2 Al + 6 H2O ---> 2 Al(OH)3 + 3 H2
Al(OH)3 + NaOH ---> Na+ + [Al(OH)4]-
The sodium hydroxide can be simply taken out but passing all of the gasses and vapours from the reaction through a water scubber. The water only lets the gasses float to the top and out of the scubber. Multiple scubbers are always nice, they also help cool the H2.
Don't quote me, I'm not chemist. This is what I have gathered from various websites that I didn't check the sources of.Statistics: Posted by googolp — Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:27 am
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