US Naval scientists at China Lake in California claim to have come up with a
nonpolluting rocket fuel that burns alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. The key to
the fuel is a catalyst that the Navy is keeping under wraps. The catalyst is
suspended in alcohol and then mixed with the hydrogen peroxide. The catalyst
breaks down the hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water, generating heat and
igniting the fuel.
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