TY - GEN
T1 - Sustainability management of fuel cell technology with hydrogen from water electrolysis
T2 - IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems and Applications, PESA 2011
AU - Mabiza, Junior
AU - Mbohwa, Charles
AU - Nemarumane, Takalani
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Hydrogen and fuel cell technology is important for the sustainable development of energy generation. It can use renewable feedstock resources such as water and solar or wind energy. The application of platinum nanophase in the production of composite electrode enables efficient synthesis of hydrogen from water and this is a promising new technology. However there are few known studies that examine the sustainability of such hydrogen technologies. There is therefore a need to study the social, economic and ecological impacts of the future hydrogen economy. There is less carbon dioxide emissions associated with the process. This paper presents work that has been done to conduct an environmental assessment of platinum nanophase composite electrode use in the production of hydrogen from water electrolysis. The hydrogen can then be used in fuel cells.
AB - Hydrogen and fuel cell technology is important for the sustainable development of energy generation. It can use renewable feedstock resources such as water and solar or wind energy. The application of platinum nanophase in the production of composite electrode enables efficient synthesis of hydrogen from water and this is a promising new technology. However there are few known studies that examine the sustainability of such hydrogen technologies. There is therefore a need to study the social, economic and ecological impacts of the future hydrogen economy. There is less carbon dioxide emissions associated with the process. This paper presents work that has been done to conduct an environmental assessment of platinum nanophase composite electrode use in the production of hydrogen from water electrolysis. The hydrogen can then be used in fuel cells.
KW - Platinum nanophase composite electrode
KW - Water electrolysis
KW - carbon footprint
KW - catalysis
KW - environmental assessment
KW - fuel cell sustainability
KW - hydrogen production
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856567801&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2316/P.2011.756-069
DO - 10.2316/P.2011.756-069
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84856567801
SN - 9780889869059
T3 - Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems and Applications, PESA 2011
SP - 192
EP - 198
BT - Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems and Applications, PESA 2011
Y2 - 7 November 2011 through 9 November 2011
ER -
