Conversion of aluminum foil to powders that react and burn with water

In the US, the total amount of aluminum scrap and waste, including foil, is outpacing efforts to recycle it into conventional aluminum materials. It would be attractive to develop technologies for converting aluminum foil scrap and waste to useful products and energy carriers. The present paper focuses on the feasibility of converting foil to activated Al powders that chemically split water, releasing hydrogen. As a method for this conversion,...