The advantage of using aqueous methanol for hydrogen production via load‐matched coupled solar‐PEM electrolysis

Arellano-Garcia, Harvey, Ife, Maximilian R., Sanduk, Mohammed and Sebastia-Saez, Daniel (2019) The advantage of using aqueous methanol for hydrogen production via load‐matched coupled solar‐PEM electrolysis Chemical Engineering & Technology, 42 (11). pp. 2340-2347.

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Abstract

This study investigates hydrogen production via a directly coupled solar‐PEM electrolysis system using aqueous methanol instead of water. The effect of load matching and methanol concentration on hydrogen production rates, electrolysis efficiency, and solar‐hydrogen efficiency was investigated. The electrolysis efficiencies were subsequently used in simulation studies to estimate production costs in scaled up systems. The results show that the added hydrogen production associated with the methanol solutions leads to favourable hydrogen production costs at smaller scales.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Chemical and Process Engineering
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Arellano-Garcia, Harvey h.arellano-garcia@surrey.ac.uk Ife, Maximilian R. Sanduk, Mohammed M.Sanduk@surrey.ac.uk Sebastia-Saez, Daniel j.sebastiasaez@surrey.ac.uk
Date :	November 2019
DOI :	10.1002/ceat.201900285
Copyright Disclaimer :	© 2019 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Uncontrolled Keywords :	hydrogen production; Methanol electrolysis; PV load matching; Solar-PEM electrolysis; Techno-economical analysis
Depositing User :	Clive Harris
Date Deposited :	23 Jul 2019 14:05
Last Modified :	13 Dec 2019 12:06
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/852299

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