Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Mercedes hydrogen car

["Brian Cox" <ojaivalleybeefarm@dslextreme.com>]

Apparently it starts off as sodium borohydride and then you are just left with Sodium borate after you get the hydrogen out.  It uses some type of catalysis to extract the hydrogen, possibly.

Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Roxborough" <irox@ix.netcom.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Mercedes hydrogen car


> 
> Isn't Borax just a way for storing hydrogen peroxide in a safe(ish)
> form?
> 
> I've seen plans for a car based on balls of plastic coated borax,
> cut the balls open, cause a reaction to create hydrogen peroxide,
> pass over some silver and you get hydrogen and oxygen.
> 
> Of course you've got the dangers of using/handling hydrogen peroxide,
> hydrogen and oxygen, but at least you minimize the time it's spend
> in the hydrogen peroxide state.
> 
> Ian.
> 
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:47:49 -0700
> "Brian Cox" <OjaiValleyBeeFarm@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hey All,
> >                   Has anyone heard about this Mercedes built car that
> > supposedly runs on hydrogen?    The story I heard was that they were
> > utilizing Sodium Borate ( Borax ) in some way to produce hydrogen.
> > Possible submarine power source?
> > 
> > Brian
> > 
> 
> 
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