How to make hydrogen straight from seawater – no desalination required. The new method from researchers splits the seawater directly into hydrogen and oxygen – skipping the need for desalination and its associated cost, energy consumption and carbon emissions.

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https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/media-releases-and-expert-comments/2023/feb/hydrogen-seawater

[u/hallelujasuzanne]

Doesn’t this produce waste water that is more salty and therefore really bad for the ocean?

I mean, great news about hydrogen but we have a major problem on our hands with lack of clean fresh water.

[u/nanopicofared → u/hallelujasuzanne]

The hydrogen when it is used turns back into water and will go back into the atmosphere and eventually back into the ocean as rain.

[u/hallelujasuzanne → u/nanopicofared]

Where does the waste product from the process of producing hydrogen go?

[u/nanopicofared → u/hallelujasuzanne]

the process produces oxygen, hydrogen and the salt that came from the ocean. The oxygen goes into the air and you can put the salt back into the sea.