DEVELOPMENT TREND AND APPLICATION PROSPECT OF GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES UNDER CARBON NEUTRALITY VISION

Li Liangrong; Peng Jian; Fu Bing; Huang Yulin; Jiang Hui; Qi Haixia

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0183

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (6) : 508-520. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0183

DEVELOPMENT TREND AND APPLICATION PROSPECT OF GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES UNDER CARBON NEUTRALITY VISION

Li Liangrong¹, Peng Jian¹, Fu Bing¹, Huang Yulin¹, Jiang Hui¹, Qi Haixia²

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Focusing on the current mainstream key technologies of green hydrogen production, this paper reviews the latest research progress of green hydrogen technologies at home and abroad, and focuses on the hydrogen production principles, technical difficulties and improvement methods of electrolytic water hydrogen production technology （alkaline electrolytic water method, proton exchange membrane electrolysis water method, solid oxide electrolysis water method）, solar decomposition water hydrogen production technology （photocatalytic method, photo-thermal decomposition method, photoelectric chemical method） and biomass hydrogen production technology （thermochemical conversion method, microbial method）. In addition, the characteristics of various‘green hydrogen’technologies are discussed and compared. Finally, the application prospects and development directions of green hydrogen production technologies in the future are analyzed.

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carbon neutrality / solar decomposition water hydrogen production / electrolytic water hydrogen production / hydrogen production from biomass / green hydrogen

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Li Liangrong, Peng Jian, Fu Bing, Huang Yulin, Jiang Hui, Qi Haixia. DEVELOPMENT TREND AND APPLICATION PROSPECT OF GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES UNDER CARBON NEUTRALITY VISION[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2022, 43(6): 508-520 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0183

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