Isn't natural gas a good source for extracting Hydrogen ?
Yes, it is but there isn't enough natural gas to provide fuel for 200 million cars in addition to current demands. Hydrogen can be extracted from gasoline in a fuel cell fairly easily but the envirowackos will not hear of it. Viable portable fuel cell technology is still a decade or more off.
There's lots of hydrogen locked up in those hydrocarbon molecules, but given the way the price of natural gas has exploded over the last few years, I doubt that it will be economical. I just opened my gas bill for last month, and I owe Missouri Gas Energy over $245!
Mark
Yes but you're using a high-rank fuel to make a high rank fuel. If low rank fuels, say coal or biomass could be used to make hydrogen, then you'd have something of value.
Yes, natural gas (methane) is a good source for hydrogen. It will probably be the primary source until a more direct and inexpensive source is developed.
no