How are chemical reactions used as energy resources?

Answer 1

First, almost all chemistry for profit requires at least a college chemistry education (so you don't kill yourself) second, your largest problem will be having people buy the products you react.

a simple, moderately safe and occasinaly profitable reactions is as follows:

put 300ml of sulfuric acid in a 400ml beaker. (concentration of acid only effects time)

DO THIS OUTSIDE FROM THIS POINT

carefully insert pennies dated from the year 1981 or earlier into the acid filling the solution to around the 400ml mark.

the solution will turn blue and the pennies will dissolve

at this point, you have a very contaminated solution of cupric sulfide. now you need to let the acid evaporate naturally, or using heat. if the slow method is used, you get some cool blue toxic crystals.

Now, the part that people pay for, take some common small metal object and attach the cathode (-) of a DC power supply and submerge slightly in the cupric sulfide solution.

take a piece of stainless steel screen, connect it to the anode (+) of the power supply platinum coated nickel wire, or other conductor, and place it at the bottom of the beaker

If you don't have any sulfuric acid lying around, check the hardware store for "battery acid" its the same exact thing

Answer 2

Nuclear power plants