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Producing Hydrogen Energy: New Method Is Safer, Simpler, and More Efficient

Scientists in Sweden have developed an innovative method for generating hydrogen energy with enhanced efficiency. This process separates water into oxygen and hydrogen, eliminating the hazardous possibility of the two gases combining. Developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, t

Developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the new method decouples the standard electrolysis process for producing hydrogen gas, which splits water molecules by applying an electric current. When an electric current is applied, water reacts at the cathode by forming hydrogen and negatively charged hydroxide ions which diffuse through the barrier to the anode to produce oxygen. Reference: “Decoupled supercapacitive electrolyzer for membrane-free water splitting” by Esteban A. Toledo-Carrillo, Mario García-Rodríguez, Lorena M. Sánchez-Moren and Joydeep Dutta, 6 March 2024, Science Advances.

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