Developing an Integrated Solar Powered System to Generate Hydrogen from Sea Water

作者：Saeed Farqad^*; Alsyouri Hatem M; Al Ghandoor Ahmed; Al Hu**an Yaseen; Abdelhadi Amani; Al Weissi Sarah

来源：International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2013, 8(5): 6311-6320.

• Electrochemical Reactor
• Solar cells
• Pd-Cu membrane

This paper highlights efforts to design and fabricate a lab-scale integrated module to generate and purify hydrogen from sea water obtained from Gulf of Aqaba in a totally green process. The electrochemical reactor performance was controlled and monitored online. Multiple regression analysis was used to produce a model to show the effect of panel temperature (Tc), solar irradiation (Ir) and current (I) on the production of hydrogen
(Q): Q = 158.0047-0.37203xTc(1.6) + 0.02923xIr(1.4) + 0.006901xI(2)
This model was selected according to the highest R-2 and R-2 adj and model significant according to ANOVA statistical analysis based on F-and P-tests. The produced hydrogen was further purified using a Pd-Cu membrane and the results revealed that the membrane was able to separate and purify hydrogen from the feed mixture with infinite selectivity in the studied range of variables.

• 出版日期2013-5