Dear QFWHELL I had had vague thoughts along this line a few years ago, using sodium hydroxide (lye, available at grocery stores) to generate H2 according to (?)
2Al + 2NaOH ==> 2 NaAlO + H2 This reaction will generate H2 from aluminum cans. It is similar to the carbide reaction, CaC2 + 2 H2O ==> Ca(OH)2 + C2H2 (Acetylene) The carbide lamps give a brilliant light for spelunkers. I used to work for Union Carbide which had it's roots in making calcium carbide in huge electric furnaces in Niagra Falls. Tom Reed Dr Thomas B Reed President, The Biomass Energy Foundation www.Woodgas.com On Jul 12, 2011, at 7:51 PM, GF <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The other day I posted an article on this site concerning: > Cornish Hydrogen Generator. Keelynet, which describes a method of converting > Aluminum into its oxide and in the process cracks water, freeing up hydrogen > for use as fuel for a light car. > By all accounts, using this gas in the place of any other fuel. > Distances and the amount of metal used in this attainment were mentioned. > I was hoping for a reaction from one of the many “Energy Economists” > Who lurk on this site, to respond with negative information regarding the > impracticality and waste fullness of such a process? > I believe there is a large following on this site who are interested in > obtaining electrical power using renewable energy, derived from carbon > neutral sources. > They might question the economics and ethics of using a refined ore as fuel. > Instead of chopping down oxygen producing vegetation. > In this respect I am a nonconformist. I believe most Aluminum is produced by > Hydro electric power and, so the CO2 is not in the equation. > My second comment is harnessing a “free” supply of high temperature heat > which is emitted from most Ice’s in the form of “Hot Exhaust”. > This is the place to install a reactor capable of converting beer cans into > hydrogen as not too much energy would be needed to complete the reaction. > Bubbling super heated steam through a molten bath of AL would give pure > hydrogen. > No tar, and the ash is a hot commodity > > The real question is: how much energy is locked up in a pound of AL > > gfwhell > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
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