Enzymes can make hydrogen

Neil Farbstein

14th March 2007 - 11:59 PM

http://www.physorg.com/news93103016.html

Glucose dehydorgenase releases hydrogen when it is combined with glucose. Glucose from corn, sugar beets, or cellulosic waste can be used as a source of hydrogen for the H2CAR process detailed in the article above.

The Good & Bad

19th March 2007 - 02:10 AM

3 times the efficiency in the production with no CO2 emmisions means 1/3 CO2 emmisions since end user will still be releasing when burning.

Jay Boisseau

20th March 2007 - 08:48 PM

The article fails to mention that producing H2 is very energy intensive and expensive. Also, how would we transport the C biomass to the production areas?

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