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Freeing Hydrogen From Glucose

Posted by timothy on from the schweet dept.

tarawa writes: "This story at CNN reports that researchers have developed a new and easy way to extract hydrogen from a glucose solution that could provide a clean, environmentally safe fuel for our cars in the future." Stay calm, though -- ""We are not talking about spooning glucose into your car to make it go. That is 'Back to the Future' stuff."

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  1. Re:Questions for the chemists by GMontag451 · · Score: 4, Informative
    How much heat do you get from C6H12O6 + 6O => 12H + 6CO2? And what is the molecular mass of C6H12O6?

    First of all you wouldn't get 12H, you'd get 6H2. I don't know about the heat, but the molecular mass is pretty easy to figure out. 6C = 6*12. 12H = 12*1. 6O = 6*16. That makes 72+12+96=180. What I want to know is how they are keeping the H2 from combining with the O2 at those temperatures.