Defective nanotubes might make hydrogen production easier
30 September 2005 by Hydrogen PowerResearchers at North Carolina State University have used computer models to discover that defective nanotubes may make the production of hydrogen easier and therefore less costly. There is still work to do:
… there are still problems to solve before a truly catalytic process can be devised – for example, how to make this dissociation reaction a viable process for hydrogen production. The team hopes to collaborate with other scientists to design and construct a nanoscale chemical reactor that will one day lead to a cost- and energy-efficient way to produce hydrogen.
It is getting more and more difficult to find stories about hydrogen that are not very premature in the discussion of possible benefits due to some discovery. This story reports on a computer model, no actual hydrogen production took place or is even close to taking place. Public demand for news and investor demand for results generates this type of story. It may be a breakthrough, it may be nothing at all and we are a long way from knowing which it is.
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