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Unlimited Energy Possible?
Locke Lamora:
HEY EVERYONE!!
I was sitting there studying Biology and then, suddenly, a random "free energy" idea hit me. (Those of you who take A2 Bio will understand this more, I'll give basic outlines though...)
Okay, fact 1. You can create enzymes trapped in beads. These beads never run out and the enzymes can be used forever.
fact 2. Plants have an enzyme, which, in the presence of light, can break water down into 2H+ and 1/2 O2.
fact 3. When you burn Hydrogen with Oxygen, you get water.
Here's the theory:
ENERGY PRODUCTION
1. Plants use an enzyme to photolyse(use light to break down) the breakdown of H2O into 2H+ and ½ O2. 2 electrons are released as well. (Refer to Photophosphorylation)
2. Grab that enzyme, turn it into bead form (eg. Lactase beads) and put it in glass tanks along with water. The water should split up into the mentioned products.
3. Gather the gases produced in a separate tank. Use the electrons/electricity generated to combine 2H+ ions into H2 gas.
4. Combust the H2 and O2 gases together. This will produce a lot of energy(use this energy to make electricity) and regenerates H2O as steam. Condense the steam and feed it back as water into the enzyme bead tank.
5. RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCED!! HAHAHA!!!
Ghost Of Highbury:
--- Quote from: woteverr... on May 30, 2011, 05:01:36 pm ---HEY EVERYONE!!
I was sitting there studying Biology and then, suddenly, a random "free energy" idea hit me. (Those of you who take A2 Bio will understand this more, I'll give basic outlines though...)
Okay, fact 1. You can create enzymes trapped in beads. These beads never run out and the enzymes can be used forever.
fact 2. Plants have an enzyme, which, in the presence of light, can break water down into 2H+ and 1/2 O2.
fact 3. When you burn Hydrogen with Oxygen, you get water.
Here's the theory:
ENERGY PRODUCTION
1. Plants use an enzyme to photolyse(use light to break down) the breakdown of H2O into 2H+ and ½ O2. 2 electrons are released as well. (Refer to Photophosphorylation)
2. Grab that enzyme, turn it into bead form (eg. Lactase beads) and put it in glass tanks along with water. The water should split up into the mentioned products.
3. Gather the gases produced in a separate tank. Use the electrons/electricity generated to combine 2H+ ions into H2 gas.
4. Combust the H2 and O2 gases together. This will produce a lot of energy(use this energy to make electricity) and regenerates H2O as steam. Condense the steam and feed it back as water into the enzyme bead tank.
5. RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCED!! HAHAHA!!!
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Good idea. However, how do you plan to "Combust the H2 and O2"
Locke Lamora:
--- Quote from: Ghost Of Highbury on May 30, 2011, 05:52:25 pm ---Good idea. However, how do you plan to "Combust the H2 and O2"
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Hmmm.... Wikipedia extract:
"Hydrogen gas (dihydrogen or molecular hydrogen) is highly flammable and will burn in air at a very wide range of concentrations between 4% and 75% by volume. The enthalpy of combustion for hydrogen is ?286 kJ/mol.
2 H2(g) + O2(g) ---> 2 H2O(l) + 572 kJ (286 kJ/mol)
Hydrogen gas forms explosive mixtures with air if it is 4–74% concentrated and with chlorine if it is 5–95% concentrated. The mixtures spontaneously explode by spark, heat or sunlight. The hydrogen autoignition temperature, the temperature of spontaneous ignition in air, is 500 °C (932 °F)."
Ghost Of Highbury:
Hmm, okay.
I'm pretty sure the amount of steam formed will not be exactly equal to the amount of water required to form the gasses. 99% at most. This figure will keep on decreasing as the cycle continues. 100% efficiency is never possible. Laws of thermodynamics teaches us that 100% efficiency is never possible, no matte how friction/resistance free/efficient ur system is.
But I have to say, it's a brilliant idea, you might want to give it a try in small scale, maybe in the near future.
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$tyli$h Executive:
Every nation and every government knows that nuclear power is the ONLY viable "unlimited" energy source. That is why the nincompoops in the west keeps whining and jumping endlessly whenever Iran builds another nuclear power plant, Pakistan builds their 4th nuclear power plant, pakistan strikes deal with China for 1 GeW nuclear power plant by 2030 or (recently) Venezuela, an oil rich country, strikes a deal with Russia for nuclear energy cooperation.
This is why, despite the disaster on Japan of which yet there's no solid solution, they decided to NOT give up on nuclear power.
"When you don't know where to go, pay attention to the direction of your enemy's arrow" - the saying goes.
Translation:
When the solution does not seem straightforward, assess the stance of those who don't want your development. And you'll get the answer.
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