Low energy Input, mass hydrogen output methods in use.

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I finally got round to downloading AlaskaStars video, and would make the following observation.

I reckon i could reproduce a simmilar looking example with the following goodies.

1 A non-reactive container
2 Sulphuric acid
3 Water
4 Insect screen (fine wire mesh of galvanised iron wire)

So, I fill the container with dilute sulphuric acid (say 1 part to 4 parts water). You then simply drop a small section of the insect screen and wait. The zinc coating on the wire (its galvanised, remember) will react with the acid to give me nice pure hydrogen gas and leave me with zinc sulphate.

Zn + H2SO4 ==> ZnSO4 + H2

Now, if i could then somehow extract the zinc back out of the zinc sulphate, i wonder what solution i would be left with.

[adam666]

its called electroplating??

but yes, those were in ingrediants I had narrowed down to also, but sulfuric acid solution needs to be weak so as to not decompose the Fe in the process?

would need to 'add' power to remove zinc from solution, kinda like recharging your Fe electrode maybe a zinc anode also promotes zinc reclamation from water?

[adam666]

also,

I believe you are left with ammonium salts as byproduct as ammonium is used in zinc plating solutions....

[adam666]

and re: plating......


the energy requirement of electro-galvanising is only
related to the zinc coating weight, since every atom of zinc requires two electrons to be
energized through a typical plating potential of 6 volts

cheers
Adam

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