Fossil Fuels Into Hydrogen Gas
SCI 110SC-CA02 Evaluating Global Warming
Replacement of Fossil Fuels Fossil fuel is a natural fuel, such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. Humans use fossil fuels every minute of each day in order to survive. Coal, oil, petrol gas, diesel fuel, and natural gas are all used from fossil fuels. That being said, we use it with some things such as, central heating and air conditioning, driving a car, shopping for groceries that were delivered by a truck or train, and/or using an outdoor gas grill for cooking. Without fossil fuel the human race would be nonexistent, however, we are now beginning to find other supplies to replace and limit the use of fossil fuels. Chemist from the University of Glasgow in Scotland have taken a step closer towards producing clean hydrogen fuel in a maintainable way. Hydrogen gas is able to be burned to generate electricity without producing lethal releases, unlike fossil fuels. It is produced from water releasing them as gas, through a process called electrolysis, which uses electricity to break the bonds between hydrogen and oxygen. This technique is 30 times faster than the current method, and can be powered by renewable energy sources such as solar or wind due to the far less energy load. However, the problem with this method is finding where the electricity comes from. Currently electricity is driven by fossil fuels, so using them to create hydrogen fuel would defeat the purpose. As of right now, the most advanced scheme of hydrogen production is through the proton exchange membrane electrolysers. It requires metal catalysts to be held in high-pressure containers subjected to high densities of electric current which can be difficult to achieve from inconsistent renewable sources. This new method however, allows greater than ever quantities of hydrogen gas to be produced at atmospheric pressure while using lower power loads compared to those generated by renewable
Replacement of Fossil Fuels Fossil fuel is a natural fuel, such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. Humans use fossil fuels every minute of each day in order to survive. Coal, oil, petrol gas, diesel fuel, and natural gas are all used from fossil fuels. That being said, we use it with some things such as, central heating and air conditioning, driving a car, shopping for groceries that were delivered by a truck or train, and/or using an outdoor gas grill for cooking. Without fossil fuel the human race would be nonexistent, however, we are now beginning to find other supplies to replace and limit the use of fossil fuels. Chemist from the University of Glasgow in Scotland have taken a step closer towards producing clean hydrogen fuel in a maintainable way. Hydrogen gas is able to be burned to generate electricity without producing lethal releases, unlike fossil fuels. It is produced from water releasing them as gas, through a process called electrolysis, which uses electricity to break the bonds between hydrogen and oxygen. This technique is 30 times faster than the current method, and can be powered by renewable energy sources such as solar or wind due to the far less energy load. However, the problem with this method is finding where the electricity comes from. Currently electricity is driven by fossil fuels, so using them to create hydrogen fuel would defeat the purpose. As of right now, the most advanced scheme of hydrogen production is through the proton exchange membrane electrolysers. It requires metal catalysts to be held in high-pressure containers subjected to high densities of electric current which can be difficult to achieve from inconsistent renewable sources. This new method however, allows greater than ever quantities of hydrogen gas to be produced at atmospheric pressure while using lower power loads compared to those generated by renewable