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This article has no more information than my high school freshman chemistry class demonstration of electrolysis. Arguably less, since at least my teacher told m
by niels_olson 18y ago
This article has no more information than my high school freshman chemistry class demonstration of electrolysis. Arguably less, since at least my teacher told me what her catalyst was made of (platinum mesh).
Professor Daniel Nocera's lab site has some references that provide more detail:
http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/dgn/www/research/e_conversion.html http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/dgn/www/research/e_conversion.h...
Basically, it sounds like he's talking about efficient electrolytic catalysts. As a home owner, I have quite a few questions.
Some things we didn't get from this article:
1) A citation to a journal
2) the chemistry of his catalyst
3) The efficiency of the forward and reverse reactions with his catalyst or others.
4) Total solar power available per square foot in Earth's temperate zones, in each season.
These are just some of the first order questions that weren't addressed.
Also,
> within 10 years homes will no longer be powered using electricity-by-wire from a central source.
Perhaps, but please don't take me off the grid.
And, finally, why is it that MSM journalists are apparently the only ones who don't have to cite sources in their articles?