The water-gas was discovered by Italian physicist Felice Fontana in 1780 .A mixture of equal amounts of hydrogen and carbon monoxide (CO) made by passing steam over red hot coke: H2O+C -> H2+CO. This mixture is a useful fuel gas. Water gas can be made in conjunction with an exothermic reaction-that between air and carbon : O2+4N2+2C -> 2Co+4N2. This mixture of CO and nitrogen is known as producer gas. It has a lower calorific value than water gas. The heating value of water gas can be improved by passing it through petroleum while hot (carburating).
“Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.” Albert Szent. Unless we take quick action to save water, this ‘elixir of life’ will change to muddy swamps and no longer be there to support human life anymore. We should NOT be saying like the Ancient Mariner of Coleridge- Water, water, everywhere, Not any drop to drink.
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