ABSTRACT
Research and development activities were carried out out of curiosity, mainly with an objective to evaluate the suitability of hydrogen as an engine fuel. Hydrogen can be produced from renewable as well as nonrenewable fuels sources. Renewable fuel sources includes water, biomass, and from conventional fuels. Pyrolysis converts the hydrocarbon into hydrogen and carbon without air/ water/oxygen. Diffusivity of hydrogen in air is much higher than gasoline or diesel. The higher diffusivity helps in formation of homogeneous mixtures of hydrogen and air. Owing to hydrogen embrittlement, the mechanical properties of metallic and nonmetallic materials of hydrogen systems may degrade and fail resulting in leaks. Hydrogen related technology is a potential future energy option with the potential to limit the increasing global climate problem and the greenhouse effect. Hydrogen can be combined with oxygen in systems that first ionize it in such a way that hydrogen ions and electrons follow different paths and this results in generation of electricity.
