Scientists at an Air Force Research Lab in Dayton Ohio have developed an amazing new way to harness the hydrogen energy stored in ordinary tap water.
The secret is aluminum nanoparticles. By adding water to their specially-coated nanoparticles, the scientists can produce over a thousand liters of hydrogen gas from a single liter of water. This new fuel is being designed to provide power in emergency situations -- but it could also be used in rocket engines or airplanes.
According to research chemist, Dr. Christopher Bunker, "You have your palette of paints, the chemicals, and what you can do and where you can go is only limited by your own imagination."
Alumifuel Power has been marketing this for years. They are well beyond the laboratory R&D stage.
green00lantern 2 weeks ago
visually amazing research..
happinesson 2 months ago
Sounds like a good idea, but when you consider the additional solar energy capture and conversion infrastructure needed to make up for the poor energy storage and recovery efficiency, then Aluminium nanoparticles are straight out of the picture. What about trying to get back some of the energy lost during the exotherm, and perhaps try to raise the recovery efficiency that way?
DhrTressie 6 months ago
there is nothing new about this process unless you comment about the precise amount of AL you consume to produce 1kwh of power and how much energy is consumed to produce or regenerate the same amount of AL after oxidation!!!
Jackkamerun 8 months ago
Hmm interesting. but how hard is it to acquire the aluminum oxide? im thinking from a drawing board status. Meaning from the get go. i wanna produce energy. wheres the rock? how much energy am i gonna waste getting to the rock.
SpyTheChochaMan 1 year ago