Electrolysis Design for Hydrogen Production | Chapter 5 | Research Developments in Science and Technology Vol. 8

In this experiment, low current electrochemistry was used to break down water into oxygen and hydrogen gas. In order to create an adequate volume of gases with little heat loss and little current withdrawal, various electrolyzer designs were examined. Using 16 rectangular plates, a flow of HHO gas at a low current of 20 A was achieved at a rate of roughly 634 ml/min (3 cathodes, 3 anodes and 10 neutrals). By selecting an appropriate electrolyzer design and electrolyte content, the low current was obtained. The ratio between the HHO flow rate recorded experimentally and that determined theoretically using Farady's formula was used to calculate the efficiency of water electrolysis. The 22-plate electrolyzer is found to be the most effective (4 anodes, 4 cathodes and 14 neutrals).

Author(s) Details:

Munther Issa Kandah,

Chemical Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box 3030, IRBID- 22110, Jordan and  Chemical Engineering Department, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Doha, Qatar.

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