Re: Natrium : Chrysler Offers Fuel Cell Van with Soapy Twist

From: Eugene Leitl (Eugene.Leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Wed Dec 12 2001 - 04:41:45 MST


On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:

> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011211/sc/autos_chrysler_fuelcell_dc_1.html
>
> On another matter. Could this boronhydroxide fuel cell be considered a
> 'primary' energy source? This is the same thing as the 'Photochemical

No.

> Advance' string, except it seems even more basic.
>
> Mix water and boronhydroxide into this specialized fuel cell, and zoom

NaBH4. Fuel are white pellets. Not pumpable. After the reaction you've got
a messy sludge. Ugh. Rather gimme hydrogen or methanol.

> you can produce electricity for mobility, or power production. The
> cost would be mining the borax (which I believe is sumptious in
> abaundance, and the development cost for the cell, it self; the
> resolution of borax retrieval, etc..

Um, sodium borohydride is not a mineral.

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