Sustainable hydrogen
production
technologies
Low carbon processes (CHEE4074 UNUK)
Hydrogen production technology
presently
V. Cardoso, B. B. Romão, F. T. M. Silva, J. G. Santos, F. R. X. Batista, and J. S. Ferreira, “Hydrogen
production by dark fermentation,” Chem. Eng. Trans., vol. 38, pp. 481–486, 2014.
Hydrogen production pathways
P. Nikolaidis and A. Poullikkas, “A comparative overview of hydrogen production processes,” Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., vol. 67, no.
January 2018, pp. 597–611, 2017.
Hydrogen production from fossil fuels
Traditional technology : steam reforming
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Industrial proven technology
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For this technology, the environmental benefits of the downstream
hydrogen utilization are diminished.
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High production of carbon dioxide
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Can be retrofitted with carbon capture technologies
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Retrofitting steam reforming with this technology is still fairly in the
development phase
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Issues with storage space
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Still dependent on finite fossil fuels
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Therefore not sustainable way to produce hydrogen
Hydrogen from renewable energy
sources
M. Wang, G. Wang, Z. Sun, Y. Zhang, and D. Xu, “Review of renewable energy-based hydrogen production
processes for sustainable energy innovation,” Glob. Energy Interconnect., vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 436–443, 2019.
Hydrogen production from biomass
A. Demirbas, “Hydrogen production from biomass via supercritical water gasification,” Energy Sources, Part A Recover. Util. Environ. Eff.,
vol. 32, no. 14, pp. 1342–1354, 2010.
Hydrogen production from water
K. Christopher and R. Dimitrios, “A review on exergy comparison of hydrogen production methods from
renewable energy sources,” Energy Environ. Sci., vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 6640–6651, 2012.
Hydrogen production from nuclear
M. Hori, "Nuclear Energy for Transportation: Paths Through Electricity, Hydrogen and
Liquid Fuels," Prog. Nucl. Energy 50 411 (2008).
Factors to consider to produce
sustainable hydrogen
Peng, K., Morrow, G., Xiaolei, Z., Tipeng, W., Zhongfu, T. and Agarwa, J. (2017). Systematic comparison of hydrogen production from fossil fuels and biomass
resources.
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Maturity of hydrogen production
technologies
Kalamaras, Christos & Efstathiou, Angelos. (2013). Hydrogen Production Technologies: Current State and Future Developments.
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Comparison between RES, nuclear energy
and fossil fuels H2 production
C. Acar and I. Dincer, “Comparative assessment of hydrogen production methods from renewable and non-renewable sources,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, vol.
39, no. 1, pp. 1–12, 2014.
Comparison between Gasification and
Electrolysis
P. Kang, G. Morrow, X. L. Zhang, T. P. Wang, Z. F. Tan, and J. Agarwal, “Systematic comparison of hydrogen production from fossil fuels and biomass
resources,” Int. J. Agric. Biol. Eng., vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 192–200, 2017.
Comparison between Gasification and
Electrolysis
P. Kang, G. Morrow, X. L. Zhang, T. P. Wang, Z. F. Tan, and J. Agarwal, “Systematic comparison of
hydrogen production from fossil fuels and biomass resources,” Int. J. Agric. Biol. Eng., vol. 10, no. 6, pp.
192–200, 2017.
Conclusion
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Biomass gasification presents the earliest and most cost-effective way for the
production of renewable hydrogen. Hydrogen production technology based on
biomass has certain advantages over others both economically and
environmentally among the hydrogen production technologies based on
renewable energy. In particular, the environmental effect of hydrogen
production through biomass usage is smaller than the other approaches under
the same assessment conditions as other research, making it a possible
candidate for an environmentally friendly hydrogen.