Hydrogen Power Blog

TimTam


Aluminium production currently releases a massive amount of greenhouse gases in to the atmosphere. Does anyone think there is an Alternative Energy source the Aluminum Industry could use to prevent the amount of Greenhouse Gases they are currently releasing?

LorenJ asked:


The 100 gallons of water is distilled, is at room temperature, is closed off from the atmosphere, and is purged of disolved O2 and CO2 gases. It is then converted to hydrogen (H2) and Oxygen (O2) with electrolysis. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are then allowed to return to room temperature and are held in containers that are large enough to hold the gases at atmospheric pressure (15psi). I know that the hydrogen tank will have to be twice as big as the oxygen tank. I then have two questions. 1st, how big are the hydrogen and oxygen tanks in cubic feet? And 2nd, if the hydrogen and oxygen are burned, the heat removed, and then condensed back into the original water tank to room temperature in a system closed off from the atmosphere, what is the amount of energy in joules? Another words how much chemical energy was stored in the seperated hydrogen and oxygen? I am sorry for the english units in this problem. I am ignoring the energy required for electrolysis. Thanks for help.

jacartamonkey asked:


The released hydrogen would rise to the top of the atmosphere and be blown away from the Earth by the solar wind.
If you crack the H2 from water or methane and it is released is there not still a limited supply?