SOMETHING INTERESTINGIn this article - it describes how nano silicon particles react instantaneously with water.
Excerpt.
" The reaction didn't require any light, heat or electricity, and also created hydrogen about 150 times faster than similar reactions using silicon particles 100 nanometers wide, and 1,000 times faster than bulk silicon, according to the study. "
https://phys.org/news/2013-01-scientists-silicon-hydrogen-demand.html
No heat, light or energy needed to perform the nano silicon + water reaction.
Such has considerable cost savings on equiptment.
Versus, costs to create a specific sized nano silicon shape which accelerates the rraction and creates = hydrogen production.
What is not talked about ?
Using or employing ( base solutions ) to avert the costs of nano sized particles.
Meaning - silicon or other salt minerals require a base solution ( alkai ) in order for reaction to occur.
QUESTION -
could silicon or magnesium ( metal ) react just as quick as it's counter nano by using a base solution ? ( alkai salt water )
A simple base solution would be a chaeper alternative versus creating a nano particle.
Something t othink about.
EXAMPLE -
Sodium Hydroxide ( salt water ) with standard micro mesh magnesium metal particles added to salt soultion solution ? Would a reaction of hydrogen occur ?
Why - even mention this subject - hydrogen ?
In short - silicon and magnesium mertals are gaining much attention in the fuel cell sectors.
Yet... i can't help but think, is the industry overlooking thier abilities to produce hydrgoen ?
Making the metla is one thing, but... should this be considered final, final product, or... taking it one step further and would creating hydrogen be more practical and profitable ?
Take for instance this video below - decribing the differences between a dry cell vs wet cell hydrogen generator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOxWXRsLB4
Each of these forms of hydrogen generators use various forms of - metal plates.
Now... logically speaking - one would want to use a ( high conductive ) metal plate that creates a high conductivity - in plight of - imparting the oxygen and hydrogen bond from the water.
BUT... what if the condiuctivity was only a portion of the - formula to impart the gases from water ?
What am i driving at ?
Simply put - the bonds that make up each metal -
Waht if the valence bonds in particular metals ( ones with ) greater bonds ( complex ) affected the
outcome of how much hydrogen can be produced - using same amount of - electricity ?
Hence different metals most likely produce greater or lessor amount of hydrogen production and not nessisarity depenedent upon - electrical power used - to impart the gases.
Thus... what if silicon metal or magnesium metal plates produced greater amounts of hydrogen ?
I've yet to come across a video or citation paper describing the comparison between several metals - seems there's only papers or videos with a bias view on what they deem good without a comparable of hydrogen prodcution produced.
Platinum, Steel, Aluminum, graphite are mentioned - each are with high conductivity, but, again, is the conductivity the magic bullet - or..... is it more about the constructs of the metal and how many bonds it has ?
Something tells me, high conductivity may not be the full story, but rather, more about the bond of the metal - greater or more complex the structure of it's protons and nuetrons and electrons, could be the key to pairing with the water to induce all the more hydrogen bonds from imparting.
A mertal with a complex structure but not as conductive - may have a vantage over a metal with lessor complex but mor econductive. Or, a salt metal ) might have a better relation with water - even with lessor electrons - facilitating the coaxing of hydrogen out.
Is it all about, metal conductivity ?
Or, amount of electrons - greater electrons = more hydrgoen imparted ?
Or, alkai metals that have a better realtion with water inwhich creates an easier bonding - thus, an easier imparting of the hydrogen and oxygen ?
HYDROGEN GENERATOR
Upon the metal being introduced to water, and electricity flowing- i would lean towards the complexity of the metal structure having more electrons, and... compatibility and acceptable relation with water -
At the end of the day....( after researching )
I'm left with... not knowing which metal medium is best for greater hydrogen production.
Online - it's said co2 sequestering with in salt water is the cheapest, yet, i beg to differ.
Such creates a alchemy of - carbonic ( co2 ) acidic salt waters. Does nothing to reform the co2 but hide it and take the quick effects of - hydrogen.
I feel there are far better ways of prodcuing hydrogen - but, indistry appears bias, leaning towards andcaters to existing gas operartions - banking on steam reformation which i would have to say, is still acostly method to impart hydrogen.
When one sees how easy hydrogen can be imparted from water simply using a battery energy, and then considers how much hydrogen can be amassed, andthen considers the what if....
a portion of the hydrogen created is used to create electricity for the battery to provide electrolysis, it's then a question of, could this be a formula of lessor energy used with greater energy created ?
The holy grail for all energy seekers.
Again, i'm only discussing this ( hydrogen ) topic on the bais of,
is it best for the junior to just produce a metal - and - all said and done ?
Or... could a junior take it one step further and take that metal and produce a much needed hydrogen gas ?
Even as much as.... not only using the metal for plates with in the hydrogen generator.
But... what if magnesium hydroxide solition were better than sodium hydroxide used for the electrolyte - again - unknows.
That's all i'll say on this subject.
Thanks, sappo, for being kind.
Cheers.