Molecules (Sep 2022)

Seawater Splitting for Hydrogen Generation Using Zirconium and Its Niobium Alloy under Gamma Radiation

  • Imran Ali,
  • Gunel Imanova,
  • Teymur Agayev,
  • Anar Aliyev,
  • Sakin Jabarov,
  • Hassan M. Albishri,
  • Wael Hamad Alshitari,
  • Ahmed M. Hameed,
  • Ahmed Alharbi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196325
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 19
p. 6325

Abstract

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Hydrogen production is produced for future green energy. The radiation–chemical yield for seawater without a catalyst, with Zr, and with Zr1%Nb (Zr = 99% Nb = 1%) were (G(H2) = 0.81, 307.1, and 437.4 molecules/100 eV, respectively. The radiation–thermal water decomposition increased in γ-radiation of the Zr1%Nb + SW system with increasing temperature. At T = 1273 K, it prevails over radiation processes. During the radiation and heat radiation heterogeneous procedures in the Zr1% Nb + SW system, the production of surface energetic sites and secondary electrons accelerated the accumulation of molecular hydrogen and Zr1%Nb oxidation. Thermal radiation and thermal processes caused the metal phase to collect thermal surface energetic sites for water breakdown and Zr 1%Nb oxidation starting at T = 573 K.

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