Berkeley Scientists Discover Inexpensive Metal Catalyst for Generating Hydrogen from Water

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This article demonstrates the importance of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels and announces the discovery of a new catalyst useful in splitting water molecules to obtain hydrogen gas. Current methods of obtaining hydrogen from natural gas, for example, release carbon and consume large amounts of energy. This new catalyst opens the possibility of making hydrogen production much less expensive and carbon neutral as compared to current technologies.
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Direct Link: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/04/30/inexpensive-catalyst-for-generating-hydrogen-from-water/

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: informational text, text complexity, catalyst, enzyme, hydrogen fuel, alternative fuels, split water, molecule, proton reduction, alternative energy
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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