The Research Group of the Ministry of Nonferrous Metals and Gold, Moscow State Metals and Alloys Institute of the Russian National Research Technology University, under the guidance of the German scientist Professor Alexander Gromov, has developed and obtained alternative environmentally friendly fuels from aluminum and non-ferrous metal scrap (hydrogen The method of processing. A small beverage can (0.33 liters) filled with soda will be able to provide 20 meters of fuel for the car.
Some countries classify aluminum and non-ferrous metal wastes and remelt them into secondary metals, but the disadvantages of this treatment method are transportation, high cleaning and remelting costs, and slags are highly toxic.
The Russian team proposed that the use of scrap aluminum as a reagent for hydrogen generation system can use metal aluminum-water. In the reaction of aluminum and water, free hydrogen is released, and then it is burned or oxidized to generate electricity in the fuel cell. Each weight The chemical energy stored in a 15 gram aluminum can is 255 kilojoules.
Dr. Gromov, the project leader, explained: 'We have proposed a system that includes raw material analysis, best practices for smashing aluminum scrap, developing oxidation devices and methods, and storing and transporting the resulting solid metal reagents. We have found alumina. The best reagents for waste, developed hydrogen generating devices - similar to gas generators. 'Hydrogen obtained from alumina and other non-ferrous scraps, can be used as a portable power source, fuel for transport systems and small stationary power plants .
