Hydrogen production rates of aluminum reacting with varying densities of supercritical water
Keena Trowell, Samuel Goroshin, David L. Frost, Jeffrey M. Bergthorson
Abstract
Hydrogen production rates of aluminum reacting with various densities of supercritical water are determined using a novel method. High-density supercritical water is found to be the most efficient oxidizer, in terms of both reaction rates and yields.
Topics & Concepts
Supercritical fluidYield (engineering)ChemistryWater vaporHydrogenBulk densityDrop (telecommunication)Reaction rateAluminiumAnalytical Chemistry (journal)DiffusionMaterials scienceThermodynamicsCatalysisChromatographyOrganic chemistryComposite materialTelecommunicationsComputer scienceEnvironmental scienceSoil waterPhysicsSoil scienceSubcritical and Supercritical Water ProcessesEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction