alternative fuel systems
 

Does anyone have a suggestion for reading material on hydrogen or e85 fuel systems? I'm looking for something beyond the Google search pro and con articles. I am more interested in some technical "chemistry" reading on how these systems work. Thank you in advance, I apologize if I'm asking in the wrong section or forum all together.

Have an email? I can send a nice packet on e85

Much appreciated thanks.

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Sweet! I got it.

I've been running this in my Civic for over 2 years, no problems.

E85 or Hydrogen? With turbo?

Won't be hydrogen.

The only hydrogen powered cars that work are owned by manufacturers (MB, BMW, Mazda, Honda so far) as the cost/technology to "refine" hydrogen to the level that is needed to operate a car is extremely expensive, and oddly difficult. This applies to both fuel-cell and hydrogen powered engines. I have yet to hear of anyone other than big-budget manufacturer based efforts using hydrogen.

I used to make "crude" hydrogen (has a very low energy per unit ratio) through electrolysis when I was in middle school to make flammable trash-bag balloons, but you could not power a fuel cell car/engine with that. It takes much more effort to make a grade of hydrogen "pure" enough for a task like that.

Thanks, makes me more interested in learning about hydrogen.