Hydrogen Facts

Information on Hydrogen as a supplemental fuel source

Hydrogen Generators

Your Supplemental Hydrogen Generator produces fuel on demand so it does not need to be stored.

Using a Supplemental Hydrogen Generator, you add hydrogen to your car or truck. This process is called Hydrogen Injection.

Hydrogen Generators are easy to install.

When Hydrogen Burns

Hydrogen burns readily in presence of oxygen, releasing considerable energy as heat and producing only water as exhaust.

When hydrogen burns in air (which is mostly nitrogen), some oxides of nitrogen (NOx, contributors to smog and acid rain) can be formed, but much fewer pollutants are formed than when normal hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline and diesel are burned. Because no carbon is involved, using hydrogen fuel does not contribute to global warming.

Hydrogen Gas has a higher flashpoint than gasoline. The self-ignition temperature of hydrogen is 550 degrees Celsius. Gasoline varies from 228-501 degrees Celsius, depending on the grade.

When ignited, hydrogen burns upward, and is quickly consumed. Materials such as gasoline and diesel vapors remain a flammable threat for much longer.

Hydrogen is non-toxic. Hydrogen is a naturally-occurring element in the atmosphere. Petroleum fuels are asphyxiants, and are poisonous to humans.

Hydrogen combustion produces only water. When hydrogen is burned in oxygen, only pure water H20 is produced. When a hydrogen engine burns, it cleans the ambient air, by completing combustion of the unburned hydrocarbons that surround us. Compared with the toxic compounds (carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and hydrogen sulfide) produced by petroleum fuels, the products of hydrogen burning are much safer.

Nature of Hydrogen Fuel

Hydrogen is the simplest, lightest element in the universe. It is made up of a one proton and one electron. Because of its simple form, it is believed by some that hydrogen is the root of all elements.

In its normal gaseous state, hydrogen is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and is nontoxic, which makes it different from every other common fuel we use .

Hydrogen, bound in organic matter and water, makes up 70% of the Earth's surface. It is the most common element in the universe.

Hydrogen usually exists in combination with other elements, such as oxygen in water, carbon in methane, and in trace elements as organic compounds.

When cooled to a liquid state, hydrogen takes up 1/700 as much space as it does in its gaseous state.

Hydrogen is about one-fourth as dense as air.

The temperature needed to cool hydrogen to a liquid state is -423ºF (-253ºC).

Hydrogen Used As A Fuel

Hydrogen has the highest energy content per unit weight of any known fuel — 52,000 Btu/lb (120.7 kJ/g).

It burns cleanly. When hydrogen is burned with oxygen, the only by-products are heat and water. When burned with air, which is about 68% nitrogen, some oxides of nitrogen are formed.

Hydrogen Production

Most of the hydrogen produced in the United States is made by steam reforming, which is currently the most cost-effective way to produce hydrogen. There are many other ways to produce hydrogen, including electrolysis.

In fuel cells, electrolysis is reversed by combining hydrogen and oxygen through an electrochemical process that produces electricity, heat, and water.