops new method of generating hydrogenthe will to exist2007-05-17 09:34:13I want to purchase a hydrogen car one day. It’ll happen because [...]

   

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