| We have heard a whole lot of talk about fuel cells | | | | reading many articles and studies in the Ceramics |
| and of course it is a worthy endeavor. Portable | | | | Industry, I believe there is ample opportunity there. |
| generators, cars, transportation industry, Power | | | | have been studying these situations for our company |
| generators, Ships, etc. can benefit. However in a | | | | in the Mobile Oil Change Business figuring if we cannot |
| mobile application such as a shuttle bus, car, truck, | | | | change the oil in the future as a business we can |
| train, tractor, motor scooter or even a Segway | | | | replace filters and membranes with re-usable ceramic |
| air-cushioned platform mover, there is the problem of | | | | materials which maybe found in the new technologies |
| heat. The heat occurs on transfer of fuel. So if we | | | | associated with fuel cells. But where will all these |
| are talking about a portable application the heat can | | | | filters be discharged? After all Glass takes quite a |
| make steam and the steam can be used for | | | | while to decompose rendering it's half life closer than |
| additional power needed also. In an off road | | | | that of uranium to lead, then from Ceramic filter to |
| application when we are in places of drought and | | | | dirt? Will future archeologists dig up these nifty |
| extreme fire hard there is a significant problem which | | | | ceramic filters in old garbage dumps in the |
| needs to be better addressed with the material | | | | decomposed semi-crude oil remenance and wonder |
| sciences to control the heat. Everyone knows that | | | | what on Earth we used them for and proving that |
| 2-cycle motorcycles get hot and can cause fires if | | | | we were indeed a species of significant cognitive |
| you are not careful.The hydrogen cell problem with | | | | worth? As we look at ceramic coatings such as Adsil |
| it's temperatures could be significantly worse. In | | | | (google it to learn more) and others we realize that |
| larger vehicles there have been ways to mitigate this, | | | | they decrease corrosion from things like the nasty |
| with additional insulation panels, however in a small off | | | | Magnesium Chlorides put on roads in the North during |
| road vehicle or ATV, the problem becomes more | | | | ice and snowstorms.Will we need to coat the entire |
| significant. When I speak of ATV, I mean All-terrain | | | | car with glass to prevent fire? Will this mean you will |
| vehicle, not the Fuel Cell term of Advanced | | | | wash your car with Windex? Is glass cleaning |
| Technology Vehicle. At Texas A and M. they are | | | | services a future growth industry then, since more |
| working on just such a project.When we are talking | | | | things will be made from glass including much of the |
| motorcycles, and ATVs the cooling system is the | | | | coating on a car. Will this foil the efforts of GM, Ford, |
| major obstacle, wouldn't you know it. There is always | | | | Honda and Toyota in planned obsolescence? In other |
| some hitch and it does appear that this small obstacle | | | | words whoever is making the cars, whether it is |
| is in fact being taken care of through new material | | | | GM-Ballard partnership, Eaton-Ford Partnership or a |
| sciences and it is critical indeed as we have seen | | | | Multi-National Foreign Conglomerate of China, Japan, |
| urban heat of five plus degrees within various regions | | | | Korea, US then will cars last so long people will buy |
| of the US due to concrete and asphalt without one | | | | fewer of them or will the Chinese demand for oil |
| fuel cell car and we know that reciprocal engines of | | | | drive the prices of crude up so fast and furious that |
| gasoline motors run about 300 or so degrees, which | | | | the whole world will begin to switch to fuel cells at |
| is a lot less than the conversion rate to pure | | | | once during a last hurrah of overbearing gas and |
| hydrogen? Well these engineering barriers are being | | | | diesel prices. Cars which last too long mean consumer |
| pummeled currently as the innovators in America | | | | will not continue to buy new cars which on average |
| accept the challenge and refuse to go back, such is | | | | now is 3.1 years in the middle class of America. Now |
| the nature of the American Spirit, Never ever, ever, | | | | do not go out and buy Windex Stock right now. No |
| ever Give Up. Winston Churchill could have been an | | | | matter what this is still many years off.You will see in |
| American, he certainly talked like one and this current | | | | the future that many companies and even military, |
| situation could have used such talk. And of course he | | | | NASA and others use ceramic coatings on equipment |
| comes from the same stock as many of us do. Well | | | | to prolong life. Corrosion issues are serious in all |
| it appears many University Researchers in this | | | | sectors, including shipping containers, truck chassis, |
| country may just beat President Bush's cautious | | | | braking systems, railroad, automotive, even a rusty |
| commitment to bring this technology to the forefront | | | | lawn-mower with many plastic parts from your local |
| by 2012. We are now seeing the strides of innovation | | | | Home Depot, Lowes or Wal*Mart.Ceramic coatings |
| take hold. From the Spinglass Scooters to potential | | | | even applied at 5 mils are enough to seal the |
| Segway Models.Now then, the components of these | | | | aluminum pores enough to solve basic corrosion |
| vehicles cannot be made of lightweight composite. | | | | problems. Corrosion control is especially important to |
| Some types of composite unfortunately give off | | | | military equipment after wartime. Sure it provides |
| Cyanide Gas when they burn. We of course have | | | | jobs to make new tanks, humvees and armored |
| been learning this from the F-117 Stealth crashes and | | | | personnel carriers, but there maybe budget concerns |
| the potentiality of the 7E7 half composite airliners. So | | | | as well to think about. After all some of the T-34 |
| what material do you make these units out of which | | | | tanks used by our enemy were how old? Still running, |
| is safe for anything from a ride on lawn mower to a | | | | perhaps with corrosion controls of ceramics, the ones |
| laptop computer 90 watt power system. Even | | | | left could be put in museums forever? A remainder |
| Plastics melt and give off some pretty toxic | | | | of the Human Species and her need to wage war, |
| substances? Ceramic Coatings or glass coatings on | | | | perhaps an innate characteristic which may eventually |
| top of other materials, indeed may be one solution. | | | | be bread out of our genome, but probably not likely |
| As a matter of fact this is just about the only known | | | | soon. Hydrogen cell tanks, yes there are many such |
| solution for the exhaust and catalyst systems (which | | | | projects going on now.What will the routine |
| run extremely hot and glow inside) in current exhaust | | | | maintenance service companies look like in the |
| systems. Many think it can be applied to the heat | | | | future? |
| issues of hydrogen cells as well and of course after | | | | |