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Aluminum-based pellets make hydrogen when wet, offering alternative fuel source.
by unmanaged at 5:21 pm EDT, May 28, 2007

The method makes it unnecessary to store or transport hydrogen - two major challenges in creating a hydrogen economy, said Jerry Woodall, a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue who invented the process.

The technology could be used to drive small internal combustion engines in various applications, including portable emergency generators, lawn mowers and chain saws. The process could, in theory, also be used to replace gasoline for cars and trucks, he said.

"The method makes it unnecessary to store or transport hydrogen..."

This is the type of 'fuel-cell' that I see being a usable and more
'green' way of becoming less oil dependent.

RE: Aluminum-based pellets make hydrogen when wet, offering alternative fuel source.
by Decius at 12:29 am EDT, May 29, 2007

unmanaged wrote:
This is the type of 'fuel-cell' that I see being a usable and more
'green' way of becoming less oil dependent.

There is always a damn problem. The problem here is that removing hydrogen from water by causing the oxygen to rust aluminum is that you are left with all this aluminum rust and aluminum is also not an infinitely available resource.

The aluminum could be produced at competitive prices if the recycling process were carried out with electricity generated by a nuclear power plant.

This is a really interesting idea, but I'm not convinced that its easier or cheaper to truck aluminum and aluminum oxide around the country rather than having a power grid.