Pein, Mathias and Neumann, Nicole and Venstrom, Luke and Vieten, Josua and Roeb, Martin and Sattler, Christian (2021) Two-step thermochemical electrolysis: An approach for green hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (49), pp. 24909-24918. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.05.036. ISSN 0360-3199.
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Abstract
Electrolysis and thermochemical water splitting are approaches to produce green hydrogen that use either an electrical potential (electrolysis) or a chemical potential (thermochemical water splitting) to split water. Electrolysis is technologically mature when applied at low temperatures, but it requires large quantities of electrical energy. In contrast to electrolysis, thermochemical water splitting uses thermal energy, as thermal energy can typically be supplied at a lower unit cost than electrical energy using concentrating solar power. Thermochemical water splitting, however, typically suffers from high thermal losses at the extremely high process temperatures required, substantially increasing the total energy required. We show how, by combining electrical and chemical potentials, a novel and cost-efficient water splitting process can be envisioned that overcomes some of the challenges faced by conventional electrolysis and thermochemical water splitting. It uses a mixed ionic and electronic conducting perovskite with temperature-dependent oxygen non-stoichiometry as an anode in an electrolyzer. If solar energy is used as the primary source of all energy required in the process, the cost of the energy required to produce hydrogen could be lower than in high-temperature electrolysis by up to 7%.
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Two-step thermochemical electrolysis: An approach for green hydrogen production | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 16 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.05.036 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 24909-24918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0360-3199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Electrolysis Thermochemical cycle Water splitting Green hydrogen Solar fuel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Materials and Technologies for the Energy Transition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Chemical Energy Carriers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | E SW - Solar and Wind Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | E - Solar Fuels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Köln-Porz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Future Fuels Institute of Future Fuels > Solar-Chemical Process Development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Bülow, Mark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 07 Jan 2022 11:53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2022 11:53 |
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