Linnard?s hydrogen on demand system without electricity !

[ResinRat2]

Hi everyone,

This is just an observation, but I have noticed that when I am near the reaction with the T/C rods, that my throat is becoming irritated. I wonder if the cobalt that is in these rods may be having an effect on me. Maybe I have an allergy to cobalt, or somehow, cobalt dust may be rising with the bubbles of the hydrogen. Not sure.

I think I am going to order T/C rods with the lowest cobalt content they have. This seems strange, but I definitely notice that something is irritating me this time during the hydrogen reaction. Never did before. This is strange.

I am going to order the T/C rods of higher purity this time. Just to be on the safe side.

Just wanted to let you all know.

Thank you for your interest.

[ResinRat2]

Hi All,

I'm thinking what is happening is that the hydrogen bubbles are coming up to the liquid's surface so vigorously that it is causing the NaOH solution to form into microscopic droplets and rise out of the container. Almost like a microscopic dew of NaOH solution that is traveling as a vapor outside of the container. This may be what is irritating my throat.

I think the problem is that the large supply of bubbles that are formed are very tiny, not large bubbles; and this is causing a kind of vapor "pressure" that is pushing the droplets upward into the air, and dissipating into the air around the container. I noticed the edges of the upper lip of the glass jar above the liquid level is forming a white precipitate. That could be coming from rising and condensing vapors of NaOH solution.
That would explain the irritation of my throat when I am around the container. Now this is an interesting twist.

How would I control, or keep the NaOH solution vapors from rising into the hydrogen tube that feeds into the fuel cell? I think this would clog, or ruin the fuel cell. Wow, what a new glitch in the gears. Anybody have any ideas? Maybe I need a vapor filter of some kind? This is an interesting new twist that I didn't expect.

Time for brainstorming. Thanks for your interest.

[ResinRat2]

Hi All,

I think I have an idea. I will direct the hydrogen gas into a jar or container with water in it so the bubbles enter below the liquid surface, then exit the other side of the container. This should redissolve any NaOH and trap it, allowing free hydrogen to go into the fuel cell. See diagram attached. This might solve the problem.

[starcruiser]

Try using a fine steel wool as a filter to trap the NaOH, not sure if the steel wool would react to the chemical though

[ResinRat2]

Hi Carl,

Thanks, I'll probably try both. Good idea.

In the lab we use glass fibers in the gc injection port to trap impurities. This may be another idea, it won't react with the NaOH for sure.

Thanks again.