Nuclear-Assisted Hydrogen Production

Glossary

CANDU:

CANadian Deuterium Uranium reactor that uses heavy water as moderator and coolant.

Gibbs free energy:

A chemical thermodynamic function that describe the energy available to do useful work.

Hybrid thermochemical cycles:

Series of electrochemical and thermochemical series of reactions for water splitting hydrogen production.

Hydrolysis:

The chemical reaction between water and another substance to form new substances including the ionization of water molecule and splitting of the hydrolyzed compound.

Thermochemical cycles:

The process of water splitting for hydrogen production using heat source in chemical reactions where the chemical compounds used are continuously recycled.

Thermolysis:

The process of thermal decomposition through a chemical reaction where a chemical substance breaks up into two or more substances using heat.

Water electrolysis:

The decomposition of water for hydrogen production using electric current.

Water radiolysis:

The process of water molecule...