[Pen-l] New hydrogen production method could reduce need for fossil fuels

[Doyle Saylor <doylesaylor@xxxxxxx>]

Greetings Economists,
from -http://www.physorg.com/news150472856.html

There is an announcement in an advance on hydrogen production from  
ethanol sources.  to quote -

This new production method uses ethanol which is produced by the  
fermentation of crops and is therefore carbon neutral meaning any  
carbon dioxide produced is assimilated back into the environment and  
used by plants to grow.

Professor Hicham Idriss, Energy Futures Chair at the University of  
Aberdeen who has led the study said: "We have successfully created the  
first stable catalyst which can generate hydrogen using ethanol  
produced from crop fermentation at realistic conditions.

"Moreover, hydrogen generated using this method is very clean and  
therefore suitable for fuel cells because it also converts all carbon  
monoxide, which is poisonous, generated in the process to carbon  
dioxide at the same time.

end quote
thanks,
Doyle Saylor
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