Virginia Tech researchers look to tackle clean hydrogen production

Virginia Tech researchers look to tackle clean hydrogen production

There is an irony in creating hydrogen fuel.Hydrogen is plentiful, but always as part of another compound. It must be separated from such chemical siblings as water and methane if you want it to properly store and carry clean energy. A method called methane steam reforming — in which methane reacts with steam under pressure with a metal catalyst such as nickel to produce hydrogen — is the predominant industrial method.Doing it that way, though, …