Fuel from seawater

[tbodine88]

The navy is using it for demonstrations, I wonder if we'll ever get it into our boats? Will the catalyzing process produce to much heat?

Oh well I'm not holding my breath.

http://science.dodlive.mil/2014/04/1...rom-sea-water/

[Khagan1227]

Originally Posted by tbodine88

The navy is using it for demonstrations, I wonder if we'll ever get it into our boats? Will the catalyzing process produce to much heat?

Oh well I'm not holding my breath.

http://science.dodlive.mil/2014/04/1...rom-sea-water/

Isn't this just a form of electrolysis?

Just pass electrical current through water and you get oxygen, and hydrogen. Hydrogen combusts pretty well.

[nimblemotors]

you missed the thread from a few days ago on this??
All you need is a secret cation exchange module, a metal catalyst reactor system,
and the electric power from a nuclear reactor, and then bingo! you can produce a thimble full of fuel!

Using an innovative and proprietary NRL electrolytic cation exchange module (E-CEM), both dissolved and bound CO2 are removed from seawater at 92 percent efficiency by re-equilibrating carbonate and bicarbonate to CO2 and simultaneously producing H2. The gases are then converted to liquid hydrocarbons by a metal catalyst in a reactor system.

[Kevin84]

Link to the other thread

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=124259

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