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"In 2016, experts writing in
Nature listed seven breakthroughs in how we
process chemicals that could change the world for the better. We believe we’ve
just ticked one of those off the list.
We found a highly efficient and entirely novel way to separate, purify, store
and transport huge amounts of gas safely, with no waste.
Why is this breakthrough so important? We believe it will help overcome the key
challenge of hydrogen storage by allowing us to safely store and transport huge
quantities of green hydrogen as a solid at a fraction of the energy cost. This
will allow us to accelerate uptake of green hydrogen, as well as allow oil
refineries to use much, much less energy, and make processing many other gases
easier.
Right now, breaking crude oil into petrol and other gases in oil refineries
relies on the hugely energy intensive process of cryogenic distillation. This
accounts for up to 15% of the world’s energy use. By contrast, we estimate our
new method would cut this energy use by up to 90%.
This method offers the world a solid storage method for gases with a far higher
capacity than any previous material. The absorbed gases can be recovered via a
simple heating process leaving both the gases and the powder unchanged,
allowing for immediate use or re-use."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
