Home Page
   Articles
       links
About Us    
Traders        
Recipes            
Latest Articles
'Solar' Paint

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Downsizer Forum Index -> Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects
Author 
 Message
sean
Downsizer Moderator


Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42207
Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 17 2:05 pm    Post subject: 'Solar' Paint Reply with quote
    

How cool it this? Extracts Hydrogen from damp air.
Obviously questions about parcticality/scaleability but pretty amazing potentially.

Slim



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6531
Location: New England (In the US of A)
PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 17 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That's very cool.

I wonder what the plan is to keep the hydrogen and oxygen separate? Then tend to prefer to stick together, and like to recombine with some force when in proximity.....

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45321
Location: yes
PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 17 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

after a quick look at the linked abstract it seems both h2 and o2 are released from the same part of the system ( it neglects to mention it would be 2 h2 ) ie the paint surface

a rather interesting fuel * to try to use although as feed for a fuel cell leccy generator it might have some promise.

the engineering side of things is lacking although the grab water vapour and split it photochemically stuff is rather fun it isnt a viable energy source at the mo.

* once mixed , as this feedstock is, 2h2+ o2 is quite dynamic after it's lowish activation energy is reached

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15510

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 17 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think it is this property of molybdenum sulphide that has just been discovered, or does this just happen when mixed with titanium dioxide? A bit short on fact, and as you say Dpack, needs a lot more development to make use of the hydrogen. Interesting and potentially very useful though.

Post new topic   Reply to topic    Downsizer Forum Index -> Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1
View Latest Posts View Latest Posts

 

Archive
Powered by php-BB © 2001, 2005 php-BB Group
Style by marsjupiter.com, released under GNU (GNU/GPL) license.
Copyright © 2004 marsjupiter.com