Deakin researchers have described a novel mechanochemical process that can store gases safely in powders, using very little energy, in a repeatable process.......... Posted on 07/20/2022 1:17:39 PM PDT by Red Badger
Deakin researchers have described a novel mechanochemical process that can store gases safely in powders, using very little energy, in a repeatable process..........
Australian scientists say they've made a "eureka moment" breakthrough in gas separation and storage that could radically reduce energy use in the petrochemical industry, while making hydrogen much easier and safer to store and transport in a powder.
Nanotechnology researchers, based at Deakin University's Institute for Frontier Materials, claim to have found a super-efficient way to mechanochemically trap and hold gases in powders, with potentially enormous and wide-ranging industrial implications.
Mechanochemistry is a relatively recently coined term, referring to chemical reactions that are triggered by mechanical forces as opposed to heat, light, or electric potential differences. In this case, the mechanical force is supplied by ball milling ā a low-energy grinding process in which a cylinder containing steel balls is rotated such that the balls roll up the side, then drop back down again, crushing and rolling over the material inside.
The team has demonstrated that grinding certain amounts of certain powders with precise pressure levels of certain gases can trigger a mechanochemical reaction that absorbs the gas into the powder and stores it there, giving you what's essentially a solid-state storage medium that can hold the gases safely at room temperature until they're needed. The gases can be released as required, by heating the powder up to a certain point.
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Don’t let Hunter see that!
They already have that. It's dehydrated. Just add water.
If you do not need to apply heat and just rotate the balls with the powders perhaps you could find a river and use mechanical energy to do the work.
Nifty! Thanks for posting!
Comes in a can and you just need to add four cans of H2O and you have regular water.
The sugar can be an issue if you are on a diet.
In which case go with the evaporated water. Same process but without the sugar.
I don’t do sugar at all, so I’d have to go with the H2O evap.
Some idiot will prolly snort it up.
I’m not so sure.
What do you do with the powder after it has released its Hydrogen?....................
That’s for certain.......................
Hunter.......................
Yes...............without the acetone.................š
Acetone is used to reduce the pressure in the tank.
Apparently both gypsum and acetone are necessary. Might be why my acetylene bill is so high.
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