DamagedGoods

me either lol, anyway thx for the help.

hmmm any idea where i might be able to aquire palladium from recycling a commercial product? Or would I have to buy it from a supplier?

Thanks for all your replies guys. I suppose I need to be more specific. I have developed a cheap method for stored energy in the form of oxygen and hydrogen from water without the need of a dc generator to split them. I understand thermodynamics so if you would please reread my original post as vague as it is you would see my problem isn't the energy factors but separating the two gases:). I am trying to use the most energy/cost efficient and safe process for separating the gases to increase my yield of the stored energy. The process does not allow for me to keep the gases separate . Also production is important so I am not sure that a membrane would work. I am starting to lean towards a distillation tower but I don't exactly have the liquid gases required to cool them to be condensed, also I think this method requires allot of energy that would defeat the purpose of my project. I'm not using thermal, the process runs at room temperature. My roadblock is simply separating the two gases from one another. Could the mercury gas be condensed at more manageable temps then what I would need for a distillation tower for the oxygen or hydrogen? Maybe mercury isn't the way for me to go, but maybe creating a different oxide?? Maybe iron or something more manageable? I don't know, my lack of chemistry knowledge really has me stumped.

I wish to know any and all processes for separating oxygen and hydrogen from each other. JUST TO BE CLEAR I AM NOT USING STANDARD ELECTROLYSIS AND WATER TO PRODUCE THE GASES AND SO ELECTROLYSIS IS NOT A VIABLE METHOD AS IT TAKES MORE ENERGY THAT I AM NOT WANTING TO WASTE!! I just need to know how to separate them when they are in gas form in order to store them more safely. I understand how dangerous it is, but for me it is worth it. I am thinking of making oxides, but I am unsure if this will work or if there is an easy way to release the oxygen after being separated from the hydrogen. I want both gases. I was thinking maybe using mercury to make an oxide and then using sunlight to separate them, but the reaction gives off poisonous gas that then needs separating as well. Can anybody help me?? I hope I am in the right forum section. I only have grade ten and I really don't know much of the technical terms. So please be gentle with me haha. Just want to add that if I have to continue through a process of reactions using every element to get to an easy low cost/energy solution I will. This isn't a scheme either, I am using energy input to produce the oxygen hydrogen mixture.