In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:44:06 -0400: Hi, [snip] ><mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >I don't see why they would need to store any Hydrogen. They could just >> produce >> it on demand through electrolysis. If they can't do this then the device is >> worthless anyway. >> > >It is a bad idea to produce hydrogen on demand with electrolysis. That adds >to the complexity and cost of the machine; it causes explosions, and the >hydrogen is impure. Since you only need minute quantities of hydrogen it is >much better to purchase it in pressure vessels. > >- Jed Over the long haul, it's going to need to come from electrolysis anyway. That's where most of our hydrogen is. It doesn't need to cause explosions if done correctly. As to purity, I seriously doubt that the purity need be any less than that obtained from natural gas (once again, if done correctly), and I don't think purity is of such a concern for the Rossi device anyway, judging by procedures used during testing. Furthermore, it may eventually even prove possible to ensure that any impurity comprises the catalyst itself, so that it may even be beneficial. Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
