Clean energy breakthrough produces hydrogen from sea water for cheap

Seawater, an ideal source for generating hydrogen The abundance of seawater around the globe makes it an ideal natural feedstock electrolyte to generate hydrogen, which is increasingly becoming a source of green energy in various sectors. However, such a process isn’t practical for scarce seawater regions.Also, researchers still have to deal with a few issues with seawater electrolysis as it exhibits increased electrode side reactions and corrosion arising from the complexities of using seawater compared to pure water. “It is always necessary to treat impure water to a level of water purity for conventional electrolyzers, including desalination and deionization, which increases the operation and maintenance cost of the processes,” said Zao Zheng, an associate professor at the university. The team is currently working to scale up the system by using a “larger electrolyzer so that it…

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