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Recent Developments on Hydrogen Production Technologies: State-of-the-Art Review with a Focus on Green-Electrolysis
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Growing human activity has led to a critical rise in global energy consumption; since the current main sources of energy production are still fossil fuels, this is an industry linked to the generation of harmful byproducts that contribute to environmental deterioration and climate change. One pivotal element with the potential to take over fossil fuels as a global energy vector is renewable hydrogen; but, for this to happen, reliable solutions must be developed for its carbon-free production. The objective of this study was to perform a comprehensive review on several hydrogen production technologies, mainly focusing on water splitting by green-electrolysis, integrated on hydrogen’s value chain. The review further deepened into three leading electrolysis methods, depending on the type of electrolyzer used—alkaline, proton-exchange membrane, and solid oxide—assessing their characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages. Based on the conclusions of this study, further developments in applications like the efficient production of renewable hydrogen will require the consideration of other types of electrolysis (like microbial cells), other sets of materials such as in anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis, and even the use of artificial intelligence and neural networks to help design, plan, and control the operation of these new types of systems.
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- Authors
- Vidas, L., & Castro, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Castro, Rui
- Venue
- Applied Sciences
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-12-01
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 23
- Pages
- 11363
- ISSN
- 2076-3417 (ISSN-L)
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- Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UIDB/50021/2020)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Energy Engineering and Power Technology › Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Keywords
- hydrogen production, green hydrogen, water electrolysis, alkaline electrolyzer, proton exchange membrane electrolyzer, solid oxide electrolyzer, anion exchange membrane water electrolysis, microbial electrolysis cells, hydrogen value chain, renewable energy
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