Re: the hydrogen dream

Uncle Al wrote: 
jim beam wrote:

http://news.com.com/Start-up+coins+new+way+to+harvest+hydrogen/2100-7337_3-5783870.html?tag=nefd.top

i love the way the sodium procurement question is so glibly side-stepped. 


Or the caustic waste disposal, ah, challenge.

When somebody comes up with a denser hydrogen storage modality -
atoms/liter - than an open bucket of diesel, Uncle Al will retract his
middle finger.  BTW... you get to burn the carbon in diesel, too.

Diesel with a density of 0.84 g/cm^3 and nominal CH2 formula has 59.9
moles of H/liter.  The only hydrogen storage modality of any kind -
including armored walls, super insulation, nanotube adsorption, and
HYSTOR chemisorption - that is within a factor of two is gasoline.
Diesel or gasoline, a cheap plastic tank at ambient temperature and
pressure will do the job with a huge *proven* safety margin.  National
distribution networks for both are already in place.

what i'd /really/ like to know is, where these guys get the chutzpah to try this stuff. and what kind of individual is happy to help them try.

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