In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that researchers from the University of Sharjah claim to have developed a novel technology capable of producing clean hydrogen fuel directly from seawater, and at an industrial scale.
In a study published in the journal Small, the researchers report that they extracted hydrogen without the need to remove the mineral salts dissolved in seawater or add any chemicals.
According to the authors, the technology enables hydrogen extraction from seawater without relying on desalination plants.
“We developed a novel, multi-layered electrode that can extract hydrogen directly from seawater efficiently and sustainably. Traditional methods face a host of problems, mainly corrosion and performance degradation caused by chloride ions in seawater,” said Tanveer Ul Haq, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, and the study’s lead author.
The authors designed a specially engineered electrode which, according to them “overcomes these issues by creating a protective and reactive microenvironment that boosts performance while resisting damage.”
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