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     Trevor (Hendrix00) Member Username: Hendrix00 Post Number: 15 Registered: 7-2005 |
I know i previously requested it but can you really add water to drano to make hydrogen? If you can, how can you contain it? Can you add water to drano instead of electrolysis with the carbon rods in the plastic H-Bomb? I am thinking you could pour water then drano into the tubes. (Message edited by Hendrix00 on July 10, 2005) | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (Sfield) Senior Member Username: Sfield Post Number: 557 Registered: 12-2004 |
Drano is sodium hydroxide (lye) with little bits of aluminum in it. When the lye mixes with the water in the drain, it gets hot (because the reaction of dissolving it is exothermic) and it converts any fats or oils into soap. The hot water and soap are aided by the hydrogen that is produced by the reaction of the lye water and the aluminum. The hydrogen bubbles help loosen the clog. The hydrogen produced is like the hydrogen from any other reaction, and can be collected the same way. Lye and aluminum foil is cheaper. | ||
| Joshua P Unregistered guest Posted From: 66.91.124.253 |
So if you mix water with drano it creates heat I was wondering how much heat and why couldn't you use it for something? PS please e-mail me your thoughts | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (Sfield) Senior Member Username: Sfield Post Number: 600 Registered: 12-2004 |
Most of the heat comes from the reaction of sodium hydroxide with water. It is already used in heating up the clogged drain to melt grease deposits. The problem with using this as a general heat source is that it is much more expensive than other heat sources, and it leaves you with a very dangerous caustic lye solution to dispose of. | ||
| Zachary (Zachary) Member Username: Zachary Post Number: 12 Registered: 11-2005 |
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