could you seperate the dioxide from the hydrogen in water ( i am not a scientist so simple answers please)
if you can why do they not invent something for deep sea divers and people on submarines to use that converts the sea water so they have unlimited amounts of oxygen without re survacing
i thought about this in the middle of the night and i havent stopped thinking about it since
the reason i asked what hydrogen is used for is because it was seperated from the water then i take it it would be a wasted by product wouldnt it
thank you for your answers
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2007-03-26 08:15:09 · 2 answers · asked by vici 4 in Environment
on submarines we have an oxygen generator, which uses two large electrodes. the positive electrode attracts the oxygen. and the negative attracts the hydrogen. it takes a large amount of energy to ionize (seperate) the hydrogen from the oxygen in the water. You use fresh water that we make through an evaporator since the salt water would be too corrosive and generate chlorine gas (toxic). The oxygen i sent to oxygen banks for use in atomosphere control and the hydrogen is sent overboard.
2007-03-26 15:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by rev.nuclear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hydrogen is a fuel... mixed with oxygen it propels rockets into outer space... (no 02 no combustion)
o2 and H can be seperated by electrolysis... its expensive and incredibly dangerous.. and sea water is corrosive... the anode and cathode burn away...and cost lots of money to replace and the toxic waste isnt easy to get rid of...
but the saudi governemnt have a desalination plant... mind you they are one of THE richest countries in teh world...
2007-03-26 08:27:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋