Abstract
The search for alternative, pollution-free and efficient energy sources has given rise to the concept of the Hydrogen Economy [1]. H2 as an energy carrier is particularly attractive due to its very high specific energy (39.40 kWh/kg) compared to other conventional fossil fuels, as shown in Table 7.1. The production of electrolytic H2 from water in the presence of ultrasound is seen as a promising method to produce clean H2 [2, 3]. In this chapter, the production of H2 through the sonoelectrochemical method, along with a brief description of current H2 production methods, is presented.
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The authors are grateful to the ENERSENSE programme and NTNU Team Hydrogen at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) for supporting and helping on this book project.
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Islam, M.H., Lamb, J.J., Burheim, O.S., Pollet, B.G. (2020). Ultrasound-Assisted Electrolytic Hydrogen Production. In: Lamb, J., Pollet, B. (eds) Micro-Optics and Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43676-6_7
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