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Article: INFRASTRUCTURE: Are Kitchen Items Fuel of the Future?
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- Fuel Cell Technology News
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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The ingredients to produce hydrogen are readily available in most people's kitchens: drain cleaner, aluminum foil and water. The mixture is explosive, but two scientists believe they can safely control and dispense the hydrogen.
Erling Reidar Andersen (Haugeveien 15, 1621 Gressvik, NO) and Erling Jim Andersen (P.O. Box 743, New Denmark, New Brunswick, CA E7G 4H3) created hydrogen for fuel cells by reacting aluminum with water in the presence of sodium hydroxide as a catalyst. The apparatus, according to the Andersens, uses the pressure and temperature of the reaction to control the degree of immersion of a fuel cartridge in water and consequently to control the ...