Here is your science lesson for the day… chemists at the University of Kansas and U. S Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have taken a big step toward splitting hydrogen and oxygen molecules to make pure hydrogen — without using fossil fuels. The work means scientists are closer to making pure hydrogen from renewable energy, an energy source that could contribute to a greener future for the Nation and world. Associate Professor James Blakemore says the discovery was made studying a catalyst called penta-methyl-cyclo-penta -di-enyl. What was that, you say? That’s ok, you can call it “CP Star”…scientists do.
Blakemore took his discovery to Brookhaven for research using pulse radiolysis, as well as other techniques, at their accelerator center for energy research. Brookhaven is one of only two places in the Nation housing equipment that enables pulse radiolysis experiments.
