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Environmentally Benign Nuclear-Based Hydrogen Production

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Energy is a mainstay of an industrial society. It is, therefore, not surprising that many important organizations have attempted to analyze the future need for energy and the availability of various energy sources. Energy consumption growth is closely linked to population growth, although changes in life styles and efficiency improvement have a substantial influence on the per capita annual consumption. The structure of population and the share between urban and rural populations also affect energy demand (Torjman and Shaaban, 1998).

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The authors acknowledge the support provided by the Ontario Research Excellence Fund.

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  1. University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

    Mehmet F. Orhan & Marc A. Rosen

  2. Cleanfield Energy, Inc., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

    Ibrahim Dincer

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  1. Institute of Technology (UOIT), University of Ontario, Simcoe Street N. 2000, Oshawa, L1H 7K4, Canada

    Ibrahim Dincer

  2. Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, 35100, Turkey

    Arif Hepbasli

  3. Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Nigde University, Nigde, 51200, Turkey

    Adnan Midilli

  4. School of Civil Aviation, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey

    T. Hikmet Karakoc

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Orhan, M.F., Dincer, I., Rosen, M.A. (2010). Environmentally Benign Nuclear-Based Hydrogen Production. In: Dincer, I., Hepbasli, A., Midilli, A., Karakoc, T. (eds) Global Warming. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1017-2_6

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