

| Subject: | Re: Hydrogen power for your van? |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:35:35 +1300 |
>The guys at Penn State have built an efficient hydrogen still. In a >new table-top reactor, bacteria from wastewater produce abundant, >clean hydrogen from cellulose, or even vinegar, and a little >electricity. > >The press release suggests that hydrogen produced from cellulose and >other renewable organic materials could be blended with natural gas >for use in natural gas vehicles. > >"We drive a lot of vehicles on natural gas already. Natural gas is >essentially methane," says Logan. "Methane burns fairly cleanly, but >if we add hydrogen, it burns even more cleanly and works fine in >existing natural gas combustion vehicles." > >Gary Lee has shown us his propane WBX at >http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/propane/propane.htm > >Round up some microbes and hit the road. >http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=110648&org=NSF >http://www.psu.edu/ur/2007/biohydrogen.htm A hydrogen-injected turbomethane diesel...
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