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ProfessorGAC

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4. The Article Doesn't Mention....

Reply to Permanut (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 05:47 PM

Sep 2024

...where the hydrogen comes from.
We need 3 hydrogens for every carbon to make ethanol. 2CO2 + 3H2 > C2H6O (or CH3CH2OH).
Maybe the water of combustion is electrolytically decomposed to hydrogen & oxygen.

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The Article Doesn't Mention.... ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #4

Makes sense, that electrolysis is so simple.. Permanut Sep 2024 #5