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As far as I'm aware, the main problem is storage. It's a very volatile gas, it's just DYING to get together with oxygen to make water, which resultsin an exothermic reaction.... bang.... big bang.
Originally posted by autowrench
reply to post by movetovanuatu
As far as I'm aware, the main problem is storage. It's a very volatile gas, it's just DYING to get together with oxygen to make water, which resultsin an exothermic reaction.... bang.... big bang.
You are absolutely right. This is why we must never let the government do it their way. They wish to have hydrogen stations where you can fill up for pay, like gasoline. You would fill a tank on your car. [1]The safe way to do it is to produce the hydrogen onboard the vehicle, like I do with my HHO reactor.[2] The only oxygen/hydrogen mixture there is in one line from the reactor to the intake. Even in a crash, which would produce a dead short, a small 5 amp fuse in enough protection. Hauling around a tank full of hydrogen would be like driving a bomb.
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Proposed hydrides for use in a hydrogen economy include simple hydrides of magnesium[11] or transition metals and complex metal hydrides, typically containing sodium, lithium, or calcium and aluminium or boron. Hydrides chosen for storage applications provide low reactivity (high safety) and high hydrogen storage densities. Leading candidates are Lithium hydride, sodium borohydride, lithium aluminium hydride and ammonia borane.
Originally posted by movetovanuatu
As far as I'm aware, the main problem is storage. It's a very volatile gas, it's just DYING to get together with oxygen to make water, which resultsin an exothermic reaction.... bang.... big bang.
Originally posted by mcsteve
Thats not the problem though, the problem is that (from my understanding) it takes more energy to split the hydrogen from the salt water than the energy produced by splitting the hydrogen from the water. Yes using solar power is a renewable way to produce the power, but it will take more solar power in than the power out, making it pointless
originally posted by: Dcopymope
reply to post by AboveTopSecret.com
You are absolutely right. This is why we must never let the government do it their way. They wish to have hydrogen stations where you can fill up for pay, like gasoline. You would fill a tank on your car. The safe way to do it is to produce the hydrogen onboard the vehicle, like I do with my HHO reactor. The only oxygen/hydrogen mixture there is in one line from the reactor to the intake. Even in a crash, which would produce a dead short, a small 5 amp fuse in enough protection. Hauling around a tank full of hydrogen would be like driving a bomb.