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Chemistry / Re: Sodium power is greater than oil power
« on: 28/06/2005 21:04:03 »
Also, sodium reacted with water creates sodium hydroxide (aq) which is a strong alkali and will corrode the engine very quickly! It would also be dangerous if it leaked. Unlike water, this cannot just be released into the environment as you would find the road surfaces wearing out very quickly, as well as severe damage to plants and animals! The solution would have to be stored onboard which would be pretty inconvenient.
lets say you created sodium hydroxide by the above reaction (water and sodium) after that, sodium hydroxide solution with water can be kept in a plastic tank where a reactive metal (like aluminum) is added. The result is hydrogen... very cheap hydrogen with very little energy consumption... The rest is obvious, the hydrogen acn power a fuel cell or directly an internal combustion engine for cars and boats.
lets say you created sodium hydroxide by the above reaction (water and sodium) after that, sodium hydroxide solution with water can be kept in a plastic tank where a reactive metal (like aluminum) is added. The result is hydrogen... very cheap hydrogen with very little energy consumption... The rest is obvious, the hydrogen acn power a fuel cell or directly an internal combustion engine for cars and boats.