New Method of Hydrogen Production by Urea Electrolysis
Recently, Indian scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), designed an electrocatalyst system for energy-efficient hydrogen production with the help of electrolysis of urea.
Key Highlights
- The energy requirement for production of hydrogen through water electrolysis can be reduced by 70% through urea electrolysis.
- The energy-intensive counterpart of water splitting, oxygen evolution, can be replaced with urea oxidation in urea electrolysis.
- The low-cost, earth-abundant Nickel-based catalysts are widely applied for this process.
- The main challenge associated with urea oxidation is retaining the prolonged activity of ....