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Sodium Hydroxide for Clean Hydrogen Production

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Hydrogen can be generated in several ways utilizing either renewable or non-renewable sources. However, the lack of a clean hydrogen generation methods at a large scale is considered to be one of the obstacles to implement hydrogen economy. The role of sodium hydroxide is increasing as a valuable ingredient to produce hydrogen. However, the vast use of sodium hydroxide is limited due to its (i) corrosive nature and (ii) high-energy-intensive production method. Various current technologies include sodium hydroxide to lower the operating temperature, accelerate hydrogen generation rate as well as sequester carbon dioxide during hydrogen production. Sodium hydroxide finds applications in all the major hydrogen production methods such as steam methane reforming (SMR), coal gasification, biomass gasification, electrolysis, photochemical and thermochemical. Sodium hydroxide, being alkaline, acts as a catalyst, promoter or even a precursor.

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