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Hydrogen/Chloriтe fuel cell
« on: 11/02/2022 16:20:27 »
Is it possible?

Hydrogen fuel cells create electricity combining hydrogen and oxygen together. Same thing do hydrogen/chlorine gas. Than what materials will be needed to make this reaction happen.
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Re: Hydrogen/Chloriтe fuel cell
« Reply #1 on: 11/02/2022 20:16:26 »
You could certainly make a Cl2 H2 fuel cell
What on Earth would be the point?
Are you looking for the most expensive fuel/ oxidiser pair?
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Re: Hydrogen/Chloriтe fuel cell
« Reply #2 on: 11/02/2022 21:33:46 »
Easier to get hydrogen form salt water instead of distilled water. Hydrogen/chlorine fuel cell would provide with more current and chlorine easier to deal with, while hydrogen/oxygen fuel cells you need generator as an extra or carry gases with you.

Why would it cost a lot of money for catalyzers? Simple liquid hydrogen/chlorine battery not hard to make and electrodes are made of a carbon.

But with hydrogen sulfide would work better than chlorine.
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Re: Hydrogen/Chloriтe fuel cell
« Reply #3 on: 12/02/2022 00:23:12 »
Be careful with your storage tanks and exhaust pipes:
- Cl2 as an oxidiser is toxic (it was used as a poison gas in World War 1)
- HCl as an exhaust gas is toxic (it is an acid, so it tends to corrode metals)
- H2S as an exhaust gas is toxic (and it tends to corrode copper conductors)
- Are you trying to compete with the toxicity of CO and NOx from conventional hydrocarbon fuels?

At least O2 as an oxidiser and H2O as a waste product are not toxic.
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Re: Hydrogen/Chloriтe fuel cell
« Reply #4 on: 12/02/2022 12:16:43 »
Quote from: vdblnkr34 on 11/02/2022 21:33:46
chlorine easier to deal with
If you think that chlorine is easier to deal with than air...
What are you doing on a science page?
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Re: Hydrogen/Chloriтe fuel cell
« Reply #5 on: 12/02/2022 12:17:30 »
Quote from: vdblnkr34 on 11/02/2022 21:33:46
Easier to get hydrogen form salt water instead of distilled water.
Electrolysers don't usually use either, they often use NaOH solution but... So what?
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Re: Hydrogen/Chloriтe fuel cell
« Reply #6 on: 12/02/2022 12:18:07 »
Quote from: vdblnkr34 on 11/02/2022 21:33:46
But with hydrogen sulfide would work better than chlorine.
No.
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