Hydrogen Production Science and Technology

This chapter examines the topic of hydrogen production from a range of different feedstocks and through various production processes. These processes include electrolysis, gasification, pyrolysis, fermentation, photosynthetic algae, as well as through emerging photo- and thermo-electrochemical, high temperature fuel cell, and nuclear cycle–assisted systems. Hydrogen is a widely used industrial molecule and energy carrier that can readily be converted into electricity through fuel cells, now being used in new markets such as vehicle fuel and stationary power production. Hydrogen is expected to be more widely used in the global energy economy moving forward, based on emerging markets and rapid technological progress in production and distribution methods.