With the new material, hydrogen cars will be cheaper Bashny.Net

Hydrogen is a very attractive alternative energy source. However, the use of expensive materials in a hydrogen fuel cell creates obstacles to commercialization of this technology. New design of fuel cells using inexpensive materials instead of platinum, can help bring hydrogen technology to the masses.
It is reported that new non-metallic catalyst can generate hydrogen energy with efficiency comparable to the use of platinum. If scientists manage to solve the problem of the cost of the catalyst, the fuel cell vehicles will be able to offer a high performance without wasting natural resources.

Existing catalysts have some disadvantages that hinder the commercialization of hydrogen technologies, so the next step will be to find catalysts with indicators of longer-term stability and higher efficiency, told the online Tech Times the study's lead author James Gerken (James Gerken).



Hydrogen fuel cells produce energy through the interaction of gaseous hydrogen and gaseous oxygen with the release of water as the only by-product. For carrying out this reaction requires platinum. To date, platinum is the most commonly used catalyst for fuel cells. Platinum is a rare metal (oz costs more than $ 1,000), so it is impractical to use for commercial purposes. Despite the high cost, the metal used in fuel cells, the us spacecraft Apollo.

It is reported that the new catalyst consists of non-metallic molecules of nitroxides and oxides of nitrogen. In this case it is far cheaper than platinum.published

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