Is it the Future Yet?

Modern industrial installations require 4 kWh for production of 1 cubic meter of hydrogen from water. When this hydrogen is burnt, 3.6 kWh of energy is released. If the energy expenses for production of hydrogen from water are reduced by twofold or threefold, it becomes a competitive energy carrier. If it is possible to reduce these expenses of hydrogen tenfold, it will become the cheapest energy carrier. In this case, coal, oil and natural gas fail to compete with it.

Our investigations have shown that there are some plasma electrolytic devices and modes of their operation, which reduce energy expenses for obtaining one cubic meter of hydrogen up to 0.40 kWh. In this case, more than 1000% of additional energy is obtained. A laboratory device with such indices was made one year ago.

Phillip M. Kanarev, The Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia, Department of Theoretical Mechanics
WATER IS THE MAIN POWER CARRIER OF FUTURE POWER ENGINEERING

Hydrogen Gas Production is Not a Function of Current

In normal Electrolysis, the amount of Hydrogen gas produced is a function of current passed through the cell. In Plasma Electrolysis, this is not the case. The image above is taken from:

Hydrogen Evolution by Plasma Electrolysis in Aqueous Solution
Tadahiko MIZUNO
, Tadashi AKIMOTO, Kazuhisa AZUMI1, Tadayoshi OHMORI2, Yoshiaki AOKI3 and Akito TAKAHASHI4

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
Vol. 44, No. 1A, 2005, pp. 396–401
(c) 2005 The Japan Society of Applied Physics

Current Drops When Plasma Forms

Hydrogen Evolution by Plasma Electrolysis in Aqueous Solution
Tadahiko MIZUNO
, Tadashi AKIMOTO, Kazuhisa AZUMI1, Tadayoshi OHMORI2, Yoshiaki AOKI3 and Akito TAKAHASHI4

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
Vol. 44, No. 1A, 2005, pp. 396–401
(c) 2005 The Japan Society of Applied Physics

A Word of Warning

If you are experimenting with this technology, please be careful. Wear safety goggles, and a chemistry apron. Cells may explode. At voltages greater than 300 V DC, dangerous radiation may be emitted from the plasma. Use a Geiger counter and appropriate shielding.

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Our Hydrogen Plasma Video

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1 liter distilled water. 0.2 molar concentration of K2CO3.
Tungsten Cathode. Stainless Steel Anode. The anode is the big piece of sheet metal with all the holes in it. The Cathode is the little (< 1/8 inch diameter) TIG welding rod with the purple plasma shivering around it. For Plasma to form, the surface area of the Cathode (Negative Electrode, generating Hydrogen) must be 1/3 or less than the surface area of the Anode (Positive, generating Oxygen). The relationship between the current drawn through the cell, and the surface area of an electrode, is called Current Density. This is an important concept to keep in mind when designing your cell. In this case, the surface area of the Anode is much more than 3 times that of the Cathode. I got the Tungsten rod at a welding shop called PRAXAIR. $12 for three of them. They also sell Tungsten Carbide and Thoriated (?) Tungsten rods. These are TIG welding rods. "Tungsten Inert Gas" welding.

On JL Naudin's "Cold Fusion" pages, he says that TIG rods that are not 100% Tungsten may work better for the purpose here. He has a great deal of wonderful useful information. I highly recommend his website.

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Inside Phillip Kanarev's Lab

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Dr. Phillip M. Kanarev, Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia

(You don't drink champagne with military officials for nothing).

Video of Our First Plasma Run

Plasma Electrolysis

Now Back to Hydrogen

OK, please excuse the Veggie Oil interlude that's been going on. Now, back to Hydrogen.
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Plasma Electrolysis Schematic

This is one way it can be laid out. The Flyback Converter transforms 12 V DC into 350 V DC.