Scientist claims to have cracked water-fuel secret

**nitrox** · August 16th, 2006 04:10 PM

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...258&sec=nation

JOHOR BARU: A car that runs on water and petrol? That would be a breakthrough technology in these times of escalating fuel prices. And one man says it can be done.

Dr Halim Mohd Ali, 40, claims he can reduce fuel consumption by half with the Hydrogen Fuel Technology (HFT) or hydroxene.

Dr Halim, director of Hydrogen Fuel Technology (M) Sdn Bhd, said hydroxene uses water as a complementary fuel.

Water molecules are split into hydrogen and oxygen through high compression nano-technology before being pumped into the fuel line, he said.

“The new fuel mixture of petrol or diesel, hydrogen and oxygen is then injected into the engine where combustion takes place,” he said at the launch of hybrid cars by LM Star Autoworld Sdn Bhd here.

Dr Halim, who has a research centre in Putrajaya, said that he first patented hydroxene four years ago and would be re-filing the patent in the next two months.

He said that although he has received offers to sell the technology, some offers amounting to US$26mil (RM95.7mil), he had no intention of letting foreign parties get hold of it.

As simple as it sounds, Dr Halim is quick to add that the technology is difficult to copy, as it has a “secret recipe” which very few people know about.

“There are only 12 people in the world who know how hydroxene works and even then they only know 70% of the technology,” he said, adding that the core aspects of the technology remained with him.

Dr Halim, who has a doctorate in Physics from Birmingham University, said over RM12mil had been spent on hydroxene research and development in the last four years.

About 40% of the funding came from overseas, including Europe and the United States.

Dr Halim said the technology had been tested on some 200 Proton cars, as well as on a vehicle used by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

**mazdamazda** · August 16th, 2006 04:21 PM

what's dubious about this is that water is used as a "complementary fuel".

why can't they run it on PURE water if their miracle H2O nanotechnology splitter works?

**van_wilder** · August 16th, 2006 05:03 PM

bahala sila... hintayin ko na lang maging mainstream yan hehehehe...

**dieselNUBI** · August 16th, 2006 05:31 PM

steam car?

**nugundam93** · August 16th, 2006 05:37 PM

i'm wary of "secret" schtuff. :lol:

**Gumusut_Amige** · August 16th, 2006 05:48 PM

hindi kaya Dr. Halim = pinoy Dingle?

**5Speed** · August 16th, 2006 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Gumusut_Amige

hindi kaya Dr. Halim = pinoy Dingle?

baka magkumpare sila...hehehehe

**niky** · August 16th, 2006 07:05 PM

Three items mark this as a hoax:

nanotechnology - doesn't exist

offered money but refuses to sell - sound familiar? ALL hucksters make this claim... get a f*cking original line.

secret recipe - bwahahaha.

Stay away. Stay far far faaar away.

**nerbyoso** · August 16th, 2006 07:48 PM

and did you know that they can turn an entire ocean into a fire bomb? jesus that's scary di ba

**ghosthunter** · August 16th, 2006 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by nerbyoso

and did you know that they can turn an entire ocean into a fire bomb? jesus that's scary di ba

the super secret formula the turn water into fuel might be the next terrorist weapon. All they need is to ask the stewardess for a bottle of water,... presto! Instant bomb!