"This marks a significant step towards a new era of energy," says a lead researcher from the Institute of Catalysis of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
In Siberia, Russian scientists have developed a device capable of extracting hydrogen with a purity of 99.96%. Hydrogen plays a crucial role in renewable energy storage and is used in rocket engines and the production of chemicals like ammonia and hydrogen chloride.
The new electrochemical scheme and bifunctional catalysts developed in Siberia help avoid the formation of carbon monoxide oxides during hydrogen production from hydrocarbons, spirits, and ethers. The device allows obtaining almost pure hydrogen, extracting more than 90% of it from hydrogen-containing mixtures.
Interestingly, the device can operate in heat engine mode and generate electricity. The next step is to develop a techno-economic justification for the industrial introduction of such devices.