Re: A visit to Iceland spurs dreams of a hydrogen future

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:53:25 +0200, cyril
<meynier.cyril@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:48:22 -0700, Hatunen <hatuunen@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 23:51:03 +0200, cyril
>><meynier.cyril@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:08:27 -0400, "G. R. L. Cowan" <gcowan@xxxxxxxx>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>yes and e.g. Titan.
>>>
>>>Yes, in such a place, pure oxygen is the fuel, oops, sorry, the best
>>>chemical energy carrier.
>>
>>Eh? Oxygen isn't a fuel, it's an oxidizer.
>
>I know, that why i corrected cith "chemical energy carrier" : i meant
>that for a species living in a methane atmosphere, oxygen would be
>perceived exactly as we perceive fuels. when you have oxygen, you can
>get energy.

I'd love to hear your explanation of how oxygen is a chemical
energy carrier. I'll bet it won't have anything to do with
chemistry.


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