Eggshells Could Help Power Hydrogen Cars

From LiveScience.com:

Eggs give many of us the fuel we need to start the day, but leftover eggshells of the future could provide fuel to start hydrogen cars. The fragile leftovers can be ground up and used to filter out carbon dioxide, a pesky by-product of hydrogen production, engineers said. "The key to making pure hydrogen is separating out the carbon dioxide," said L.S. Fan, a chemical and biomolecular engineer at Ohio State University. Calcium carbonate—the main component in eggshells and antacid tablets—serves as the active ingredient in Fan and his team's process when heated up. The material soaks up acidic carbon dioxide gas during hydrogen-producing reactions, making them more efficient.

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