Being a self-proclaimed nerd, the thought of making and using my own homemade hydrogen is just awesome. Homemade things are always fun, and homemade things that are both useful and explosive are just epic! But beyond the coolness factor, are there really benefits to making your own hydrogen from a homemade hydrogen generator? What are the practical uses? Is it difficult to make, use, and store? Those are the first questions that come to mind. I'll start with a teaser. Did you know that hydrogen can be used as a fuel additive which enhances the properties of other fuels? Even in small quantities it can have a positive effect on the fuel economy of a vehicle, which is of definite use in the modern world. It works with regular gas, natural gas, propane, and diesel.
But I need to point out a few potential imposters in the realm of homemade hydrogen. Some other fuel additives, potassium hydroxide specifically, are used instead of homemade hydrogen. Potassium hydroxide is just drain cleaner, an acid that's a pretty dangerous, caustic chemical to be dealing with. If not careful, it can seriously damage the paint of your car or the skin on your body, and even blind you if you happen to trip while carrying it and get it in your eyes. So watch out.
But back to hydrogen generators. Hydrogen generators come in many different kinds. Some generators are for cars, some for industrial, some for medical, and some are for home use. Some generators extract hydrogen from hydrogen rich chemicals, but most create ultra high purity H2 from deionized or distilled water. Hydrogen generators that make homemade hydrogen generally run off of a process electrolysis, where pure water is electrified, splitting its molecules into hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2).
Electrolysis is a very simple process. All a person has to do is suspend two electrified wires (one positive, one negative) in water, and after a short while, gas bubbles will begin to form on each of the wires. With the right hydrogen generator, you can generate enough homemade hydrogen to run many systems in your home, including your stove, your water heater, and a regular generator.
Hydrogen cells exist that can be attached to cars called electronic fuel injection enhancers (EFIE). They basically use the simple process of electrolysis to add a small amount of hydroxy gas into the air being drawn into the combustion chamber. As a result, the mix of air/hydroxy gas burns very much better. This gives higher fuel efficiency and in some cases can actually cause the exhaust coming out of the engine to be more oxygen rich, aka cleaner, taking away the need for a catalytic converter. The electricity needed for the electrolysis is drawn off of the car's alternator to create what's called HHO, or oxyhydrogen, or hydroxy gas. This process can be done yourself and many guides are out there for generating your own HHO and converting your car into a hybrid. Though I haven't done the process myself, with new plans claiming to do the whole process for less than $100, it's starting to sound pretty inticing. Before, the process of creating and adding HHO, and reformatting the fuel mixture ratios was always an expensive professional service. Apparently we can now do it ourselves. Here's to saving money and fuel!
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