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Re:Electroreduction of nitrogen with almost 100% current-to-... by alwayslikethis on Saturday October 28, 2023 @10:21PM (#38055350)
It is important to note that hydrogen, due to the small size of the molecule, is really hard to contain as a gas. Moreover, leaked hydrogen gas is an indirect but potent greenhouse gas via interfering with the degradation of existing methane in the atmosphere. If we leak enough hydrogen, we might not be helping the climate very much.

I was once in a presentation which claimed formic acid to be a better alternative, but I'm not an expert in that field, so I can't comment on its merits.

Re:Electroreduction of nitrogen with almost 100% current-to-... by amluto on Saturday October 28, 2023 @11:16PM (#38055575)
There were some recent articles suggesting that there may be enough natural hydrogen seeping out of the ground to supply all of humanity’s energy needs. It seems a bit unlikely that leakage of hydrogen from fuel systems would matter much in comparison.
Re:Electroreduction of nitrogen with almost 100% current-to-... by nick222226 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @12:04AM (#38055730)
How about radon, is that fissible?
Re:Electroreduction of nitrogen with almost 100% current-to-... by nukeman on Sunday October 29, 2023 @12:08AM (#38055746)
No, it gives off alpha particles and gamma rays. Hypothetically, you could build a device to harvest that energy (along the lines of an RTG), but the energy density and conversion efficiency would be laughable, given the 3.8 day half-life and gaseous state.
Re:Electroreduction of nitrogen with almost 100% current-to-... by amluto on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:06PM (#38075834)
To be clear, I’m saying enough hydrogen to power humanity chemically, not by fusion.

Enough hydrogen to power humanity by fusion is readily available anywhere :)