Seawater turned into Hydrogen Fuel
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Scientists have developed a groundbreaking method to convert seawater into hydrogen fuel using electrolysis without producing corrosive byproducts like chlorine gas. This innovative process, led by California-based startup Equatic and supported by ARPA-E, involves an advanced electrolyzer that selectively splits water molecules, avoiding the issues caused by seawater's corrosive minerals and salt.
To solve this problem, though, Equatic’s co-founder Xin Chen and his colleagues designed an anode that can selectively split the water molecules from the oxygen without splitting the salt, too. It then pushes the water through a chlorine-blocking layer that stops the salt. This allows the machine to turn seawater into hydrogen fuel without gumming everything up.
