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MIT Researchers Develop New Electrolysis Catalyst Material for Making Hydrogen |
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Written by Daniel
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Friday, 01 August 2008 |
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Researchers say in ten years the discovery could lead to homes that capture solar energy to make hydrogen for power Shane McGlaun (Blog) - July 31, 2008 6:30 PM
Dailytech
The main method for getting hydrogen out of water – electrolysis -- has been around for a long time. Electrolysis breaks water into hydrogen and oxygen and is currently used in many industrial processes where hydrogen is needed. The problem with hydrolysis is that it is not particularly efficient because power is needed to produce the electrical current that breaks the hydrogen and oxygen out of the water. The other issue that makes hydrolysis expensive to perform is that the electrodes used tend to be made from very expensive and precious metals like platinum.[Comments...]
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