Can you drink the water from hydrogen cars?

Instead, they’re pumped full of pressurized hydrogen. This so-called fuel mixes with oxygen in the air to generate electricity and power the car. Notably, this process creates no harmful byproducts — just water.

Can you drink the water from a hydrogen fuel cell?

Still, the company doesn’t recommend drinking it. That’s because the water is created by sucking in oxygen from the surrounding air and bonding it to hydrogen from the fuel tank. But the water is slightly acidic, with a pH around 5 or 6. That’s less acidic than acid rain and even beer.

How much water do hydrogen cells produce?

The modified fuel cells produced water at a peak rate of 1L/h with a quality close to that of distilled water.

Does making hydrogen destroy water?

Yes, if you water split, you destroy water to make hydrogen and oxygen. But when you use hydrogen in a fuel cell it is mixed with air, and you make water all over again. So, it’s a renewable cycle, and we won’t run out of water by water-splitting to feed fuel cells.

Is the Mirai Electric?

The new Mirai is the second-generation fuel cell electric vehicle from Toyota. It offers more performance, a sleeker and more dynamic design and new driving dynamics compared to the first-generation product.

Where does the water go in a fuel cell?

gas diffusion
Water buildup in a fuel cell can be mitigated through the gas diffusion layer, flow channel or heater design. Water is transported mainly through the gas channels, but also through the membrane and the electrodes.

Do fuel cells consume water?

Fuel cells that use pure hydrogen fuel are completely carbon-free, with their only byproducts being electricity, heat, and water.

Do hydrogen fuel cell vehicles emit more water per mile?

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) emit approximately the same amount of water per mile as vehicles using gasoline-powered internal combustion engines (ICEs).

How does a hydrogen fuel cell work?

When hydrogen combines with oxygen to produce water in a fuel cell the hydrogen is taken from a tank carried in the vehicle and the oxygen is taken from the air (as it is in gasoline-combustion vehicles).

Are hydrogen fuel cells pollution free?

Fuel Cells are not Pollution Free: Where Will the Water Go? L. David Roper ([email protected]) One often hears that powering vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells will eliminate pollution; that their only emission is water. In this situation water may be a very dangerous pollutant.

What happens if you put water in a hydrogen car?

Carrying the water around in the vehicle will greatly reduce the energy efficiency of the vehicle. The water tank would have to be emptied when the hydrogen tank is filled, or more often if it is not large enough to hold all the water produced by the total amount of hydrogen in the fuel tank.