Scientists Say That No Fuel Will Beat This HYDROGEN Based POWER PASTE!!

The universe consists of a wide range of components and each component plays a vital role in the composition of the world. Among all components,

hydrogen

is the most abundant element in the universe. Hydrogen has a very high energy density and does not pollute and produces only water. as a byproduct during energy production, so being a clean and renewable energy source

hydrogen

-

power

ed vehicles have been the talk of the town for a long time, but in 2022 hydrogen has not reached its full potential due to A number of disadvantages in terms of storage costs and efficiency, hydrogen gas is also highly flammable, so there is always the risk of fire accidents.

All of these disadvantages may seem daunting, but even at the end of the darkest tunnels there is light. A potential breakthrough has been made in the hands. From a research team in Dresden, researchers have presented a magnesium-

based

energy

paste

that stores hydrogen energy at a density 10 times higher than a lithium battery. This in turn causes hydrogen

fuel

cell

power

ed vehicles to travel further and recharge faster, but before we continue, let's talk. a little about hydrogen and at the end we

will

also look at the future plans and applications of

this

innovative technology, but first things first, hydrogen atoms consist of a single proton and an electron, they have the simplest atomic structure and can form bonds with almost any element, hydrogen, also holds the title of the lightest natural element in the world;

However, that prestigious title is the main cause of our problems with hydrogen. Although hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, it makes up only about 0.14 of the Earth's crust by pure weight. Hydrogen gas is so light that the Earth's gravitational pull cannot keep it confined to our world. Most of the gas flows into space and the hydrogen we get is usually in the form of compounds, so to use it we must first extract pure hydrogen from said compounds. It's a difficult process, there are many different ways to extract pure hydrogen, but for conventional purposes, hydrogen is obtained from four main sources: natural gas, oil, coal and electrolysis.

The 48th hydrogen in the world is produced using natural gas and the method is known as steam methane reforming, basically through

this

method carbon dioxide is separated by burning natural gas at very high temperatures and pressures when the carbon dioxide is separated from the compounds are collected pure hydrogen gas this process can produce hydrogen with 70 to 85 percent efficiency instead of being highly efficient the process is very energy intensive and the end products still produce carbon dioxide. The most environmentally friendly and expensive method for hydrogen production is electrolysis. Through this process, a water molecule is broken down into its components, hydrogen and oxygen, but this process is very costly as it requires expensive metals. can achieve an efficiency of 60 percent at most.

The next and biggest challenge is transportation, as large-scale hydrogen production is possible, but transportation that produces pure hydrogen is somewhat different. Hydrogen has three times the energy content of gasoline, but in terms of volume. The situation is reversed at standard atmospheric pressure. Hydrogen takes up a substantial amount of volume and for convenient transportation it is necessary to reduce the volume so that most of the hydrogen required is produced within manufacturing facilities or transported via trucks carrying huge cylinders of gas, usually stored gas. in such pressure tanks it has a pressure of three hundred to five hundred bars storing hydrogen in liquid form requires temperatures around -252.8 degrees Celsius achieving such low temperatures is no joke and requires a significant amount of energy and equipment, in addition to the problems production, we must bear in mind that Hydrogen is highly flammable when it comes into contact with oxygen or air, it burns and causes a pale flame that is difficult to detect in an instant, so the risk of accidents is extremely high.

So how can one big substance solve all these hydrogen-related problems? Let's take one step closer to sustainability to answer that we have to know what the substance called energy

paste

is developed by the research team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Metals in Dresden, Germany. This magnesium hydride

based

paste stores hydrogen in chemical form at atmospheric pressure to produce the paste, magnesium combines with hydrogen at around 350 degrees Celsius and five to six times atmospheric pressure to form magnesium hydride, it is Add an ester and a metal salt to complete the process and form this viscous substance. which can be loaded into cartridges in the form of an electric paste, it is completely stable up to temperatures of 250 degrees Celsius, speaking of releasing this energy, it is done through a plunger mechanism where the paste is pushed into a chamber where it reacts with water to release hydrogen a At a controlled dynamic rate, this hydrogen can in turn power a

fuel

cell to produce energy to power the vehicle.

The most impressive part is that half of the hydrogen it produces comes from the very water it reacts with, making hydrogen transport extremely easy. Taking out the cartridge and replacing it with a new one at the service center is all you would have to do. The researchers even suggest that the energy paste could be delivered through standard fuel lines with relatively inexpensive equipment. From a logistical point of view, this seems much simpler than regular gas or probably. Liquid hydrogen can be transported by truck using barrels or tank trucks and can be transported almost anywhere safely. This energy paste carries 10 times the energy of a lithium battery of the same weight and substantially more than a 700 liter tank of hydrogen gas. bar of the same weight. says that a car powered by electric paste can have a comparable or even greater range than gasoline powered vehicles if we were to make a comparison in real life then we can take the example of tesla electric vehicles, a model tesla battery 3 Long Range weighs about 1,060 pounds with a capacity of about 75 kilowatt hours and a range of 300 miles;

On the other hand, a traditional 8.5 gallon hydrogen fuel tank typically carries enough fuel for a range of 400 miles and weighs only 76 pounds, as opposed to a cartridge of the same weight can carry around 1800 miles, that's just incredible. , but we are forgetting that these systems are not 100% efficient, while lithium-ion batteries are 90 to 95 percent efficient. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are only about 60 percent efficient in the average daily commute in the United States. It's 41 miles, so in a month it would be about 1,200 miles, which means if you're using the Tesla Model 3 you have to charge it four times a month, which

will

cost you about $120 a month in the US.

USA, except for the power rate. The cost of a driven vehicle will be twice that of lithium-ion batteries. This is due to two factors: first, hydrogen is more expensive than electricity and second, although energy paste is 10 times more energy dense than lithium, lithium comes out on top in terms of efficiency, so for an average person. Lithium ion batteries would be a better option and you can recharge your electric vehicle at home using solar energy, but there are no real infrastructures for refueling hydrogen powered vehicles, even to change your energy cartridge you have to ship them to your location, which requires both. time and effort, but as long as the energy paste is produced using nothing but clean energy, it still seems like a clean and perhaps very convenient fuel that we can imagine reaching service stations without too much trouble.

Now, speaking of plans, we have many. to discuss fraunhofer ifam is building a power plant on its premises, the plant is expected to have a capacity of producing four tons of pasta per year and the plan is expected to open at the end of 2021, so we can assume that the plant had already started operating, we don't know if they have started commercializing their power pace technology yet, while electric paste may not be a very good option for vehicles, what about the main CO2 emitters, like airplanes? In such cases, the weight factor is much more significant than current lithium.

Ion battery technology is too heavy for aircraft to use, so using technology like electric paste, which is lighter than batteries and cheaper than standard fossil fuels, is a situation where everyone wins. The developers see a future where their technology will be used to power things like drones and underwater vehicles. To summarize today's video, ifam has developed a large group called energy paste that can safely store hydrogen in chemical form, which makes it completely safe for transportation. This energy paste has 10 times the energy storage density compared to lithium batteries. That's all for today, I hope you enjoyed watching this video, if you did make sure to leave a like and comment your thoughts on the future prospects of this technology and hydrogen itself.

See you soon.