Why isn’t white hydrogen from the air collected for use as fuel? ~ Hydrogen Fuel News

Since H2 is the most common element, many wonder why it isn’t sourced naturally from the air.White hydrogen is the name given to H2 that occurs naturally in the air.  Since it is the most abundant element, it seems logical that we should simply be able to capture it from the atmosphere to use it as a carbon-free fuel.  That said, it isn’t as easy as it sounds.As light as H2 is, any of it naturally occurring in the air will rise and disperse.As a result, very little white hydrogen occurs in the air around us, meaning that it is not simply waiting to be captured and used as a clean fuel source. The majority of white hydrogen isn’t available in the atmosphere as much as it is found in difficult – or impossible or unfeasible – locations. It is for this reason that the global effort to use H2 as a zero-carbon emission source of fuel are focused on sourcing it in different…

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