December 13, 2013
EASY-SQUEEZY:
Hydrogen squeezed from stone could be new energy source (Simon Redfern, 12/13/13, , BBC News)
The method promises a new green energy source, providing copious hydrogen from a simple mixture of rock and water.It speeds up a chemical reaction that takes geological timescales in nature.In the reaction, the mineral olivine strips one oxygen and hydrogen atom from an H2O molecule to form a mineral called serpentine, releasing the spare hydrogen atom.The results were discussed at this week's meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, and have been published in the journal American Mineralogist.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 13, 2013 3:04 PM
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