Jones Beene wrote. > > Terry > > Turns out the system is the well known Pacheco system of aluminum > and sodium. > > It works - and fairly efficiently - but it requires a recycling > infrastructure. > Are you kidding?
Water Soluble, Sodium Aluminate Catalyst: 2 Na + OH- + 2 Al (54 lbs) + 6 H2O ---> 2 Al(OH)4- + 3 H2 (6 lbs) The Al(OH)4- is converted to Al(OH)3 which is then heated to convert to Al2O3 + H2O, then electrolyzed in the Hall process ( Cell 5 to 7 volts at 20,000 amps, 10 to 12 Kw-Hr/Lb) to get Aluminum and Carbon Dioxide(from the graphite anodes). 54 x 12 Kw-Hr = 648 Kw-Hr to get 6 lbs of H2 which requires 6 x 25 Kw-hr = 150 Kw-Hr? :-) Even if you only used the Joe Cell for a Hood Ornament you could beat that. Fred
