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Researchers at the University of California Santa Barbara have developed catalytic molten metals to pyrolize methane to release hydrogen and to form solid carbon. Bi 0.73 ) achieved 95% methane conversion at 1065°C in a 1.1-meter meter bubble column and produced pure hydrogen without CO 2 or other by-products.
CMB.TECH has opened the first multimodal hydrogen refueling station in Antwerp, Belgium. It is the first refueling station to produce green hydrogen which will be used to power ships, tube trailers, cars, trucks and buses. CMB.TECH is strongly committed to hydrogen solutions for industrial and maritime applications.
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Qingjie Ge at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in China has developed an efficient, stable, and multifunctional Na-Fe 3 O 4 /HZSM-5 catalyst for the direct production of gasoline-range hydrocarbons from CO 2 hydrogenation. The gasoline fractions are mainly isoparaffins and aromatics, thus favoring the octane number. Click to enlarge.
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The transition to hydrogen as a major transportation fuel utilized in fuel cell vehicles. onboard hydrogen storage, demonstrated fuel cell durability, adequate battery energy storage capability, etc.) onboard hydrogen storage, demonstrated fuel cell durability, adequate battery energy storage capability, etc.)
Duke University researchers have engineered rhodium nanoparticles that can harness the energy in ultraviolet light and use it to catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to methane, a key building block for many types of fuels. The black, red, and blue spheres are carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms, respectively. Zhang et al.
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The DOE target for the period 2017-20 is 8 kW per gram of platinum with a loading ten times higher. Castillo (2010) “High platinum utilization in ultra-low Pt loaded PEM fuel cell cathodes prepared by electrospraying”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 10446-10451 doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.069. Resources. Martin, P.L.
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