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October 04, 2016

Researchers discover more efficient way to split water, produce hydrogen
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 04, 2016
Hydrogen is often considered a fuel for the future, in the form of fuel cells to power electric motors or burned in internal combustion engines. But finding a practical, inexpensive and nontoxic way to produce large amounts of hydrogen gas - especially by splitting water into its component parts, hydrogen and oxygen - has been a challenge. A team of researchers from the University of Houston and the California Institute of Technology has reported a more efficient catalyst, using molybdenum sulfose ... read more

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