How to make a Hydrogen generator
How does the hydrogen Generator work?
Whether the hydrogen generator is using water or extracting and reforming hydrogen from other chemicals, the basic principal of the generator remains the same. The source liquid or chemical is placed in a container with two metal plates. The plates are then "charged" (either through the introduction of electricity or through a chemical reaction) causing the elements of the source to separate into H2 and a byproduct that is not used by the generator. The H2 is then removed from the container.
Uses for Hydrogen Generator
Many hydrogen generators that use water electrolysis technology are sold in public as the part of fuel efficiency system to be installed in private vehicle. An ultra-high purity hydrogen generator that works on the water electrolysis system is used in medical and research fields to produce high purity hydrogen for gas chromatography and other uses. Extraction and reformation generators tend to be used in fueling stations for hydrogen cars (they extract the hydrogen from natural gas stored at the stations) and in hydrogen fuel cells that are installed in hybrid vehicles that combine the cell with a conventional combustion engine.
Writer, Leaf Group. "How Does a Hydrogen Generator Work?" Sciencing. Leaf Group, 24 Apr. 2017. Web. 20 May 2017.
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