• THE TECHNOLOGY

We produce a water-vapor (an additive) which is injected into the combustion chamber of both gasoline and diesel motors.

The basic technology is called electrolysis which goes back about 170 years to the 19th century scientists Nicholson, Carlisle and Faraday who were first able to split the water molecule (H2O) with the help of direct (battery) current and two metal plates submerged in water. The picture on the right shows the water molecule with the larger Oxygen (O) atom in the middle and the two smaller Hydrogen (H) atoms in their normal positions about 104° apart.

According to theory, when the water molecule is pulled apart by the direct current, the 104° angle no longer exists and the water turns into the gases O and H. The negative charged Oxygen atoms (now a gas) go to the positive plate (anode) and the positive Hydrogen atoms (also gas) go to the negative plate (cathode). The two gases (H and O) then rise to the surface and can be captured for use in a variety of applications.

This basic process, splitting the water molecule, is still used today on an industrial scale to make “green” hydrogen for use in fuel cells. Green hydrogen is produced when renewable electricity from wind generators, solar panels or water power is used in the electrolysis process. Gray hydrogen is produced from natural gas.

In contrast to the expensive industrial production, transport and storage of green hydrogen, we use a high-tech procedure to generate and capture both the H and O atoms before they split apart which results in our water-vapor additive. We do not need to buy and store the expensive green hydrogen, – we make our water-vapor “on demand,” out of ordinary water right next to the engine.

The story gets better here. We work with a closed water system which means that once the process starts we don’t have to add any more water.

The picture on the right shows condensed water forming on the outside of the glass jars. This is a simple demonstration of the Peltier effect (also from the 19th century) which we use to recapture the clean exhaust gas after it leaves the engine. Remember, our combustion process consists only of 1) bioethanol, 2) water and 3) our water-vapor and has no toxic emissions when leaving the engine. We then condense and reuse the vapor coming out of the exhaust pipe.

In contrast, an expensive hydrogen fuel cell, made in part out of platinum, and powered by green hydrogen and air, also produces water as a byproduct which lands on the street. A hydrogen fuel cell wastes the water coming out of it in contrast to our closed system where the water is used over and over again.

The green H2 system, for hydrogen autos looks like this:

We don’t need off-shore wind turbines costing $ 10.000.000 each, inefficient electrolysis cells that use only the H2 and throw away the O2, a multi-million $$ nationwide H2 filling station network and a motor vehicle equipped with an H2 storage tank and an expensive, inefficient fuel cell that cannot reuse the exhaust water.

Our system looks like this:

In summary, we have an advanced electrolysis-based system which produces cold water vapor that reduces toxic emissions by about 70% when used with gasoline and diesel engines. When injected into a motor burning ethanol and water, there are no toxic emissions and, once the motor is started, there is no need to add water.

What solutions are being suggested?
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