----- Original Message ----- From: "thomas malloy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <snip>
> Given the problem of hydrogen embrittlement, which would necessiate > rebuilding the whole system, why not convert the hydrogen into an > alcohol or other liquid? Because that adds carbon, and when burned you get carbon dioxide, which is a greehouse gas, and you are in the same position as gasoline. The only argument over some hydrogen-containing liquid is what gets you the highest hydrogen/carbon ratio, and that is for stuff like ethanol. Hydrogen isn't easy. The most potent way to use hydrogen is in a BLP reactor, which gets you some 100 times the energy as burning, but such aren't quite ready for the market yet. Mike Carrell > > > >
