Is Urine The Key to Hydrogen-Powered Cars?
Is Urine The Key to Hydrogen-Powered Cars?
Urine is mostly comprised of urea, which has four hydrogen atoms per molecule that are less tightly bonded than the hydrogen in water is to oxygen. Because the hydrogen is less tightly bonded, Botte was able to develop an inexpensive, nickel-based electrode and separate the hydrogen out of the urine using a voltage of only 0.37 volts--much less than the 1.23 volts needed to split hydrogen from water.
Urine is mostly comprised of urea, which has four hydrogen atoms per molecule that are less tightly bonded than the hydrogen in water is to oxygen. Because the hydrogen is less tightly bonded, Botte was able to develop an inexpensive, nickel-based electrode and separate the hydrogen out of the urine using a voltage of only 0.37 volts--much less than the 1.23 volts needed to split hydrogen from water.
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