Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Production Method Developed in Iran with Minimal Energy Consumption
“We used the electrochemical deposition method to synthesize cone-shaped nanostructures. In other words, for the first time, we used conical nanostructures for hydrogen production electrocatalyst by electrochemical deposition method,” Qassem Barati Darband, a faculty member of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in the field of materials engineering and metallurgy, told ANA.
He explained that in the electrochemical deposition method, the in-situ formation of electrocatalysts without glue happens which leads to a decrease in resistance and, as a result, an increase in electrocatalytic activity.
“The development created by this method is that it reduces the amount of hydrogen consumption in the electrochemical splitting of water, and the best electrode used in water electrolysis is the platinum electrode,” Barati Darband said.
Also, in February, Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company stationed at the Science and Technology Park of the University of Science and Technology had succeeded in designing and making hydrogen-producing electrolyzers by using nano membranes with application in steel industry.
“The hydrogen electrolyzer consists of several membranes. Each of these membranes has specific features based on the tasks defined for them. One of these membranes is hydrogen-loving and the other is hydrogen repellent. By spraying nanoparticles on the membrane coating, when water enters the device through electric current, the efficiency of the device and the final output are increased based on the hydrogen-loving and hydrogen-phobic properties,” Amir Ali Amir Khalili, the managing director of the knowledge-based company active in the field of clean energy, told ANA.
“The device operates in such a way that water enters the device through electric current, and after processing by bipolar membranes (hydrogen-loving and hydrogen-repellent) inside the device, oxygen and hydrogen are released from the device,” he added.
“Hydrogen is widely used in industries like steel recovery, methanol production, urea production and petrochemical industry,” Amir Khalili added.
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