Enhancing Reaction System for Hydrolysis on Aluminum

Abstract: A range extender in a battery electric vehicle supplements the existing drive system as an add-on module. Range extenders can comprise of any combination of conventional fuel, battery or fuel cell driven modules. The idea of a sub-system changes with the type of range extender. In this work, hydrogen generation is studied, a fuel is used to power the range extender via a fuel cell.The thesis presents the work in progress for development of the sub-system for a range extender based on on-board production of hydrogen for automobiles. Several aspects of chemistry play equally pivotal role in control, hassle-free operation and safety of the system. Aftertreatment of the fuel by-products is the notorious issue that limits the reusing the reactor effecting the range extender. Along with this, reducing the reaction time with minimal usage of fuel is investigated. Both of these pressing issues are resolved correspondingly to an extent with the addition of several chemicals. In addition, with the help of characterization techniques, a robust circular economy outlook of the range extender system has been initiated.