Re: Energy used to make silicon nanopowder

Developing Processes For The Low-Cost Manufacturing Of High Purity Silicon Metals For Next-Generation Lithium-ion Batteries

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Re: Energy used to make silicon nanopowder

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Re: Energy used to make silicon nanopowder

Bernard-TOURILLON

posted on Aug 31, 2020 07:31AM

My question was not to find out what the cost is. Im a mechanical engineer and was curious to know if its viable to produce hydrogen from reacting silicon nanopowder with water to produce SiO2 and H2. No heat is required. I calculated that 1 kg of the silicon powder can produce about 89 g of hydrogen. I also know that 1 kg of Hydrogen has the equavalent energy of 1 gallon of gasoline. So the question was to know if its cost effective to make hydrogen this way. Sorry for making you think I was after secret insider knowledge.