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Hydrogen Production Through Electrolysis

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  • R. A. Meyers (ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, © Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2018

Glossary

Applied voltage Eap (V):

is also called supplemental voltage, in order to to obtain measurable current and hydrogen at the cathode of MEC from the combination of these protons and electrons, 0.2 V or more is needed

Biocathode:

A biocathode can be defined as an electrode from cheap material (e.g., carbon) with a microbial population present at the electrode or in the electrolyte that catalyzes the cathodic reaction. To act as a biocathode in an MEC, microorganisms need to be able to take up electrons from the electrode material and use these electrons to produce hydrogen

British thermal unit (Btu or BTU):

A BTU was originally defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 avoirdupois pound of liquid water by 1 degree Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of one atmosphere

COD removal (%):

ΔCOD = CODf - CODin / CODin × 100% Where CODin was the initial COD concentration of the electrolyte; CODfwas the final COD concentration of the effluent after each batch...

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National University of Malaysia (UKM), Project No: DIP-2012-30 and the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). Special thanks to the Head of Project (D-I-P-2012-30), Prof. Dr. Azah Bt Mohamed, and members.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Abudukeremu Kadier, Mohd Sahaid Kalil & Hassimi Abu Hasan

  2. Department of Biotechnology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

    Washington Logroño

  3. Centro de Investigación de Energías Alternativas y Ambiente, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Chimborazo, Ecuador

    Washington Logroño

  4. Department of Electrical, Electronic and System Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Azah Mohamed

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Kadier, A., Kalil, M.S., Logroño, W., Mohamed, A., Hasan, H.A. (2019). Hydrogen Production Through Electrolysis. In: Lipman, T., Weber, A. (eds) Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7789-5_954

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