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Source: The post is based on the article “New catalytic process of producing hydrogen offers sustainable method of manufacturing the green fuel” published in PIB on 31st July 2023.
What is the News?
Researchers have developed a new process of producing hydrogen from methanol through a catalytic reaction under ambient conditions.
About Hydrogen as a clean source of energy:
Hydrogen is considered one of the cleanest sources of energy that can be easily obtained from indigestible biomass or bio-derived alcohols.
Various methods can generate hydrogen but the cost of hydrogen depends on how environmentally friendly and energy efficient the production process is.
For instance, Water and methane are the main sources of hydrogen on Earth but extracting pure hydrogen from them consumes a lot of energy through techniques such as natural gas reforming electrolysis and water-splitting reactions.
Notably, Methanol can serve as a potential candidate for obtaining hydrogen due to its gravimetric hydrogen content of 12.6% and its effective conversion to H2 and CO2 as final products.
What have researchers developed?
Researchers have developed a new process of producing hydrogen from methanol through a catalytic reaction under ambient conditions.
This method offers a sustainable and green method of manufacturing the much-needed Hydrogen fuel.
